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HB0016

Federal Funds Reduction Contingency Planning

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In one sentence

This bill requires state agencies to create a confidential plan for reducing spending if they lose at least 10% of their federal funding during a two-year period.

What it does

  • Requires state agencies to create a plan for reducing spending if federal funding drops by 10% or more during the biennium.
  • Allows agencies to move money around within their own budget as part of the plan.
  • Prohibits agencies from using state general funds or other state sources to replace lost federal money in these plans.
  • Requires agencies to submit this plan with their standard budget.
  • Makes these plans confidential and exempts them from the Wyoming Public Records Act.

Who it affects

  • State agencies that receive federal funding.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2016 session; it was not considered for introduction in the Senate.
  • The bill does not specify which specific agencies must submit the plans, only that 'state agencies' must do so.

Plain language

Terms to know

Biennium
A two-year period.
State General Fund
The main pool of money from state taxes used for government operations.
Public Records Act
Laws that usually require government documents to be available to the public.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text
Read the official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0016 Effective : 7/1/2016 LSO No.: 16LSO-0049 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0001 Chapter No.: [Chapter Number_RO] Prime Sponsor: Lindholm Catch Title: Federal funds reduction contingency planning. Subject: Summary/Major Elements: Comm ents: The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:53 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the amendment because he believes agencies do not currently disclose where they could cut 10% of their general fund appropriations in public proceedings. He argues that requiring this information would provide the legislature with valuable data on potential budget reductions.

Public statementFloor statement at 49:21 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-0-0-02016-02-15 · House53 yes 7 no
Yes
53
No
7
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 53

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Bob NicholasR · H08BROWN SPEAKERCarl R LoucksH59Charles F PelkeyH45Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Fred A BaldwinH18Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02Harlan J EdmondsH12James R AllenH33Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Kendell R KroekerH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANMark H BakerH48Mark S KinnerH29Martha D HalversonH22Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Roy H EdwardsH53Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Scott M ClemH31Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52ZWONITZER, DV

No 7

Andrew W SchwartzH23Catherine R ConnollyH13James W ByrdH44Ken A EsquibelH41Mary A ThroneH11Stanley L BlakeH39ZWONITZER, DN
Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-02016-02-10 · House8 yes 1 no
Yes
8
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 8

Carl R LoucksH59Clifford M JenningsH30JoAnn R DaytonH17Mark S KinnerH29Roy H EdwardsH53Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas F ReederH58

No 1

Michael K MaddenH40
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 55-3-2-0-02016-02-09 · House55 yes 3 no
Yes
55
No
3
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 55

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Bob NicholasR · H08Carl R LoucksH59Charles F PelkeyH45Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Fred A BaldwinH18Garry C PiiparinenH49Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02Harlan J EdmondsH12James R AllenH33James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John C EklundH10Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANMark H BakerH48Mark S KinnerH29Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Roy H EdwardsH53Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Scott M ClemH31Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52ZWONITZER, DNZWONITZER, DV

No 3

Andrew W SchwartzH23Catherine R ConnollyH13John L FreemanH60

Excused 2

BROWN SPEAKERGerald GayH36

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Did Not Consider for IntroductionSenate
  2. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  3. H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-0-0-0House
  4. Amendment failedHouse
  5. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  6. H COW:PassedHouse
  7. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  8. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 55-3-2-0-0House
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

HB0016H3001

Failed 3rd reading by Zwonitzer, Dn.

HB0016HW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by Wilson

HB0016HW002

Adopted Committee of the Whole by Zwonitzer, Dv.