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SF0116 • 2015

Legislature compensation.

AN ACT relating to legislature; revising the salary for members of the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

Labor
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Johnson
Last action
2015-03-04
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0116H2001

2nd reading • Zwonitzer, Dv.

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: Corrected, Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer, Dv.

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SF0116H3001

3rd reading • Brown

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Brown

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SF0116HW001

Committee of the Whole • Madden

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted Committee of the Whole by Madden

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-04 House

    H 3rd Reading:Bill reconsideration motion failed by roll call 29-30-1-0-0

  2. 2015-03-04 House

    H 3rd Reading:Failed 14-45-1-0-0

  3. 2015-03-04 House

    Amendment Adopted

  4. 2015-03-03 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  5. 2015-03-03 House

    Amendment failed

  6. 2015-03-02 House

    H COW:Passed

  7. 2015-03-02 House

    Amendment Adopted

  8. 2015-02-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  9. 2015-02-26 House

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

  10. 2015-02-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  11. 2015-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  12. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-0-0-0

  13. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  14. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  15. 2015-01-30 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  16. 2015-01-30 Senate

    Rules:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  17. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S12 - Rules

  18. 2015-01-22 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  19. 2015-01-22 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0116
Effective
:
[BillEffectiveDate_RO]

LSO No.:
15LSO-0494

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Johnson

Catch Title:
Legislature compensation.

Subject:
Compensation for state legislators.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill will increase the salary for legislators from $150 to $155 per day.

The bill will also increase the per diem for travel expenses from $109 per day to $129 per day until January 7, 2017
,
at which time the amount will be revised every two years by the
S
tate
A
uditor to equal the per diem rate determined by the
G
overnor for
S
tate employees.

Comments:

Has a Delayed Effective Date – July 1, 2016 and January 7, 2019.

NOTE:

Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared.

Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be prepared and placed upon the legislative website at
www.legisweb.gov

.

A packet of updated summaries will be sent to all legislators after the time for any veto has expired (fifteen days after adjournment).

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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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0494
Introduced
2.1

SENATE FILE

NO.
SF0116

Legislature compensation.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Johnson and Representative(s) Patton

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to legislature; revising the salary for members of the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
101(d)
(intro)
is amended to read:

28
‑
5
‑
101
.

Schedule of compensation, per diem and travel expenses.

(d)

Each member of the legislature shall receive
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00)

one hundred seventy
‑
five dollars ($175.00)
per day as salary in addition to the
mileage rate provided for in this subsection. Each member of the legislature may receive the mileage rate provided for in this subsection for the total round trip mileage from Cheyenne to the legislator's home for not more than one (1) trip each week during the period the legislature is in session, provided the legislature is in session for a period of not less than two (2) weeks and the legislator claiming the mileage reimbursement shall submit a verified claim for mileage to the legislative service office. Each member of the legislature shall receive a mileage rate as established by the state auditor to be reflective of the average of all direct and indirect costs of driving a motor vehicle. In establishing the mileage rate the state auditor:

Section
2
.

This
act is effective
January 7, 2019.

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