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HB0119 • 2005

Cities and towns-mayoral term.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; providing that mayoral terms shall be four years; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Berger
Last action
2005-02-17
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/17/2005

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Amendments

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HB0119H3001

3rd reading • SIMPSON

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by SIMPSON

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 25

  2. 2005-02-17 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0013

  3. 2005-02-15 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0013

  4. 2005-02-14 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0013

  5. 2005-02-11 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0013

  6. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2005-02-03 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2005-02-03 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2005-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  12. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2005-01-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2005-01-27 House

    H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

  15. 2005-01-26 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2005-01-25 House

    H Passed CoW

  17. 2005-01-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2005-01-21 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  19. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  20. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2005-01-06 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0119

Bill
No.:
HB0119
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0387
Effective Date:

2/17/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0013

Chapter
No.:
25

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Berger

Catch
Title:
Cities and towns-mayoral term.

Subject:
Provides
that mayoral terms shall be four years.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Changes mayoral terms for cities and towns from two years to four years.

Comments:

This act specifies that it will not be construed to extend
the current term of office of any elected official serving on the effective
date.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0119

ENROLLED ACT NO. 13, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; providing that mayoral terms shall be four years; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
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102, 15
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104 and 15
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203 are amended to read:

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102.

Officers of incorporated town; terms; how elected.

The elective officers of an incorporated town are one (1) mayor and four (4) councilmen. The term of office of mayor
is two (2) years
and
the term of office of a
councilman is four (4) years, and until his successor is qualified. They are elected at large.

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104.

Officers in city or town with commission government; term; how elected.

The elective officers of a city or town adopting the commission form of government are a mayor, a commissioner of finance and public property, and a commissioner of streets and public improvements. The term of the mayor
is four (4) years

and each commissioner is two (2) years and until his successor is qualified. They are elected at large.

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203.

Municipality with commission government.

At the first election in a municipality adopting the commission form of government,
the mayor shall be elected to serve a four (4) year term and
all
other
officers
shall be elected to serve a two (2) year term.

Section 2.
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to extend the current term of office of any elected official serving on the effective date 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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