HB0138 • 2020

Select committee on government consolidation and reduction.

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; creating the select committee on government consolidation and reduction; providing for membership and duties of the select committee; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Education

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer
Last action: 2020-02-26
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and has no legal effect.

Select Committee on Government Consolidation and Reduction

This act creates a select committee tasked with recommending ways to reorganize or reduce government entities in Wyoming, including school districts, community colleges, counties, cities, and legislative committees.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Select Committee on Government Consolidation and Reduction.
Provides for membership requirements of the committee, ensuring balanced representation from both political parties.
Requires the committee to submit findings and recommendations by specific deadlines.
Appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to support the committee's operations.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives who will serve on the select committee.
School districts, community colleges, counties, cities, and legislative committees that may be affected by recommendations.
The Management Council which reviews the committee’s findings and can sponsor legislation based on them.

Terms To Know

Select Committee: A temporary committee created to address specific issues or tasks.
Management Council: An entity that reviews the select committee’s findings and can sponsor legislation based on them.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.
It is unclear how many members from each political party will be appointed to the committee.
The exact impact of the recommendations made by the select committee cannot be determined without knowing their specific findings.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0138HS001

Standing Committee • House Revenue Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording of a bill to specify that a committee will make preliminary recommendations and updates a reference year from 2020 to 2022.

Adds the word 'preliminary' after 'its' in the text, indicating that the committee's initial work will be considered preliminary.
Changes the year mentioned in the bill from '2020' to '2022'.

The amendment does not provide additional context about why these changes are necessary or what specific impacts they might have.

Bill History

2020-02-26 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2020-02-19 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-19 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0
2020-02-17 House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2020-02-17 House
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
2020-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 40-19-1-0-0
2020-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0315
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0315
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0138

Select committee on government consolidation and reduction.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Connolly, Harshman, Kirkbride, MacGuire, Stith and Wilson and Senator(s) Biteman, Case and Nethercott

A BILL

for

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

Section 1
.

(a)

There is created the select committee on government consolidation and reduction consisting of the following members:

(i)

Five (5) members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall designate a cochairman of the select committee;

(ii)

Five (5) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker of the house shall designate a cochairman of the select committee.

(b)

Appointments to the select committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than four (4) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party.

(c)

The select committee shall identify and recommend standards and options for reorganizing, consolidating or reducing the number of school districts, community colleges, counties, cities and legislative districts in the state and the number of legislative committees currently in existence or created by the Wyoming legislature.

(d)

The select committee shall submit its findings and any recommendations to the management council no later than October 1, 2020, with a final report no later than October 1, 2021. The management council shall review the findings and recommendations and may sponsor any legislation it deems appropriate for consideration by the legislature.

(e)

The select committee shall hold at least six (6) meetings per year. The select committee shall be staffed by the legislative service office. School districts, community colleges, counties and cities shall provide information and assistance to the select committee as requested by the select committee.

(f)

The select committee shall exist until December 31, 2021.

Section 2.

There is appropriated one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for purposes of providing salary, mileage and per diem to members of the select committee on government consolidation and reduction and for
other expenses of the select committee authorized by law or policy of the legislature. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2022. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2020.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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