SF0067 • 2008

Salaries for officials.

AN ACT relating to salaries of public officials; increasing salaries for certain public officials as specified; providing an appropriation; providing for applicability of the act; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Senator Nicholas
Last action: 2008-03-05
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2008

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Amendments

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SF0067S3001

3rd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by NICHOLAS

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SF0067S3002

3rd reading • NICHOLAS

Failed

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Bill History

2008-03-05 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 46
2008-03-05 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0012
2008-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0012
2008-02-29 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0012
2008-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0012
2008-02-28 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-27 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-26 House
H Passed CoW
2008-02-25 House
H Placed on General File
2008-02-25 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-20 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2008-02-19 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-02-18 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-18 Senate
Amendment Failed
2008-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2008-02-18 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2008-02-15 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-14 Senate
S Passed CoW
2008-02-13 Senate
S Placed on General File
2008-02-13 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2008-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2008-02-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0067

Bill No.:
SF0067
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
08LSO-0286
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0012

Chapter No.:
46

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Nicholas

Catch Title:
Salaries
for officials.

Subject:
Increases in
salaries for supreme court justices, district court judges and circuit court
judges.

Summary/Major Elements:

Increases salaries for
supreme court justices, district court judges and circuit court judges as
follows:

o

Supreme court from $119,300
to $126,500 as of July 1, 2008 and to $131,500 as of July 1, 2009;

o

District court from
$113,600 to $120,400 as of July 1, 2008 and to $125,200 as of July 1, 2009;

o

Circuit court from $93,200
to $98,800 as of July 1, 2008 and to $102,800 as of July 1, 2009.

Provides that the legislature
may through the budget bill provide further cost of living increases to the
statutory salaries and states how those further increases are to be
established.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0067

ENROLLED ACT NO. 12, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to salaries of public officials; increasing salaries for
certain
public officials as specified;
authorizing cost of living salary increases as specified;
providing an appropriation;
providing for applicability of the act; 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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1
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110(a)(i) through (iii)
and by creating a new subsection (b)

is
amended to read:

5
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1
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110.

Salaries of judges.

(a)

Subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective, judges of the supreme court, district courts and circuit courts shall receive the following annual salaries which shall be paid in equal monthly installments on the last working day of the month:

(i)

Supreme court justices shall receive an annual salary of
one hundred nineteen thousand three hundred dollars ($119,300.00) commencing July 1, 2007

one hundred twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($126,500.00) commencing July 1, 2008 and one hundred thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($131,500.00) commencing July 1, 2009
;

(ii)

District court judges shall receive an annual salary of
one hundred thirteen thousand six hundred dollars ($113,600.00) commencing July 1, 2007

one hundred twenty thousand four hundred dollars ($120,400.00) commencing July 1, 2008 and one hundred twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars ($125,200.00) commencing July 1, 2009
;

(iii)

Circuit court judges shall receive an annual salary of
ninety-three thousand two hundred dollars ($93,200.00) commencing July 1, 2007

ninety-eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($98,800.00) commencing July 1, 2008 and one hundred two thousand eight hundred dollars ($102,800.00) commencing July 1, 2009
.

(b)

In addition to the salaries provided in subsection (a) of this section, the legislature may provide through the budget process salary cost of living increases comparable to the increases provided to other state employees. Any such cost of living salary increases shall be specifically stated in a footnote to the budget bill by stating the total appropriation required as a result of any such increases along with the new salary amount to be provided to the supreme court, district court and circuit court. Any salary increase under this subsection shall be subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective.

Section 2.
There is appropriated
one million
one hundred sixty-four thousand three hundred eighty dollars and twenty-six cents (
$
1,
164,380.26)
from the general fund to the supreme court. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2010.
This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of implementing the judicial salary increases authorized by this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2010.

Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(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