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HB0020 • 2007

Senior status judge compensation.

AN ACT relating to courts; amending compensation for retired judges assigned to hear cases as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2007-02-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 36

  2. 2007-02-15 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0016

  3. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0016

  4. 2007-02-13 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 16

  5. 2007-02-12 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0016

  6. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2007-02-08 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  10. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  11. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  12. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  13. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  14. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  15. 2007-01-16 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  16. 2007-01-16 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2007-01-15 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2007-01-12 House

    H Passed CoW

  19. 2007-01-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2007-01-12 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2007-01-10 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  22. 2007-01-10 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2007-01-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  24. 2007-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  25. 2006-12-06 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0020

Bill No.:
HB0020
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
07LSO-0003
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0016

Chapter No.:
36

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Senior
status judge compensation.

Subject:
Amends compensation for retired judges who are
assigned to hear cases as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, a retired
judge who hears a case during the period of his retirement is paid the
difference between his retirement benefit and the current compensation of an
active judge on the court to which he is assigned to hear a case.

This act:

Provides that retired supreme
court justices or district court judges who are assigned to hear cases on any
court during the period of the judge's retirement shall be paid an amount equal
to the current compensation of an active judge on the court to which he is
assigned to hear a case, without a reduction for the retirement benefit he is
receiving as a retired judge;

Specifies that the
compensation paid under this act shall be made in a manner that does not
jeopardize the qualified status of state retirement plans that are authorized
by the legislature;

Provides an appropriation to
the Supreme Court to fund the increase in compensation paid to retired judges
who are assigned to hear cases during their retirement.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0020

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to courts; amending compensation for retired judges assigned to hear cases as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 5
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106(f) is amended to read:

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106.

Retirement of judges of the supreme court or district courts; pension; assignment of retired judges.

(f)

Any justice of the supreme court or district court judge of this state, who has retired pursuant to the provisions of this section, and who is not practicing law, may, notwithstanding
such
his
retirement, be called upon, with his consent, at the request of a district court judge, with the consent of the chief justice, or by the chief justice, and assigned to service on any court. A retired justice or judge shall receive as a salary during any period of assignment
, the difference between his retirement allowance as provided by law and

an amount equal to
the current compensation of a judge of the court to which he is assigned.
The salary received by a retired justice or judge during any period of assignment shall not affect the receipt of any retirement allowance received by the retired justice or judge during the period of assignment. Assignments of retired justices or judges under this section shall only be made in a manner that does not jeopardize the qualified status of state retirement plans established by the Wyoming legislature.
When called to serve, a retired judge or justice shall receive the same per diem and travel allowances as allowed active judges or justices. Per diem, allowances and compensation shall be paid from the contingent fund of the court to which
such
the
judge or justice is assigned.

Section 2.
For the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2008, there is appropriated from the general fund to the Wyoming Supreme Court fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

Section 3.
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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