SF0136 • 2020

State officials salary-2.

AN ACT relating to state officials' salaries; increasing the salaries for state elected officials following the 2022 general election; providing for current salaries; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date when the increased salaries would take effect after the election is not specified beyond it being upon swearing in of elected officials.

State Officials Salary Increase

The bill proposes to increase the salaries of certain state officials after the 2022 general election and sets current salary levels until then.

What This Bill Does

Increases the salary of the Governor from $105,000 to $150,000 starting upon the swearing in of the elected official following the 2022 general election.
Raises the salaries of other state officials like Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction from $92,000 to $120,000 after the 2022 election.
Keeps current salary levels for these positions until the new elected officials take office.

Who It Names or Affects

State officials including the Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Terms To Know

Effective Date: The date when a new law starts to be used or becomes active.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill is marked as inactive and was withdrawn by the sponsor, so it will not become a law in its current session.
It does not specify how the salary increases will be funded.

Bill History

2020-02-14 Senate
S Withdrawn by Sponsor
2020-02-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0593
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0593
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0136

State officials salary-2.

Sponsored by: Senate Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state officials' salaries; increasing the salaries for state elected officials following the 2022 general election; providing for current salaries; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 9
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3
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101(a)(i) through (v) is amended to read:

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101.

Salaries; amount; date of payment.

(a)

Salaries for clerk of the supreme court and district court reporters shall be determined by the supreme court as authorized by legislative appropriations. Subject to constitutional limitations the following state officers and members of the judiciary shall receive the salaries indicated by the figures following their respective titles:

(i)

Governor
$105,000.00
$150,000.00

(ii)

Secretary of state
$92,000.00
$120,000.00

(iii)

State auditor
$92,000.00
$120,000.00

(iv)

State treasurer
$92,000.00
$120,000.00

(v)

Superintendent of public instruction
$92,000.00
$120,000.00

Section 2.

(a)

The amended salaries provided for in section 1 of this act shall begin upon the swearing into office of the
elected official following the 2022 general election. Until that time the following annual salary schedule shall apply:

(i)

Governor $105,000.00;

(ii)

Secretary of state $92,000.00;

(iii)

State auditor $92,000.00;

(iv)

State treasurer $92,000.00;

(v)

Superintendent of public instruction
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$92,000.00.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(END)

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