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HB0001 • 2018
AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and transfers of funds for the period of the budget and for the remainder of the current biennium as specified; providing for carryover of certain funds beyond the biennium as specified; providing for employee positions as specified; providing for duties, terms and conditions and other requirements relating to appropriations for the remainder of the current biennium and the period of the budget as specified; providing for position and other budgetary limitations; amending existing law by redirecting revenues and making transfers for the remainder of the current biennium and the period of the budget; imposing a surcharge; reducing prior appropriations; creating a select committee and task forces; providing for reports related to appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
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2nd reading • Lone
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Lone
2nd reading • Steinmetz
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Steinmetz
2nd reading • Northrup
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Northrup
2nd reading • Hunt
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Hunt
2nd reading • Pownall
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Pownall
2nd reading • Madden
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Madden
2nd reading • Madden
Plain English: Divided 2nd reading by Madden
2nd reading • Madden
Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 2nd reading by Madden
2nd reading • Madden
Plain English: Corrected, Failed 2nd reading by Madden
2nd reading • Pownall
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Pownall
2nd reading • Jennings
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Jennings
2nd reading • Allen
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Allen
2nd reading • Steinmetz
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Steinmetz
2nd reading • Halverson
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Halverson
2nd reading • Greear
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Greear
2nd reading • Brown
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Brown
2nd reading • Lindholm
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Lindholm
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Madden
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Madden
2nd reading • Lone
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Lone
2nd reading • Clem
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Clem
2nd reading • Clem
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Clem
2nd reading • Larsen
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Larsen
2nd reading • Winters
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Winters
2nd reading • Halverson
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Halverson
2nd reading • Lindholm
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Lindholm
2nd reading • Schwartz
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Schwartz
2nd reading • Halverson
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Halverson
2nd reading • Larsen
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Larsen
2nd reading • Brown
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Brown
2nd reading • Northrup
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Northrup
2nd reading • Clem
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Clem
2nd reading • Hunt
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Hunt
2nd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer
2nd reading • Nicholas
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Nicholas
2nd reading • Lindholm
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Lindholm
2nd reading • Steinmetz
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Steinmetz
2nd reading • Lone
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Lone
2nd reading • Halverson
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Halverson
2nd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Zwonitzer
2nd reading • Edwards
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Edwards
2nd reading • Sommers
Plain English: Corrected, Withdrawn 2nd reading by Sommers
2nd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Corrected, Corrected, Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Clem
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Clem
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Edwards
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Edwards
2nd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Laursen
2nd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Laursen
2nd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Laursen
2nd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Corrected, Withdrawn 2nd reading by Laursen
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Corrected, Failed 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Halverson
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Halverson
2nd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer
2nd reading • Gray
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Gray
2nd reading • Barlow
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Barlow
2nd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Connolly
2nd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Connolly
2nd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Connolly
2nd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Connolly
3rd reading • Gray
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Gray
3rd reading • Allen
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Allen
3rd reading • Allen
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Allen
3rd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Zwonitzer
3rd reading • Edwards
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Edwards
3rd reading • Stith
Plain English: Corrected, Failed 3rd reading by Stith
3rd reading • Steinmetz
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Steinmetz
3rd reading • Jennings
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Jennings
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Sommers
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Sommers
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Flitner
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Flitner
3rd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Connolly
3rd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Connolly
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Hunt
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Hunt
