Increase Salaries for State Officials
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Bill Summary - 22LSO-0385 Bill No.: HB0096 Effective: 7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 22LSO-0385 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0052 Chapter No.: 111 Prime Sponsor: Nicholas Catch Title: State officials salary. Subject: Salary increases for the statewide elected officials . Summary/Major Elements: The salaries of the five statewide elected officials (Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction) were last increased in 2002. This bill increases the salaries of the statewide elected officials starting January 2, 2023 as follows: Governor from one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) to one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000); Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and Superintendent from ninety-two thousand dollars ($92,000) to one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000). Contains appropriations to the respective elected officials’ offices to pay for the salary increases for the rest of the biennium. 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
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker argues that without this bill, county attorneys and commissioners would earn more than state electives and the governor, creating an inconsistency with previous salary increases passed for those local officials. He suggests supporting the bill to maintain consistency in actions across different levels of government.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker urges a no vote because the bill sets an actual salary number rather than a cap and represents a raise that is not comparable to increases given to other state employees in the budget.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker argues that salaries for elected officials have not been raised in 20 years and would remain stagnant until 25 years from now without this bill. He also states that current wages are unfair compared to other state employees, judges, and neighboring governors.
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Changes
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The amendment removes certain provisions related to state elected officials' salaries from the bill.
The amendment proposes to remove a specific line from the bill that relates to state elected officials' salaries.
The amendment adds an option for state elected officials to receive their salary increase in Wyoming stable tokens if a specific law is passed.