HB0072 • 2005

Volunteer firemen's pension fund-amendments.

AN ACT relating to the volunteer firemen's pension fund; providing an exclusion from coverage; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative McOmie
Last action: 2005-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/18/2005

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Amendments

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HB0072HS001

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H02

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HB0072SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Adopted

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Bill History

2005-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 56
2005-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0035
2005-02-16 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0035
2005-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035
2005-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0035
2005-02-15 House
H Did Concur
2005-02-14 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-11 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-10 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-10 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-10 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-02-08 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-08 Senate
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2005-01-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-27 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-26 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-25 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-25 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-25 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-01-21 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-21 House
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2004-12-28 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0072

Bill
No.:
HB0072
Drafter:

DRN

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0291
Effective Date:

2/18/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0035

Chapter
No.:
56

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative McOmie

Catch
Title:
Volunteer firemen's pension fund-amendments.

Subject:
Tightening
of eligibility requirements for participation in the volunteer firemen's
pension fund, a fund providing retirement and death benefits for volunteer
firemen.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Excludes volunteer fire departments comprised solely of employees of a
sponsoring nongovernmental entity from participation in the volunteer firemen's
pension fund;

Exempts any fire fighting unit qualifying for pension fund eligibility
prior to the effective date of the act from this exclusion.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0072

ENROLLED ACT NO. 35, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to the volunteer firemen's pension fund; providing an exclusion from coverage; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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9
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601(h)(iii), (iv) and by creating a new paragraph (v) is amended to read:

35
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9
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601.

Definitions.

(h)

A "volunteer fire department" means any duly constituted and organized fire fighting unit:

(iii)

All or a portion of the members of which are volunteers;
and

(iv)

Holding monthly meetings to conduct business and training
;
.

and

(v)

The entire membership of which is not comprised exclusively of employees of a sponsoring nongovernmental entity.

Section 2.

Any fire fighting unit qualifying as a volunteer fire department for purposes of W.S. 35
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9
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601 through 35
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9
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615 prior to the effective date of this act, shall continue to qualify as a volunteer fire department under W.S. 35
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9
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601(h) if the unit otherwise complies with all criteria specified under W.S. 35
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9
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601(h) but for W.S. 35
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9
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601(h)(v) as enacted under section 1 of this act.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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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