SF0068 • 2020

Legislator salary restrictions.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; prohibiting payment of wages to members of the legislature who are public employees; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator James
Last action: 2020-02-14
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the accrual of benefits or use of accrued annual leave, but it mentions that such provisions are not prohibited by this bill.

Legislator Salary Restrictions

The bill aims to prohibit Wyoming legislators who are also public employees from receiving their regular job pay while they receive legislative salary.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits members of the legislature who are also public employees from receiving wages as a public employee during any period when they receive salary for legislative working days or committee work days.

Who It Names or Affects

Legislators who are also public employees in Wyoming

Terms To Know

public employee: A person working for a government agency or organization, as defined by W.S. 1-39-103(a)(iv).

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was never introduced in the legislature.
It only affects legislators who also work as public employees.

Bill History

2020-02-14 Senate
S Did Not Consider for Introduction Vote
2020-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

20LSO-0138
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0138
Introduced
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0068

Legislator salary restrictions.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) James, Biteman, Bouchard and Hutchings and Representative(s) Edwards, Jennings, Laursen, Salazar and Styvar

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the legislature; prohibiting payment of wages to members of the legislature who are public employees; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 28
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101 by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

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101.

Schedule of compensation, per diem and travel expenses.

(g)

A member of the legislature who is also a public employee shall not receive payment of wages as a public employee during any period the member receives salary for a legislative working day or for a committee work day as provided in paragraph (e)(ii). This subsection shall not prohibit the accrual of other benefits resulting from employment as a public employee. This subsection shall not apply to the extent that the member receives payment of wages through the use of accrued annual leave or other compensatory leave during the same time period. As used in this subsection, "public employee" means as defined in W.S. 1
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103(a)(iv) except for any person who is only considered a public employee because he is a member of the legislature.

Section 2
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This act is effective January 1, 2023.

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