HB0036 • 2014

Constituent service allowance.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; modifying procedures for payment of the constituent service allowance; reappropriating funds; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Mgt Council
Last action: 2014-03-11
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2014-03-11 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2014-03-10 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0027
2014-03-04 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0027
2014-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0027
2014-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0027
2014-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2014-02-28 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2014-02-27 Senate
S Passed CoW
2014-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2014-02-26 Senate
S12 Recommended Do Pass
2014-02-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S12
2014-02-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2014-02-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2014-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2014-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2014-02-19 House
H Placed on General File
2014-02-19 House
H12 Recommended Do Pass
2014-02-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H12
2014-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2014-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0036
Drafter:

DJP

LSO No.:
14LSO-0234
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0027

Chapter No.:
CH0059

Prime Sponsor:
Management Council

Catch Title:
Constituent service allowance.

Subject:
Change
in the account used to pay constituent service allowance.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law authorizes legislators to receive a
quarterly allowance to defray expenses in providing services to constituents.

This bill eliminates the account previously created to
handle these funds. Appropriations will now be made directly to the legislative
service office for distribution to members.

The bill does not change the amount of the allowance.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0036

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the legislature; modifying
procedures
for payment of the constituent service allowance;
reappropriating funds;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 28
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5
‑
106(b)
(i
v) is amended to read:

28
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5
‑
106.

Constituent service allowance.

(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:

(iv)

The allowance of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office shall be paid quarterly
from the constituent service allowance account

to all incumbent legislators.

Section 2.

W.S. 28
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5
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106(a) is repealed.

Section 3.

Any
balance remaining in the constituent service allowance account on June 30, 2014, and any amount appropriated to the constituent service allowance account by legislation enacted in the 2014 budget session is reappropriated to the legislative service office to fund
constituent service allowance payments for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2016.

Section
4
.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(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