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HB0033 • 2005

Veterans' commission-staggered terms of appointment.

AN ACT relating to the veterans' commission; providing for staggered terms; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Walsh
Last action
2005-02-18
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0033SS001

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 36

  2. 2005-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0034

  3. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0034

  4. 2005-02-16 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0034

  5. 2005-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0034

  6. 2005-02-15 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-15 House

    H Did Not Concur

  8. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2005-02-10 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  16. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2005-02-02 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2005-02-01 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2005-01-31 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2005-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2005-01-26 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  22. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  23. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2004-12-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0033

Bill
No.:
HB0033
Drafter:

KMS

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0087
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0034

Chapter
No.:
36

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Walsh

Catch Title:
Veterans'
commission-staggered terms of appointment.

Subject:
Amends terms of office for
members of the veterans' commission.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Provides for the members of the veterans' commission to be appointed to
staggered terms commencing with the 2005 appointments.

Increases length of term for commission members from two (2) years to
three (3) years with 1/3 of the member's terms expiring each year.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0033

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the veterans' commission; providing for staggered terms; modifying length of terms; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 19
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14
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107(a) is amended to read:

19
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14
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107.

Creation of veterans' commission; composition; terms.

(a)

A Wyoming veterans' commission is created within the military department consisting of twelve (12) members, not less than one (1) of whom shall reside in each judicial district identified in W.S. 5
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3
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101, appointed by the governor for
staggered
terms of
two (2)
three (3)
years.
Commencing with initial appointments made in 2005, four (4) members of the board shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, four (4) members for a term of two (2) years and four (4) members for a term of three (3) years. Terms thereafter shall be three (3) years and staggered with one-third (1/3) of the members' terms expiring each year.
Appointments shall be made without regard to political affiliation, sex, religion or ethnic background. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9
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1
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202. A chairman shall be elected by the commission from among its members and a new chairman elected every two (2) years thereafter.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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