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SF0067

Medicaid Waiver Stabilization Trust Account

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In one sentence

This bill proposed creating a permanent state fund to help pay for Medicaid services for people with developmental disabilities and brain injuries.

What it does

  • Creates a new trust account called the Medicaid waiver stabilization trust account.
  • Moves $300 million from the legislative stabilization reserve account into the new trust fund.
  • Requires the state treasurer to invest the money to grow the fund's value.
  • Allows the Wyoming Department of Health to use investment earnings to pay for waiver program services.
  • Requires the Department of Health to report on the fund's earnings and waiting lists every year.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Department of Health, which manages the waiver programs.
  • People with developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries who use Medicaid waiver services.
  • The state treasurer, who manages the investment of the funds.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and did not become law.
  • The source text does not specify how much money is currently in the legislative stabilization reserve account.
  • The source text does not detail the specific costs of the waiver programs.

Plain language

Terms to know

Waiver programs
Medicaid programs that provide home and community-based services to children and adults with developmental disabilities and persons with acquired brain injuries.
Corpus
The main body of money in the trust fund that is inviolate and cannot be spent, only invested.
Income account
A separate account that holds the earnings from the corpus, which can be used to pay for services.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 4:06 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker voted against the bill in committee because he believes a statutory trust account cannot be funded soon, though he acknowledges that funding for this area will still grow through general appropriations.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:30:07 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill as a way to create a mechanism for future funding or private donations, even though no money can be allocated this year.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:31:14 Watch the statement

Bill Landen

R · S27

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker voted against the bill in committee because he wanted a mechanism to reduce future general fund spending, but regrets that the discussion shifted to unrealistic funding levels.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:34:37 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because he believes the vehicle needs to be established now for potential private fundraising or future state funding.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:35:49 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes creating a statutory trust fund is meaningless and improperly earmarks revenue without competing with other state priorities.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:36:32 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

S COW:Failed 13-14-3-0-02015-02-05 · Senate13 yes 14 no
Yes
13
No
14
Absent
0
Excused
3
Conflict
0

Yes 13

ANDERSON J.L.Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Cale CaseR · S25Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05John HastertS13Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stephan PappasR · S07Tony RossS04

No 14

ANDERSON J.D.Charles ScottR · S30Dan DockstaderR · S16David A KinskeyS22Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18Jeff WasserburgerS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24NICHOLAS PRESStan CooperS14

Excused 3

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Ogden DriskillR · S01Wayne H JohnsonS06
Appropriations:Do Pass Failed 1-3-1-0-02015-02-03 · Senate1 yes 3 no
Yes
1
No
3
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 1

John HastertS13

No 3

Drew A PerkinsS29Jeff WasserburgerS23Tony RossS04

Excused 1

Bruce Burns Jr.S21
Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-02015-02-02 · Senate3 yes 2 no
Yes
3
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 3

Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Ray R PetersonS19

No 2

Charles ScottR · S30Ogden DriskillR · S01

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S COW:Failed 13-14-3-0-0Senate
  2. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  3. S Placed on General FileSenate
  4. Appropriations:Do Pass Failed 1-3-1-0-0Senate
  5. S COW:Rerefer to S02 - AppropriationsSenate
  6. S Placed on General FileSenate
  7. Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0Senate
  8. S Introduced and Referred to S10 - LaborSenate
  9. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  10. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0067SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by SLabor