Changes to the Capitol Building Oversight Group
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Bill Summary Bill No.: SF0077 Effective : Immediately LSO No.: 17LSO-0399 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0090 Chapter No.: 204 Prime Sponsor: Bebout Catch Title: Capitol oversight group membership. Subject: Membership on the Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Oversight Group . Summary/Major Elements: This act adds the State Treasurer to the Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Oversight Group as a voting member. Additionally, the act adds two gubernatorial appointments to the Capitol Oversight Group. The act requires the Governor to choose two people f r om a list of four names submitted by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. The appointed members are subject to confirmation by the Senate. They must have experience with the Capitol Square P roject. The appointed members are nonvoting members and are not to be included for purposes of determining a quorum of the Capitol Oversight Group. The appointed members shall serve until the Capitol Square P roject is completed. They may receive per diem and mileage for their travel. The act provides that a portion of the existing $95,000 appropriation for the Capitol Oversight Group may be used for the appointed members' per diem and mileage. 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 .
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Last checked Aug 6, 10:22 PM
Why they voted this way
The speaker explains they are voting to adopt the corrected report because it fixes an error where the state treasurer was accidentally given veto power, restoring them instead as a standard voting member.
Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill because it clarifies that adding the state treasurer to the oversight committee does not grant them additional powers and includes controls against revisiting past disputes over office space allocation.
D · S09
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes concurrence because the House's addition of the state treasurer to the oversight committee raises constitutional and separation of powers concerns, necessitating further discussion.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports both the amendment and the bill, agreeing that it requires approval from legislative members as well as the state treasurer and governor.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports an amendment to strip out most of the original bill's language because he dislikes the rest of the bill but wants to keep the provision adding the state treasurer.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the second amendment because he believes it fixes a constitutional problem that existed in the original bill which had enormous issues.
R · H08
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the second amendment for the same reasons he supported voting against it previously.
R · S25
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe it limits appointments to those who have already served and excludes new perspectives from other legislators.
S03
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports appointing individuals with professional expertise in construction and engineering rather than those relying solely on historical perspective to ensure the project stays on track.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill to provide the Senate President with necessary tools and decision-making authority regarding specific project details, relieving them of an unreasonable burden.
R · S11
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it includes a provision allowing the Senate to exercise discretion through confirmation hearings regarding who is appointed to the oversight group.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker asks colleagues to support the bill to allow a new oversight committee with institutional knowledge to manage the difficult capital project, while promising to listen to concerns about appointments.
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Wyoming roll calls
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Changes
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Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer
Failed 2nd reading by Lone
Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas, B.
Failed 3rd reading by Zwonitzer
Adopted Standing Committee by HAppropriations
Failed 2nd reading by Driskill
Corrected, S Adopted, H Adopted Conference Committee
Adopted Standing Committee by SRules