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HB0025 • 2017

Dry bean commission member terms.

AN ACT relating to agriculture; specifying the term of elected members of the dry bean commission; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Agriculture
Last action
2017-02-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/13/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-02-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0004

  3. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0004

  4. 2017-02-09 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004

  5. 2017-02-08 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0004

  6. 2017-02-08 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-0-3-0-0

  7. 2017-02-07 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2017-02-03 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2017-02-03 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  12. 2017-01-16 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2017-01-16 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  14. 2017-01-13 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2017-01-12 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2017-01-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2017-01-12 House

    H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2017-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

  19. 2017-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2016-12-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0025
Effective
:
Immediat
e
ly

LSO No.:
17LSO-0069

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0004

Chapter No.:
4

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Dry bean commission member terms.

Subject:
Specifies term limits for members of the Dry Bean Commission
.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Dry Bean Commission was created by 2015 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 148. The legislation creating the Commission was silent on the length of terms
that members of the Commission would serve.
This bill
provides that
terms of office shall run for four (4) years
after the Commission's initial election.
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
.
HB0025

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to agriculture; specifying the term of elected members of the dry bean commission; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S.
11
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50
‑
102(
b) is amended to read:

11
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50
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102
.

Dry bean commission established; composition; appointment; term; removal; vacancies; reimbursement for expenses.

(b)

The terms of office for the initial appointments to the commission shall be two (2) terms of four (4) years and two (2) terms of two (2) years for the grower members. The initial terms of office for the handler members shall be one (1) term of four (4) years and one (1) term of two (2) years. Upon the expiration of each of these terms, the commission shall conduct by mail an election to fill the open membership
.
After initial terms,

elected
members shall serve for a term of four (4) years
.
Only growers and handlers who paid dry bean assessments in the previous two (2) calendar years shall be eligible to vote in or stand for election, which shall be conducted in March of each odd
‑
numbered year. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a person for the unexpired term.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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