Sponsorship of legislation.

Plain English Breakdown

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Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
HB0035
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0291

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0034

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Management Council

Catch Title:
Sponsorship of legislation.

Subject:
Restricts s
ponsorship of
l
egislation in the Wyoming Legislature.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Management Council of the Wyoming Legislature has the statutory authority to create select committees to study specific topics.
At least one of these select committees has sponsored l
egislation introduced during past
legislative session
s
. This bill specifies that those select committees do not have the authority to sponsor legislation. Sponsorship of legislation by committees comprised of members of both houses of the legislature
is limited
to:



Management Council;


Joint Interim Committees of the Legislature;


Joint Appropriations Committee;


Management Audit Committee; and


Select committees explicitly authorized by statute, joint rule or resolution by the Legislature to sponsor legislation.

Specifies that nothing in the act restricts the right of a member of the Legislature to sponsor legislation.

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

ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0035

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to the legislature; specifying the committees comprised of members of both houses of the legislature authorized to sponsor and introduce legislation during legislative sessions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 28
‑
8
‑
104 by creating a subsection (e) is amended to read:

28
‑
8
‑
104
.

Direction by legislature during sessions; joint interim committees; requests for services;
establishment of priorities; appointment of select committees; vacancies; enlarging committees.

(e)

Of committees comprised of members of both houses of the legislature
, only management council, joint interim committees
of the legislature
,
the joint appropriations committee,
the management audit committee and select committees explicitly authorized by statute or joint rule
or resolution
of the legislature shall sponsor and introduce legislation during a legislative session.
Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the right of a member of the legislature to sponsor legislation.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

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