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SF0058 • 2014

National guard service-governor's authority.

AN ACT relating to the governor's authority; granting the governor the authority to call national guard members into specified types of federal service; providing time limits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Transportation
Last action
2014-03-11
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/10/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0058HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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SF0058SS001

Standing Committee • VON FLATER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by VON FLATER

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0041

  3. 2014-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

  4. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0041

  5. 2014-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0041

  6. 2014-03-03 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2014-03-03 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2014-03-03 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2014-02-28 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2014-02-27 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2014-02-27 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2014-02-27 House

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2014-02-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2014-02-26 House

    H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2014-02-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  16. 2014-02-19 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2014-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  20. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2014-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2014-02-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2014-02-13 Senate

    S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  26. 2014-01-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0058
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
14LSO-0120
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0041

Chapter No.:
CH0104

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:
National guard service-governors authority.

Subject:
Clarifies Governors authority to activate National Guard.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act clarifies that the Governor has authority to
order members of the National Guard into active service under Title 32 of the
United States Code for emergencies within Wyoming, to support national wildland
fire response or to respond to requests from other governors for periods up to
90 days.

Service under Title 32, U.S.C., is 100% federally
funded.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0058

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to the governor's authority; granting the governor the authority to call national guard members into service; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 19
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9
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212 is created to read:

19
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9
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212.

Governor's authority to order service under
Title 32 of the United States Code
.

T
he governor may order any member of the national guard of Wyoming to duty
under Title 32 of the United States Code,
to respond to
either
natural or man made emergencies within Wyoming, to support national wildland fire response or to respond to requests originated in accordance with W.S. 19
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9
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209.

This section is meant to clarify the governor's authority under Title 32 and is not intended to limit the governor's inherent authority as the commander in chief of the national guard.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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

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