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HJ0005 • 2015

Mandatory judicial retirement.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age for supreme court justices and judges of other courts in Wyoming.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Zwonitzer, Dn.
Last action
2015-03-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HJ0005H2001

2nd reading • Zwonitzer, Dn.

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Zwonitzer, Dn.

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HJ0005HW001

Committee of the Whole • Kroeker

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by Kroeker

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HJ0005HW002

Committee of the Whole • Throne

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Throne

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S COW

  3. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  4. 2015-02-23 Senate

    Appropriations:Do Pass Failed 1-4-0-0-0

  5. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations

  6. 2015-01-26 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  7. 2015-01-22 House

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

  8. 2015-01-21 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  9. 2015-01-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2015-01-20 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2015-01-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-01-20 House

    Amendment failed

  13. 2015-01-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2015-01-19 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  15. 2015-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  16. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2015-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2015
STATE OF
WYOMING
15LSO-0291
ENGROSSED
3.1

House

JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.

HJ0005

Mandatory judicial retirement.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Baker and Stubson and Senator(s) Esquibel, F. and Von Flatern

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age for supreme court justices and judges of other courts in Wyoming.

BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article
5
,
Section

5
is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 5, Section 5.

Retirement and compensation of justices and judges.

Subject to the further provisions of this section, the legislature shall provide for the
voluntary
retirement and compensation of justices and judges of the
supreme court
and district courts, and may do so for any other courts, on account of length of service, age and disability, and for their reassignment to active duty where and when needed.

The office of every such justice and judge shall become vacant when the incumbent reaches the age of
seventy (70)
seventy-five (75)

years
.
, as the legislature may prescribe; but, in the case of an incumbent whose term of office includes the effective date of this amendment, this provision shall not prevent him from serving the remainder of said term nor be applicable to him before his period or periods of judicial service shall have reached a total of six (6) years.

The legislature may also provide for benefits for dependents of justices and judges.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment would
raise

the
current mandatory retirement age
to
seventy
-five
(7
5
) for Wyoming supreme court justices and Wyoming judges.

(END)

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