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HB0189 • 2005

Veterans home study.

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing for a master plan for care of disabled Wyoming veterans; providing for a study of the need, possible sites and possible funding sources for a new state veterans home; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Harvey
Last action
2005-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/3/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0189H3001

3rd reading • LANDON

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by LANDON

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HB0189H3002

3rd reading • LANDON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by LANDON

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HB0189HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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HB0189SS001

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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HB0189SS001.01

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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HB0189SS001.02

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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Bill History

  1. 2005-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0106

  2. 2005-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 199

  3. 2005-03-01 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0106

  4. 2005-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0106

  5. 2005-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0106

  6. 2005-02-28 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-24 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-23 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-23 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  11. 2005-02-23 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2005-02-23 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2005-02-03 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  16. 2005-02-03 Senate

    S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  17. 2005-02-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  18. 2005-02-01 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  19. 2005-01-31 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  20. 2005-01-31 House

    Amendment Adopted

  21. 2005-01-28 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  22. 2005-01-27 House

    H Passed CoW

  23. 2005-01-27 House

    Amendment Adopted

  24. 2005-01-27 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  25. 2005-01-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  26. 2005-01-25 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  27. 2005-01-20 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  28. 2005-01-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  29. 2005-01-20 House

    H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  30. 2005-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  31. 2005-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  32. 2005-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0189

Bill
No.:
HB0189
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0162
Effective Date:

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0106

Chapter
No.:
199

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Harvey

Catch
Title:
Veterans home study.

Subject:
Study and
master plan for veterans' services.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Directs the veterans commission, with cooperation of department of health
and state building commission, to develop a plan for the residential and
nonresidential care of disabled Wyoming veterans.

Directs the veteran's commission to study services available to veterans
in existing community nursing homes and the possible need for a new veterans'
nursing home and, if needed, to develop a master plan for a proposed
facility. The master plan shall address
funding, alternatives to new construction and potential sites.

Appropriates $100,000.00 in general funds for the plan and study.

Comments:

Report
Required: veterans commission shall
file a report and recommendations to the joint labor, health and social
services and joint appropriations interim committees by October 1, 2005.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0189

ENROLLED ACT NO. 106, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing for a master plan for care of disabled Wyoming veterans; providing for a study of the need, possible sites and possible funding sources for a new state veterans home; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

The Wyoming veterans commission with the support of and in cooperation with the department of health and the state building commission, shall develop a master plan for the residential and nonresidential care of disabled Wyoming veterans.

(b)

The commission shall study current and projected populations of disabled veterans and develop a plan for addressing the long term health care needs of the disabled veteran community. The study shall determine whether or not an additional veterans' nursing home should be established. The study shall also consider existing services in community nursing homes available to the veteran population.

(c)

If the study results indicate the need for establishment of a veterans' nursing home, the commission shall develop a master plan for the proposed facility. This master plan shall consider potential funding sources for a state veterans' home, alternatives to construction of a new facility and potential sites for a state veterans' home.

(d)

The commission shall report its written findings and recommendations to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee and the joint appropriations interim committee on or before October 1, 2005

Section 2.

There is appropriated from the general fund one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), or as much thereof as may be necessary, to the veterans' commission to carry out the purposes 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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