SF0092 • 2015

Worker''s compensation-county elected officials.

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; authorizing workers' compensation coverage for all county officers; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Coe
Last action: 2015-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2015-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0048
2015-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0048
2015-03-02 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0048
2015-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0048
2015-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 47-11-2-0-0
2015-02-26 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-25 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-20 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-20 House
Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
2015-02-18 House
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2015-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-18 House
Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2015-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2015-01-29 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-29 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-1-0-0
2015-01-28 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-01-27 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-01-27 Senate
Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2015-01-26 Senate
S COW:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2015-01-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-01-26 Senate
Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-01-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2015-01-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-20 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0092
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0414

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 48

Chapter No.:
133

Prime Sponsor:
Coe

Catch Title:
Worker's compensation-county elected officials.

Subject:
Worker’
s compensation coverage for county officials.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current la
w, an employer may elect worker’
s compensation coverage for specified employees not otherwise c
overed under the Wyoming Worker’
s Compensation Act. Elected public officials, with the exception of a duly elected or appointed sheriff or coroner, are expressly excluded from those employees who may qua
lify for this optional coverage.

This bill creates an exception and allows a duly elected or appointed county official
to be covered under the Worker’
s Compensa
tion Act if the county official’
s employer elects coverage.

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
Senate
File No
.
SF0092

ENROLLED ACT NO. 48,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; authorizing workers' compensation coverage for all county officers; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 27
‑
14
‑
102(a)(vii)(N) is amended to read:

27
‑
14
‑
102
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(vii)

"Employee" means any person engaged in any extrahazardous employment under any appointment, contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, and includes legally employed minors, aliens authorized to work by the United States department of justice, office of citizenship and immigration services, and aliens whom the employer reasonably believes, at the date of hire and the date of injury based upon documentation in the employer's possession, to be authorized to work by the United States department of justice, office of citizenship and immigration services. "Employee" does not include:

(N)

An elected public official or an appointed member of any governmental board or commission, except for a duly elected or appointed
sheriff or
county
coroner
officer
;

Section
2
.

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
Senate
.

Chief Clerk