SF0057 • 2018

Board of law examiners appointment-supreme court rules.

AN ACT relating to attorneys at law; providing for the appointment and conditions of office of the board of law examiners pursuant to Wyoming supreme court rules; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Perkins
Last action: 2018-03-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2018-03-16 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0043
2018-03-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 92
2018-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0043
2018-03-09 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0043
2018-03-09 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0043
2018-03-08 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0
2018-03-07 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-06 House
H COW:Passed
2018-03-05 House
H Placed on General File
2018-03-05 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2018-03-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2018-02-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-02-23 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-21 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2018-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 29-0-1-0-0
2018-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-01-25 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0057
Effective
:
7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0205

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0043

Chapter No.:
92

Prime Sponsor:
Perkins

Catch Title:
Board of law examiners appointment-supreme court rules.

Subject:
Providing for the appoint
ment and conditions of office for
the board of law

examiners pursuant to Wyoming supreme court rules
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing statute
requires the Supreme Court to appoint the members of the board of law examiners. This board is responsible for
administrat
ing and grading the bar admission test. Existing statute

specifies the number
of board
members, the
length
of the

members’
terms
and
imposes
a prohibition on more than one member from the same judicial district
.

T
his ac
t deletes these
provisions
and simply requires that
the members of the board be appointed and hold office pursuant to rules promulgated by the Supreme Court.

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

Read the full stored bill text

ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0057

ENROLLED ACT NO. 43,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to attorneys at law; providing for the appointment and conditions of office of the board of law examiners pursuant to Wyoming supreme court rules; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 33
‑
5
‑
101 is amended to read:

33
‑
5
‑
101
.

State board of law examiners;
appointment.

The state board of law examiners shall
consist of five (5) members of the bar of at least five (5) years standing, who shall
be appointed by the supreme court
,
and shall hold office
for the term of three (3) years; provided, that not more than one (1) member shall be appointed from the same judicial district. In case a vacancy shall occur by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled by appointment by the court for the remainder of the term of the member whose place has become vacant. Removal of a member from the district in which he resided when appointed shall be construed as creating a vacancy

pursuant to rules promulgated by the supreme court
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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