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SF0003 • 2016

Permissive preference for veterans in private employment.

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing for permissive private employer hiring preference for veterans and spouses of disabled and deceased veterans; and providing for an effective date.

Labor
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Transportation
Last action
2016-03-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2016

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0003HS001

Standing Committee • HTransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTransportation

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SF0003JC001

Conference Committee

Filed

Plain English: Filed Conference Committee

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SF0003JC002

Conference Committee

S Adopted, H Adopted

Plain English: S Adopted, H Adopted Conference Committee

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Bill History

  1. 2016-03-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2016-03-11 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0063

  3. 2016-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0063

  4. 2016-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0063

  5. 2016-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0063

  6. 2016-03-04 House

    H Adopted SF0003JC002: 58-0-2-0-0

  7. 2016-03-04 Senate

    S Adopted SF0003JC002: 20-7-3-0-0

  8. 2016-03-04 Senate

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members

  9. 2016-03-03 Wyoming Legislature

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members

  10. 2016-03-03 Wyoming Legislature

    JCC Requested a New Committee to be Appointed

  11. 2016-03-03 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  12. 2016-03-03 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  13. 2016-02-29 Senate

    S Concur:Failed 15-14-1-0-0

  14. 2016-02-29 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  15. 2016-02-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0

  16. 2016-02-26 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2016-02-25 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2016-02-25 House

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2016-02-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2016-02-24 House

    H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  21. 2016-02-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  22. 2016-02-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2016-02-16 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0

  24. 2016-02-15 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  25. 2016-02-12 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  26. 2016-02-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  27. 2016-02-12 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  28. 2016-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 23-7-0-0-0

  29. 2016-02-05 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  30. 2015-12-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
SF0003
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0022

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0063

Chapter No.:
107

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Permissive preference for veterans in private employment.

Subject:
P
ermissive
private
employment
preference for veterans
and
spouse
s

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current Wyoming law, public employers are authorized to grant employment preference to veterans, subject to conditions specified by statute.

This act specifies

private employer
s
may grant employment preference to a veteran or to
the spouse of a disabled or dec
eased veteran.
The act specifies

granting

an
employment preference
does not violate local or state equal employment opportunity laws.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0003

ENROLLED ACT NO. 63,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing for permissive private employer hiring preference for veterans and spouses of disabled and deceased veterans; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 19
‑
14
‑
111
is
created
to read:

19
‑
14
‑
111
.

Employment;
permissive
preference in private employment
.

(a
)

A private
employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and prom
otion.

(
b
)

A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran

and to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.

(c)

The granting of a preference based on a person's status under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not be considered a discriminatory or unfair employment practice under local or state equal employment opportunity law, provided the granting of the preference is not based in any manner on consideration of a characteristic, attribute or category enumerated in state law as constituting a discriminatory or unfair employment practice.

(d)

As used in this section:

(i)

"
D
isabled veteran" means a
veteran

who has a compensable service connected permanent and total disability
certified by
the United States veterans
administration or by the retirement board of one (1) of the several branches of the armed forces
;

(ii)

"Veteran" means a member of the military forces of the United States whose written evidence of separation from the military forces shows an honorable discharge or the rendition of honorable military service.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(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

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