HB0045 • 2017

Judicial branch budget processes.

AN ACT relating to courts; providing budget procedures for the judicial branch; providing for the submittal of budgets of the judicial branch to the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

Budget

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2017-02-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2017-02-21 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0016
2017-02-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-13 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0016
2017-02-13 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0016
2017-02-10 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0016
2017-02-10 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-02-09 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-08 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-07 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-07 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2017-01-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-20 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2017-01-19 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-18 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-17 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-17 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2017-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2017-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-12-16 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
HB0045
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0204

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0016

Chapter No.:
16

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:
Judicial branch budget processes.

Subject:
Requiring the judicial branch to submit budget r
e
quests to the Legislature in a similar manner to executive branch a
gencies.

Summary/Major Elements:

Prior to the 2017 General Session, provisions in previously enacted General Appropriations Bills required the judicial
branch to submit budget request
s to the Legislature in a manner similar to executive branch agencies. This bill places this requirement i
nto Wyoming
Stat
utes.

This act r
e
quires the Supreme Court, on behalf of itself and the Circuit Courts, to submit standard and supplemental budget requests to the Legislature not later than November 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year in which the standard or supplemental budget is to take effect.
The act r
equires the same of each District Court for its budget.

The act r
equires the courts to prepare the personal services budget requests using the same methods and practices as the executive branch.

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
.
HB0045

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to courts; providing budget procedures for the judicial branch; providing for the submittal of budgets of the judicial branch to the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
123 and 5
‑
3
‑
113 are created to read:

5
‑
2
‑
123
.

Supreme
court
budget submittal.

The
supreme court
shall submit standard and supplemental budget requests to the legislature not later than November 1 of the year
preceding the fiscal year in which the standard or supplemental budget is to take effect. The
supreme court
shall prepare all personal services budget requests using the same methods and practices as the executive branch.

5
‑
3
‑
113
.

District courts budget submittal.

All district courts shall submit standard and supplemental budget requests to the legislature not later than November 1 of the year
preceding
the fiscal year in which the standard or supplemental budget is to take effect. The district courts shall prepare all personal services budget requests using the same methods and practices as the executive branch.

Section 2
.

W.S. 5
‑
9
‑
122 is
amended
to read:

5
‑
9
‑
122
.

Budget.

The
supreme court
shall submit one (1) budget for the operation of all circuit courts, itemized by circuit, to the legislature for appropriation for each biennial period using forms and following procedures provided by law for state agencies funded by legislative appropriation.

The
supreme court
shall submit
the circuit courts
'
budget
in the same manner as provided for the supreme court budget in W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
123.

Section 3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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