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HB0160 • 2009

Constituent service allowance.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; authorizing payment of unexpended constituent service allowances in subsequent quarters; limiting annual amount of the allowance; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor
Representative Landon
Last action
2009-03-11
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/11/2009

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Amendments

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HB0160S2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 171

  2. 2009-03-11 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0124

  3. 2009-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0124

  4. 2009-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0124

  5. 2009-03-05 House

    H Adopts HB0160JC01 and Recedes from Nonconcurrence

  6. 2009-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0124

  7. 2009-03-05 House

    H Adopted HB0160JC01

  8. 2009-03-04 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2009-03-04 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2009-03-04 House

    H Did Not Concur

  11. 2009-03-03 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  12. 2009-03-03 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2009-03-02 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  14. 2009-03-02 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  15. 2009-03-02 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2009-02-27 Senate

    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

  17. 2009-02-26 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  18. 2009-02-20 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2009-02-20 Senate

    S12 Recommended Do Pass

  20. 2009-02-03 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S12

  21. 2009-02-03 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2009-02-03 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  23. 2009-02-02 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  24. 2009-01-30 House

    H Passed CoW

  25. 2009-01-29 House

    H Placed on General File

  26. 2009-01-29 House

    H12 Recommended Do Pass

  27. 2009-01-15 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H12

  28. 2009-01-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  29. 2009-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0160
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
09LSO-0447
Effective Date:

3/15/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0124

Chapter No.:
171

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Landon

Catch Title:
Constituent
service allowance.

Subject:
Payment of legislative
constituent service allowances.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law,
legislators are entitled to receive a constituent allowance of $750.00 per
quarter, to defray costs incurred in providing service to and on behalf of
their constituents.

This bill does not modify the
quarterly or annual amounts but:

o

Allows a legislator who has
not expended the authorized amount in any quarter, to claim those unexpended
funds in subsequent quarters, provided the total amount that may be claimed by
an individual legislator does not exceed the current limit of $3,000.00 in any
calendar year. The annual limitation of $3,000.00 is subject to the same
conditions and restrictions as the quarterly allowance;

o

Provides that, until January
7, 2013, LSO shall oversee and make payment from the constituent service
allowance account as provided in current law. After that date, LSO is to oversee
and provide payment as provided in a new provision of the bill which provides
for quarterly distributions of the authorized amount to all incumbent legislators.
To the extent funds appropriated for this purpose are insufficient to pay the
full quarterly allowance to all members, payment shall be made on a
proportional basis.

Note:

Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary
was prepared. Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an
updated summary will be transmitted to all legislators.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0160

ENROLLED ACT NO. 124, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the legislature; authorizing payment of unexpended constituent service allowances in subsequent quarters; limiting annual amount of the allowance; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106
(a), (
b)(ii)
, (iii) and by creating a new paragraph (iv)
is amended to read:

28
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5
‑
106.

Constituent service allowance.

(
a)

T
here is created a constituent service allowance account. All interest earned on funds within this account shall be deposited in the account.
Until January 7, 2013, t
he legislative service office shall oversee and provide
reimbursement
from the account

as provided in paragraphs (b)(i) and (iii) of this section. After January 7, 2013, the legislative service office shall oversee and provide payment from the account as provided in paragraph (b)(iv) of this section
.

(b)

Each member of the legislature is entitled to receive a constituent service allowance as provided under this section. This allowance is intended to defray expenses incurred by each member in providing service to and on behalf of their constituents, which services are in addition to attending sessions of the legislature, attending meetings of interim committees and engaging in authorized interim work for which salary, per diem and mileage is authorized by law. The allowance is subject to the following:
(ii)

The allowance shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office
. To the extent a member's entire quarterly amount is not paid in any quarter the member may claim previously unused amounts in subsequent quarters so long as the total amount paid the member in any calendar year does not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This annual amount shall otherwise be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the quarterly allowance
;

(iii)

Claim forms shall be submitted to the legislative service office not later than the last day of the month following the calendar quarter for which the allowance under this section is being claimed
;
.

(iv)

The allowance shall be paid quarterly from the constituent service allowance account to all incumbent legislators. To the extent funds appropriated for purposes of this section are not sufficient to pay the full quarterly allowance to all members, payment shall be made on a proportional basis.

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 House.

Chief Clerk

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