SF0150 • 2005

Special prosecution account.

AN ACT relating to the office of the attorney general; creating a special prosecution account as specified; granting rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Burns
Last action: 2005-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/3/2005

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Amendments

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SF0150H2001

2nd reading • SIMPSON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SIMPSON

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SF0150SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HINES

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Bill History

2005-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0102
2005-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 202
2005-03-01 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0102
2005-03-01 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0102
2005-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0102
2005-03-01 Senate
S Did Concur
2005-03-01 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-28 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-28 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-28 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-02-25 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-23 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-23 House
H02 Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 8-5
2005-02-22 House
H Rereferred to H02
2005-02-22 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-22 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2005-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2005-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-02-09 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-08 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-07 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-07 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-07 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-02-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-03 Senate
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-20 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2005-01-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-19 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0150

Bill
No.:
SF0150
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0625
Effective Date:

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0102

Chapter
No.:
202

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Burns

Catch
Title:
Special prosecution account.

Subject:
Creates a
"special prosecution account" in the attorney general's office.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Appropriates $300,000.00 to the attorney general for a "special
prosecution account."

Provides that the account is to be used to assist counties with unusually
costly prosecutions, as defined by rules of the attorney general. The funds "shall not be used for
expenses of the office of the attorney general."

Provides that disbursements are at the discretion of the attorney general
upon written request from prosecuting attorneys, who shall submit supporting
fiscal information with any request.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0150

ENROLLED ACT NO. 102, SENATE

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

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

Section 1.

(a)

There is appropriated to the attorney general from the general fund three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) to fund a special prosecution account.

(b)

The special prosecution account shall be used to assist individual counties in the prosecution of criminal defendants in cases where the extraordinary actual costs of prosecution is unusually expensive, as defined by rules and regulations of the attorney general.

(c)

Funds in the special prosecution account shall be disbursed at the discretion of the attorney general only after written request of a prosecuting attorney, who shall submit supporting budget information for the prosecutor's actual prosecution expenses along with projected costs of prosecution for the case involved.

(d)

Funds in the special prosecution account shall not be used for expenses of the office of the attorney general.

Section 2.
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 Senate.

Chief Clerk