3rd reading • Northrup
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Northrup
3rd reading • Greear
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Greear
3rd reading • Walters
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Walters
3rd reading • Connolly
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Connolly
3rd reading • Hallinan
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Hallinan
3rd reading • Sommers
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Sommers
3rd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Laursen
3rd reading • Stith
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Stith
3rd reading • Madden
Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 3rd reading by Madden
3rd reading • Nicholas
Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas
3rd reading • Eyre
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Eyre
3rd reading • Sommers
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Sommers
3rd reading • Miller
Plain English: Corrected, Failed 3rd reading by Miller
3rd reading • Zwonitzer
Plain English: Corrected, Failed 3rd reading by Zwonitzer
3rd reading • MacGuire
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MacGuire
3rd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Gray
3rd reading • Gray
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Gray
3rd reading • Olsen
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Olsen
3rd reading • Schwartz
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Schwartz
3rd reading • Byrd
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Byrd
3rd reading • Clem
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Clem
3rd reading • Northrup
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Northrup
3rd reading • Barlow
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Barlow
3rd reading • Eyre
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Eyre
3rd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Laursen
3rd reading • Harshman
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Harshman
3rd reading • Harshman
Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Harshman
3rd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Laursen
3rd reading • Walters
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Walters
3rd reading • Walters
Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Walters
3rd reading • Laursen
Plain English: Corrected, Withdrawn 3rd reading by Laursen
3rd reading • Nicholas
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas
3rd reading • Nicholas
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas
3rd reading • Nicholas
Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas
Conference Committee
Plain English: H Adopted, S Adopted Conference Committee
Veto Override
Plain English: Filed Veto Override
Veto Override
Plain English: Filed Veto Override
Veto Override
Plain English: Filed Veto Override
Veto Override
Plain English: Filed Veto Override
Veto Override
Plain English: Filed Veto Override
Standing Committee • SAppropriations
Plain English: Reported Standing Committee by SAppropriations
Governor Signed HEA No. 0062 with Line Item Veto
Assigned Chapter Number 134
S President Signed HEA No. 0062
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0062
Assigned Number HEA No. 0062
H Appointed JCC01 Members
S Appointed JCC01 Members
Senate:Pursuant to JR 14-1 (g) referred directly to JCC
Senate:Pursuant to JR 14-1 (f) referred directly to 3rd Reading
S Introduced and Referred to S02
S Received for Introduction
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-11-3-0-0
H 2nd Reading:Passed
H COW:Passed
H COW:Considered
H Introduced and Referred to HCOW
H Received for Introduction
Bill Number Assigned
Bill Summary Bill No.: HB0001 Effective : Multiple Dates LSO No.: 18LSO-0422 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0062 Chapter No.: 134 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee Catch Title: General government appropriations. Subject: Budget bill. T h i s bill c o n ta ins t he fo ll o w ing a ppr o pri at i o ns for t he s e m ajor pr og r a m s : Dep a r t m e nt o f H e a l t h – Appropriations of $1,858,764,059 ($908.8 million GF; $806.0 million FF; and $143.9 million OF). In addition to these amounts, the bill includes appropriations of $21.37 million GF effective immediately (Section 326) to address immediate needs in FY 2018 and $23,437,456 GF to an acco unt within the State Auditor’s O ffice for potential suppleme ntal requests of the Department of Health and the Department of Family Services. Dep a r t m e nt o f F a m ily Ser v i ces – Appropriations of $294,145,580 ($147.2 million GF; $137.5 million FF; and $9.4 million OF). In addition to these amounts, the bill includes appropriations of $23,437,456 GF to an account within the State Auditor’s O ffice for potential supplemental requests of the Department of Health and the Department of Family Services. C o m m u n i t y C o lle g es – Appropriations of $246,065,222 ($240.6 million GF; $1.9 million FF; and $3.6 million OF). S tat e L a nds a nd I n v e s t m en t s – Appropriations of $103,199,926 ($23.1 million GF; $33.6 million FF; and $46.4 million OF). Uni v er s i t y o f W y o m ing – Appropriations of $379,959,114 GF. Dep a r t m e nt o f C o rrec t i o ns – Appropriations of $276,434,039 ($260.0 million GF; $0.4 million FF, $16.0 million OF). K-1 2 F o und at i o n P r og r am – Appropriations of $1,757,607,097 from the School Foundation Program account. Major Maintenance for S tat e Fa cili t ie s and Sch oo ls – A ppropriations of $110.5 million GF for state, community college, and U niversity of Wyoming properties; $144.5 million from the School Capital Construction Account for K-12 school district major maintenance. V arious p rovisions – Carryover of prior appropriations ; Provision of employer-paid benefits, including appropriation of prior funding for retiree health care from employer paid health insurance contributions for retiree health insurance rather than new appropriations ; Programmatic and departmental transfer authority for the Governor and the Judiciary (flex) ; Limitation on use of personal services (100 series) ; Borrowing authority for specified funds and purposes ; Limitation on salary increases ; Directives for statewide employee or program reductions ; [Vetoed by Governor.] School capital construction appropriations of $83,549,132 for K-12 facilities, leases, and related projects ; Redirection of severance taxes, federal mineral royalties, coal lease bonus funds, and state royalties on school land s; Transfer of sales and use taxes collected from remote sellers ; [Vetoed by Governor.] Conditional appropriation