Chris Rothfuss
D · S09
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because it reduces retirement contributions for game wardens, patrollers, and DCI officers by taking money out of their pockets due to poor fiscal choices.
Increasing Retirement Contributions for Certain Employees
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Bill Summary - 24LSO-0162 Bill No.: SF0048 Effective: 7/1/2024 LSO No.: 24LSO-0162 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0014 Chapter No.: 47 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee Catch Title: Patrol, warden and investigator retirement-contributions. Has Report: No Subject: Increasing employee retirement contributions for employees covered under the Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Act. Summary/Major Elements: This act increases the retirement contribution required for employees covered under the Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Act. The act increases employee contributions by four and thirty-six hundredths percent (4.36%) (from fourteen and fifty-six hundredths percent (14.56%) to eighteen and ninety-two hundredths percent (18.92%) of salary). The act increases the amount of the employee contribution that the employer pays by thirty-nine hundredths percent (0.39%) (from two and sixty-four hundredths percent (2.64%) to three and three hundredths percent (3.03%)). The act appropriates funds from the general fund and from other funds to provide payment of the increase in the amount of employee contributions that the employer may pay. The act strikes obsolete provisions concerning employee contributions. 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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D · S09
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because it reduces retirement contributions for game wardens, patrollers, and DCI officers by taking money out of their pockets due to poor fiscal choices.
R · S26
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because representatives from the agencies testified they have no objection and understand the need for a sound retirement fund.
R · S25
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill as a long-term benefit, citing lessons learned from unfunded plans and noting that others are contributing more money.
R · S28
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it makes the retirement system whole, preventing larger future contributions.
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The amendment to SF0048 removes certain sections of the bill, changes a dollar amount from $262,000 to $288,000, and adjusts numbering throughout.