SF0010 • 2013

Supreme court decisions and session laws.

AN ACT relating to the supreme court; eliminating mandatory distribution of opinions and session laws as specified; repealing archaic provision; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2013-02-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Bill History

2013-02-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-11 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0005
2013-02-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0005
2013-02-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0005
2013-02-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0005
2013-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-05 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-31 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-14 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-11 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-10 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-09 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-11-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0010
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0197
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0005

Chapter No.:
CH0006

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Supreme court decisions and session laws.

Subject:
Required distribution of copies.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act
eliminates the mandatory requirement that the Supreme Court provide copies of
its decisions and copies of the session laws to other governmental entities.

The act also
repeals an archaic provision relating to payment for publication costs.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0010

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the supreme court;
eliminating mandatory
distribution of opinions
and session laws as specified
;
repealing archaic provision;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
402 and 5
‑
2
‑
502 are amended to read:

5
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2
‑
402.

Distribution of copies of reports.

The books delivered to the librarian
shall be

used by him for the purpose of distribution as follows:

distributed as provided in this section.
O
ne (1) copy of each volume shall
upon request
be delivered to each justice of the supreme court
,
and to each district judge
there shall
upon
request
be
delivered
as many copies as he has counties in his district
.
, and to each state officer, said books to be labeled as the property of the state, and to

The books shall

be retained in the offices of said officials and by them delivered to their respective successors in office
.
;
O
ne (1) copy
shall

may
be furnished to the library of the supreme court of the United States at Washington, one (1) copy to the office of the attorney general of the United States, and one (1) copy to
the
office of

the United States district
judge

court
for the district of Wyoming. The remaining copies
shall

may
be used in exchange for the reports of other states and territories and governments as
shall
may
be determined upon by the justices of the supreme court, and a reasonable number
shall

may
be kept in the state law library.

5
‑
2
‑
502.

Session law exchange.

Upon request, the state law librarian
shall

may
send to the library of each state and territory of the United States, free of expense, one (1) copy of the session laws of this state in exchange for the laws of the requesting state or territory. All the laws received in the exchange shall be deposited by the state law librarian in the state law library and become the property of this state.

Section 2.

W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
403 is repealed.

Section 3
.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 20
13.

(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