HB0263 • 2017

Senior citizen district elections.

AN ACT relating to senior citizen service districts; amending the length of time that electors may authorize mill levy funding for districts; amending term lengths for district board members; providing for staggered board member elections; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Kirkbride
Last action: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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HB0263S2001

2nd reading • Case

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Case

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Bill History

2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0118
2017-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0118
2017-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0118
2017-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0118
2017-03-02 House
H Concur:Passed 56-0-4-0-0
2017-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2017-03-01 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2017-02-28 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-27 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-15 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2017-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2017-02-07 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-02-07 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2017-02-06 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-03 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-02 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-02 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-01-30 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2017-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-27 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0263
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0674

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0118

Chapter No.:
161

Prime Sponsor:
Kirkbride

Catch Title:
Senior citizen district elections.

Subject:
Modifying term lengths and
property tax
authorization for senior

citizen service districts
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Currently, Wyoming law requires a senior citizen service district to hold an election every two years for the
district electors
to reauthorize the district's authority to levy a property tax. The voters must also reelect the district's board of directors every two years.
This bill amends the
election requirement
so the voters in a senior citizen service district can authorize the district's taxation authority for four years.
The bill also amends the term lengths for district board members. Board members will now be elected to four year
,

staggered terms
.

T
he district will either elect two or three board members every two years.

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
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0263

ENROLLED ACT NO. 118,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to senior citizen service districts; amending the length of time that electors may authorize mill levy funding for districts; amending term lengths for district board members; providing for staggered board member elections; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 18
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15
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1
02(
d)
,
18
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15
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10
5
(b) and by creating a new subsection (c)
and 18
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15
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106(a)
are amended to read:

18
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15
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102
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Formation of district; mill levy.

(d)

If the proposition to authorize a mill levy is approved by the qualified electors of the proposed district, the proposition to impose a levy in the same or at a different amount not to exceed two (2) mills, shall be submitted to the resident electors within the proposed district at the first general election held two (2) years after the election authorizing the district and
at each general election
every four (4) years

thereafter, until defeated. If the proposition to impose or continue a mill levy is defeated, the proposition shall not be submitted to the electors for a period of not less than one (1) year.

18
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15
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105
.

Election of trustees; generally.

(b)

Members of the board shall be elected at the general election immediately following the primary election establishing the district
.

and
at each general election thereafter, until the proposition establishing the district is defeated.

At the first
board
election, three (3)
members

shall be elected
for
two (2) year terms and two (2)
members

shall be elected
for
four (4) year terms
and until their
successors are elected and qualified at the regular scheduled subsequent
board
election
.
The board members shall decide by lot which members shall serve these terms.
Thereafter,
members
shall be elected for terms of four (4) years.

(c)

For districts existing prior to July 1, 2017,

at
the first subsequent
board
election
after the effective date of this act
,
three
(3)
members shall be elected for two (2) year terms and two (2) members shall be elected for four (4) year terms.
The board members shall decide by lot which members shall serve these terms.
Thereafter, members shall be elected for terms of four (4) years.

18
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15
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106.

Candidates to file petition; printing names of candidates on ballot; publication of names.

(a)

Candidates for the office of special district trustee shall file an application in the office of the county clerk in substantially the following form:

APPLICATION FOR ELECTION FOR
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVE DISTRICT TRUSTEE

I, the undersigned, certify that I was born on ...., (year); and that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ....; that I am a registered voter of
the ....

senior
citizen service district and I do hereby request that my name, ...., be printed on the ballot of the election to be held on the ....
day
of ...., (year), as a candidate for the office of ....
for
a term of
two (2)
four (4)
years. I hereby declare that if I am elected, I will qualify for the office.

Dated
: ....

.... (Signature of Candidate)

.... (Residence Address)

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2017
.

(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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