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HB0036

Changes to Management Council Membership

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In one sentence

This law changes how members of a management council are chosen and reduces their number from twelve to ten.

What it does

  • Reduces the total membership of the management council from twelve to ten members.
  • Requires one senator and one representative to be selected by majority vote instead of through party caucuses.
  • Changes the rotation of chairmanship between the house and senate to occur at the end of each calendar year, rather than after legislative sessions.

Who it affects

  • Members of the Wyoming Legislature
  • The management council members

Limits and unknowns

  • It is unclear how the at-large member selection process will be implemented beyond requiring a majority vote.
  • The changes take effect on January 1, 2022.

Plain language

Terms to know

Management Council
A group that directs activities and sets policies for a legislative office in Wyoming.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0315 Bill No.: HB0036 Effective: 1/1/2022 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 21LSO-0315 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0096 Chapter No.: 157 Prime Sponsor: Laursen Catch Title: Management council membership. Subject: Management council membership. Summary/Major Elements: Modifies the membership of the management council for the legislature from twelve (12) to ten (10) by decreasing the number of members selected at-large from each house and eliminates the requirement as to the at-large members' political affiliation. Provides that the senator selected at-large will be selected by a majority vote of all members of the senate, and that the representative selected at-large will be selected by a majority vote of all members of the house of representatives. Shifts the rotation of chairmanship of the management council between the house and senate, providing that the chairmanship will rotate at the conclusion of each calendar year, rather than after each legislative term. Further provides that the presiding officer of the house of which the chairman of management council is not a member will serve as the vice chairman of the management council. 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 6, 9:25 AM

Landon Brown

R · H09

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker plans to vote no because they believe the conference committee report contains an error regarding the enactment date.

Public statementFloor statement at 22:00 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that the bill is not needed immediately because it could pass again during the budget session, and changing the management council now would be disruptive.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:58:00 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports voting yes because they view the bill as a good compromise resulting from two meetings.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:59:52 Watch the statement

Bob Nicholas

R · H08

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes concurrence because changing the effective date would remove three House members from the management council shortly after they were elected, undoing work done by the body.

Public statementFloor statement at 26:49 Watch the statement

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

8 roll calls

S Adopted HB0036JC002: 25-3-2-0-02021-04-07 · Senate25 yes 3 no
H Adopted HB0036JC002: 42-9-9-0-02021-04-07 · House42 yes 9 no
H Did Not Adopt HB0036JC001: 19-36-5-0-02021-04-07 · House19 yes 36 no
H Concur:Failed 10-47-3-0-02021-04-06 · House10 yes 47 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-1-0-02021-04-02 · Senate27 yes 2 no
S12 - Rules:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-02021-03-30 · Senate3 yes 2 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-0-0-02021-03-24 · House51 yes 9 no
H12 - Rules:Recommend Do Pass 10-3-0-0-02021-03-10 · House10 yes 3 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 157LSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0096 Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0096Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0096House
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0096LSO
  6. Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 MembersSenate
  7. Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 MembersHouse
  8. S Appointed JCC01 MembersSenate
  9. H Appointed JCC01 MembersHouse
  10. H Concur:Failed 10-47-3-0-0House
  11. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  12. S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-1-0-0Senate
  13. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  14. S COW:PassedSenate
  15. S Placed on General FileSenate
  16. S12 - Rules:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0Senate
  17. S Introduced and Referred to S12 - RulesSenate
  18. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  19. H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-0-0-0House
  20. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse

Changes

Amendments

7 stored

HB0036H2001

The amendment removes specific changes made by another amendment related to management council membership.

HB0036H2002

The amendment adds definitions for 'majority floor leader' and 'minority floor leader' to a bill about management council membership.

HB0036HW001

The amendment changes the rules for selecting management council members by altering when certain provisions take effect and how a presiding officer is chosen.

HB0036HW002

The amendment changes the selection process for management council members by reducing the number of senators and representatives involved and specifying new applicability dates.

HB0036JC001

The amendment removes a specific date from the bill text.

HB0036JC002

The amendment removes a specific date for when changes to the management council's membership will take effect and adjusts the timeline for these changes.

HB0036SS001

The amendment changes the years referenced in the bill to correct dates for management council member selection.