for district court workload ; [Repealed by the enactment of 2018 Senate File 90, SEA 26.] Appropriation of $11 million from the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Remediation Account ; Directives on strategic purchasing of computers ; Appropriation of $400,000 for court security improvements ; Creation of the Select Committee on Family Medicine Residency Programs, the Blockchain Task Force and the Wyoming Museum of Military Vehicles Task Force ; Development of a grant or loan program for the continued operation of an automotive technology trade school ; Reductions of prior appropriations ; and Provision to distribute investment income from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund . P rovisions for appropriations/transfers from various accounts – Authorization to transfer funds from the Budget Reserve Account to the General Fund as necessary ; Transfer of funds within the Budget Reserve Account to the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account on June 30, 2020 ; Suspension on the transfer of monies to specified inviolate funds ; Transfer of $81,562,630 from the General Fund to the Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Account ; Transfer of $150,524,585 from the School Foundation Program Reserve Account to the Common School Permanent Fund Reserve Account ; Transfer of $6,651,070 from the School Foundation Program Reserve Account to the Excellence in Higher Education Endowment Reserve Account ; Appropriation of $40,833,074 from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account and a like amount from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund Reserve Account to the School Ca pital Construction Account; Conditional appropriation of $41.5 million from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account to the Economic Diversification Account ; [Reduced by appropriations to the account within other legislation enacted in the 2018 Budget Session. Relevant contingent legislation includes 2018 Senate Files 40, 100, 108 and 118 .] A ppropriation of $10 million from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund Reserve Account and a like amount from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account to the Wyoming State Penitentiary Capital C onstruction Account; R edirection of funds from corporate fees for purposes of election equipment , contingent upon future legislative authorization . 7,685 T ota l Au t h o rized Po s i t i o ns (7,381 f u l l - t i m e a n d 304 p a r t - t i m e) T ota l Appr o pri at i o n s : Ge n e r al F un d A ppropr iati o ns : $2,899,037,800 Fe d e r al F un d A ppropr iati o ns : $1,590,769,363 Sc h oo l F ou n d ati o n P ro g r a m A ppr o pr iati o ns : $1,792,110,902 Ot h er F un d A ppropr iati o ns : $2,361,335,058 T o t al App r op r i a ti ons in B ud g et B ill: $8,633,253,123 T he fo ll o w ing rep o r t s a re r e quired u nder t he b ud g et bil l : The State Treasurer shall report on the documented savings resulting from increased use of internal investment personnel and reduced payments for external investment managers to the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) and the Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments not later than June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The Department of Administration & Information (A&I) shall transmit a report from the multi-payer c laims contractor identifying potential cost savings and recommendations for improved efficiency within the State Employees’ and Officials’ G roup I nsurance P rogram to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee and the JAC not later than December 1, 2018 and December 1, 2019. The Military Department shall report to the JAC on all positions created or eliminated pursuant to budget footnotes through the B-11 process. The Department of Revenue shall report to the Management Council and the JAC on the effectiveness of adding one (1) position to the Excise Tax Unit and one (1) position to the Mineral Tax Unit, including a preliminary report not later than December 1, 2019 and a final report as of June 30, 2020. The Department of Revenue shall provide an update on the study on the use of discounted cash flow valuation for the ad valorem tax on oil and gas production to the Joint Revenue Interim Committee not later than November 30, 2018 and shall report the results of the study and final recommendations to the Joint Revenue Interim Committee not later than November 30, 2019. The Department of Audit shall report to the Management Council and the JAC on the effectiveness of adding three (3) positions to the Excise Tax Division, including a preliminary report not later than December 1, 2019 and a final report as of June 30, 2020. The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority shall provide a report to the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee on energy strategy initiatives, including a preliminary report not later than October 31, 2018 and a final report not later than October 31, 2019. The Department of Family Services shall report to the JAC all B-11 transfers made pursuant to the budget footnote related to the $250,000 budget reduction. T he Wyoming Tourism Board shall report to the Joint Travel, Recreation and Cultural Resources Interim Committee and the JAC on the regional marketing pilot grant not later than November 1, 2019. The University of Wyoming shall submit a report of the plan to acquire a replacement research aircraft to the JAC wi thin thirty (30) days after a loan authorized by a budget footnote is executed. The Department of Enterprise Technology Services shall report to the Joint Education Interim Committee and the JAC not later than November 1, 2018 on the feasibility of administering strategic bulk purchasing of all computer hardware and operating software for all Wyoming school districts. The Department of Enterprise Technology Services shall report to the JAC on December 1, 2018 and on December 1, 2019 on the identifiable savings from the strategic bulk computer purchasing program. The Department of Enterprise Technology Services , in cooperation with the Wyoming Community College Commission, shall report to the Joint Education Interim Committee and the JAC not later than November 1, 2018 on the use, costs and proportionate funding share of the Wyoming Unified Network by community colleges. The Department of Corrections shall report quarterly to the JAC on the expenditure of funds re-appropriated under 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 120, Section 2, Section 080, footnote 2 throughout the period beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020. The Department of