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SF0096

Wyoming Bill SF0096: State Officials' Salaries

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In one sentence

This bill proposed changing the salaries for specific Wyoming state elected officials and linking them to judicial salaries, but it did not pass.

What it does

  • Proposes setting the Governor's salary at $105,000, equal to the salary of supreme court justices.
  • Proposes setting the salary for the Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction at $92,000 each, equal to the salary of circuit court judges.
  • Creates a temporary salary schedule to use until constitutional rules allow the new pay to start.
  • Sets the effective date for the changes as July 1, 2016.

Who it affects

  • The Governor of Wyoming.
  • The Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • The state judiciary, as the bill references their salaries to set the elected officials' pay.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so these salary changes did not happen.
  • The bill text notes that constitutional limitations may affect when the new salaries can become effective.
  • The source does not explain why the salaries were being changed.

Plain language

Terms to know

Superintendent of Public Instruction
A state elected official listed in the bill.
Circuit Court Judge
A judge whose salary is used as a reference point for the proposed pay of certain state officials.
Failed Introduction
The official status indicating the bill did not move forward in the legislature.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 5:39 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that the bill's effective date is set for 2016 to avoid any appearance of affecting the current governor's salary and to ensure it passes two election cycles.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:30:33 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

S Failed Introduction 15-14-1-0-02012-02-17 · Senate15 yes 14 no
Yes
15
No
14
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 15

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19

No 14

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Cale CaseR · S25Dan DockstaderR · S16Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Marty A MartinS12Stan CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06

Excused 1

Tony RossS04

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Failed IntroductionSenate
  2. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO