SF0059 • 2017

Government ethics-clerks of the district courts.

AN ACT relating to government ethics; providing that clerks of the district courts are subject to the Ethics and Disclosure Act; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Driskill
Last action: 2017-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2017-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0022
2017-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-22 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022
2017-02-21 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0022
2017-02-16 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0022
2017-02-16 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-0-5-0-0
2017-02-15 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-14 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-10 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-10 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-02-07 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2017-01-17 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-17 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-0-2-0-0
2017-01-16 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-13 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-13 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-13 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2017-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0059
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0243

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0022

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Driskill

Catch Title:
Government ethics-clerks of the district courts.

Subject:
Applying the

Ethics and Disclosure Act to clerks of the district courts
.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Ethics and Disclosure Act
provides ethical standards and
defines
unlawful acts for specified public employees, public officials and public members
.
This bill expands the definition of "local office" under the Ethics and Disclosure Act
to include clerks of the district courts
. This will make
the provisions of the Act apply to clerks
of the district courts and
is consistent with the requirements for
all
other elected county officials.

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
Senate
File No
.
SF0059

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to government ethics; providing that clerks of the district courts are subject to the Ethics and Disclosure Act; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 9
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13
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102(
a)(vii) is amended to read:

9
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13
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102
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Definitions
.

(a)

As used in this article:

(vii)

"Local office" means the offices of county commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county coroner, district attorney, county attorney,
clerk of the district court,
mayor and member of the council of a municipality, member of the board of trustees of a community college district or a school district and member of a joint powers board or special district. As used in this paragraph "special district" means any special district specified under W.S. 22
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29
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103(a) and any other corporate district authorized to be formed as a political subdivision under the laws of this state;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2017
.

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