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HB0017 • 2012

Budget hearings.

AN ACT relating to local governments; specifying dates for budget hearings; and providing for an effective date.

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Gingery
Last action
2012-03-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2012

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2012-03-15 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0027

  3. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0027

  4. 2012-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0027

  5. 2012-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0027

  6. 2012-03-06 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2012-03-02 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2012-03-01 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2012-03-01 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  12. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2012-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2012-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2012-02-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2012-02-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2012-02-20 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2012-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  19. 2012-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2012-01-04 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0017

Bill No.:
HB0017
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0185
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0027

Chapter No.:
CH0079

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Gingery

Catch Title:
Budget
hearings.

Subject:
Setting dates for public hearings on budgets
for local governments.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, hearings
on budget for counties, cities and towns, school districts and special
districts are required to be held on specific dates.

This act provides that those
hearings may be held not later than a specific date, giving the local
government flexibility in setting the actual date for the budget hearing.

Under this act budget
hearings must be held:

For counties, not later than
the third Monday in July;

For cities and towns, not
later than the third Tuesday in June;

For school districts and
community college districts, not later than the third Wednesday in July; and

For all other special purpose
districts having the power to levy taxes, not later than five days after the
third Thursday in July (unless held in conjunction with the county hearing).

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0017

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
local governments; specifying dates for budget hearings;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 16
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4
‑
109(b)

s amended to read:

16
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4
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109.

Budget hearings.

(b)

Hearings for county budgets shall be held not later than the third Monday in July
,

nor prior to the second Monday in July,
for city and town budgets not
prior to the second Tuesday in June nor
later than the third Tuesday in June, for school districts and community college districts
not later than

the third Wednesday in July and for all other special purpose districts having the power to levy or require the levy of taxes
within

not later than
five (5) days
of

after
the third Thursday in July except as hereafter provided. The governing board of any special purpose district may choose to hold the budget hearing in conjunction with the county budget hearings and so advertise. The governing board of each municipality shall arrange for and hold the hearings and provide accommodations for interested persons. Copies of publications of hearings shall be furnished to the director of the state department of audit and school districts shall also furnish copies to the state department of education. This section also applies to districts and entiti
es described in W.S. 16
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4
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125(c) excluding incorporated towns not subject to this act.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(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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