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HB0037 • 2015

Telephone assistance program-repeal.

AN ACT relating to public utilities; repealing the telephone assistance program; providing conforming statutory amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0033

  3. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0033

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0033

  5. 2015-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0033

  6. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-18 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-17 Senate

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  11. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  12. 2015-01-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-19 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  14. 2015-01-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-15 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-14 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-14 House

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

  18. 2015-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  19. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2015-01-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0037
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0178

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 33

Chapter No.:
54

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Telephone assistance program-repeal.

Subject:
Telephone service assistance – Telephone Assistance Program.

Summary/Major Elements:

The
Department of Family Services has historically facilitated the Wyoming Telephone Assistance Program (TAP), which provided a $3.50 contribution toward the monthly cost of a household telephone line for income-qualified households.
This legislation repeals the program.
The federal Telephone Assistance Program will continue and will provide a benefit of approximately $9.00 per month for each qualifying household.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0037

ENROLLED ACT NO.
33
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to public utilities; repealing the telephone assistance program; providing conforming statutory amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S.
37
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15
‑
408 is amended to read:

37
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15
‑
408
.

Applicability of existing law
.

W.S.
37
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2
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102, 37
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2
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104, 37
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2
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106 through 37
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2
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109, 37
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2
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113, 37
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2
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115 through 37
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2
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118, 37
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2
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124, 37
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2
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125, 37
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2
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130, 37
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2
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203, 37
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2
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205(a), 37
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2
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209, 37
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2
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214 through 37
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2
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216, 37
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2
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218,
37
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2
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301 through 37
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2
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306,
37
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3
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114, 37
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4
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101 through 37
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4
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104, 37
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12
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120 through 37
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12
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130, 37
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12
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201, 37
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12
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202, 37
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12
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204 through 37
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12
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213, 37
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12
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301 through 37
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12
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304 and 37
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13
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101 through 37
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13
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137, inclusive, unless in conflict with other provisions of this chapter, are applicable to telecommunications companies and telecommunication companies shall be considered public utilities for the purposes of those provisions.

Section 2
.

W.S. 37
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2
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301 through 37
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2
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306
,
42
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2
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301 through 42
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2
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303
and
42
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4
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115(
d)

are repealed.

Section

3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(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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