Corrections shall report on a quarterly basis to the JAC on any transfers made within the state penitentiary facility management unit p ursuant to the budget footnote . The District Attorney’s Office in Judicial District #1 shall report to the JAC on all federally funded positions that are eliminated, pursuant to the budget footnote, through the B-11 process. University of Wyoming – Medical Education shall report on any 100 series transfers and expenditures pursuant to the budget footnote and Section 307 of this bill . The Department of Education shall provide a report to the Joint Education Interim Committee and the JAC, not later than October 1, 2018, on school-related information on the Wind River Reservation. The Department of Education shall report to the Joint Education Interim Committee and the JAC not later than October 1, 2018 regarding the national board certification incentive. The Environmental Quality Council and the Department of Environmental Quality shall report to the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee and the JAC not later than N ovember 1, 2018 on whether the C ouncil could be staffed exclusively by personnel within the Department. The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority shall provide a report comparing the tax burden in Wyoming with the tax burden on oil and gas development in other states to the Joint Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Interim Committee and the Joint Revenue Interim Committee not later than November 1, 2018. Upon notification from the Governor, the State Auditor shall transfer funds to agencies for purposes of employee group health, dental and life insurance premium increases. All t ransfers authorized under this provision shall be approved by the Governor and reported to the JAC through the B-11 process. The Department of Health shall report quarterly to the JAC and the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee on expenditures made from reappropriations for Title 25. All transfers authorized under the flex authority granted to the Executive Branch in Section 305 shall be reported to the JAC through the B-11 process. All transfers authorized under the flex authority granted to the Judicial Branch in Section 306 shall be reported by the Supreme Court to the JAC. The Department of Health and the University of Wyoming-Medical Education shall report quarterly to the JAC and the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee regarding the Department's and the University's respective exercise of personal services transfers. The Department of Corrections and the Judicial Branch shall report to the JAC quarterly and in a cumulative report not later than December 1, 2018 and December 1, 2019 on all transfers by program, unit and expenditure series made by the exercise of personal services transfers. The Department of Health shall report quarterly to the JAC on the amount of the actual budget shortfall and an estimate of anticipated shortfalls, if any, prior to June 30, 2020. The State Construction Department, the University of Wyoming and the Community College Commission shall report not later than October 31, 2019 to the State Building Commission and the JAC on the expenditures and commitments made from the appro priations for major maintenance . The Governor shall report to the JAC, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House immediately upon exercise of the borrowing authority for wildland fire response. The director of the Department of A&I shall report to the JAC and the Governor within thirty (30) days of exercise of loan authority for cash flow for the Employees’ and O fficials’ Group Health Insurance P lan. Any position exempted by the Board of Judicial Policy and Administration from salary limitations shall be reported to the JAC. The Governor shall provide reports by February 1, 2019, July 1, 2019, January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 to the JAC identifying, by agency, the eliminated generally funded, full time positions and associated salary and benefits of each position. [Vetoed by Governor.] The State Construction Department shall report at least once each year on the deployment of amounts to fund projects under Section 313. The reports, as approved by the Commission, shall be submitted by the Department to the Select Committee on School Facilities, the JAC and the Governor. Prior to expenditure of land acquisition appropriations, the S tate C onstruction D epartment shall report proposed land acquisitions to the cochairmen of the JAC and the Joint Education Interim Committee and the chairman and vice chairman of the Select Committee on School Facilities. Transfers related to district court workload shall be reported annually by the Supreme Court to the JAC. [Repealed by the enactment of 2018 Senate File 90 , SEA 26 .] The Select Committee on Family Medicine Residency Programs shall submit a report summarizing its studies and recommendations to the JAC on or before November 1, 2018. The Governor, in conjunction with the Wyoming Community College Commission and any community college district receiving a grant for operation of aut omotive technology trade school , shall report to the Joint Education Interim Committee and the JAC not later than December 1, 2018. Not later than October 1, 2018, the Wyoming Museum of Military Vehicles Task Force shall provide a report of its findings to the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee and the JAC. T he G ov ern or v e to ed t he f o ll o w ing pr ov i s i o ns: Governor's Office – footnote 6. State Engineer – footnote 1. Enterprise Technology Services – footnote 5. Section 312 – Statewide employee reduction and budget reduction. Portions of Section 313 – School capital construction. Portions of Section 316 – Federal mineral royalty diversion. Section 330 – Transfer of sales and use taxes collected from remote vendors. Portions of Section 331 – Operation of automotive technology trade school grant or loan. Comments: Portions of this bill are effective immediately. O therwise , the bill is effective July 1, 2018. This bill requires multiple reports as described above. This bill creates the Select Committee on Family Medicine Residency Programs, the Blockchain Task Force and the Wyoming Museum of Military Vehicles Task Force with legislative members appointed to each . The bill appropriates funds to the Legislative Service Office for the legislative members thereof. This bill requires the Legislative Service Office to delete obsolete or fully executed date references to the provision of Wyoming Statutes that are amended or created in the bill. 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 .