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HB0007 • 2007

Fire protection districts-bonding.

AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing the limitation on bonded indebtedness; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2007-02-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 63

  2. 2007-02-16 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0031

  3. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0031

  4. 2007-02-13 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 31

  5. 2007-02-13 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0031

  6. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-08 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-08 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2007-01-26 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  12. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-01-18 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-16 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2007-01-15 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  19. 2007-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2006-11-27 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0007

Bill No.:
HB0007
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0116
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0031

Chapter No.:
63

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections and Political
Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Fire
protection districts-bonding.

Subject:
Increases bonding limit for fire
protection districts.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act increases the maximum
bonding amount allowed for fire protection districts from two percent to four
percent of assessed valuation.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0007

ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing the limitation on bonded indebtedness; 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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204 is amended to read:

35
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9
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204.

Issuance of bonds; authority of board to submit questions to electors; restriction upon amount; interest; purpose.

The board of directors of a fire protection district is authorized, whenever a majority thereof so decide, to submit to the electors of the district the question whether the board shall be authorized to issue the coupon bonds of the district in a certain amount, not to exceed
two percent (2%)
four percent (4%)
of the assessed valuation of taxable property in the district, and bearing a certain rate of interest, payable and redeemable at a certain time, not exceeding twenty
‑
five (25) years for the purchase of real property, for the construction or purchase of improvements, and for equipment for fire protection district purposes.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(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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