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HB0035 • 2015

Boards and commissions-removal of appointed members.

AN ACT relating to boards, commissions or other bodies; requiring appointed members to notify the governor when the member fails to meet or maintain qualifications as specified; providing for removal for failing to meet or maintain qualifications as specified; providing for the governor to fill vacancies as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Zwonitzer, Dn.
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with Senate Rule 5-4: 2-3-0-0-0

  2. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  4. 2015-01-27 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2015-01-27 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-11-0-0-0

  6. 2015-01-26 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  7. 2015-01-23 House

    H COW:Passed

  8. 2015-01-22 House

    H Placed on General File

  9. 2015-01-22 House

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  10. 2015-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  11. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  12. 2015-01-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0193
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0035

Boards and commissions-removal of appointed members.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to boards, commissions or other bodies; requiring appointed members to notify the governor when the member fails to meet or maintain qualifications as specified; providing for removal for failing to meet or maintain qualifications as specified; providing for the governor to fill vacancies as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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1
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218 by creating a new subsection (f) is amended to read:

9
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1
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218
.

Appointment to boards, commissions, or other bodies; appointment districts; requirement; conditions for
appointments based on political party affiliation
;
removal;
vacancies
.

(f)

It shall be the duty of a member of a state board, commission, council or committee appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, to notify the governor when
he
fails to meet or maintain any qualification for which
he
was appointed, including but not limited to residency or political party affiliation. W
hen the governor
becomes aware
that
the member fails to meet or maintain any qualification for which th
e
member was appointed, whether through notification by the member or through any other means, that m
ember
shall be

automatically
removed from the board, commission, council or committee and a vacancy is created. All vacancies created under this subsection shall be filled by appointment by the governor as provided in W.S. 28
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12
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101 within thirty (30) days of the vacancy.

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)

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