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HB0036 • 2021

Management council membership.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; amending provisions relating to the selection of management council members; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Laursen
Last action
2021-04-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
1/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify how the at-large member is chosen beyond requiring a majority vote, leaving some uncertainty about the exact process.

Changes to Management Council Membership

This law changes how members of a management council are chosen and reduces their number from twelve to ten.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the total membership of the management council from twelve to ten members.
  • Requires one senator and one representative to be selected by majority vote instead of through party caucuses.
  • Changes the rotation of chairmanship between the house and senate to occur at the end of each calendar year, rather than after legislative sessions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Wyoming Legislature
  • The management council members

Terms To Know

Management Council
A group that directs activities and sets policies for a legislative office in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how the at-large member selection process will be implemented beyond requiring a majority vote.
  • The changes take effect on January 1, 2022.

Amendments

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

HB0036H2001

2nd reading • Representative Brown

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes specific changes made by another amendment related to management council membership.

  • Removes the Sommers committee of the whole amendment (HB0036HW002/A) from page 2, line 22.
  • Removes the Sommers committee of the whole amendment (HB0036HW002/A) from page 3, after line 6.
  • Changes a number in the Sommers committee of the whole amendment on page 3, line 8 from '3.' to '2.'.
  • The exact nature and content of the removed amendments are not specified in this text.
HB0036H2002

2nd reading • Representative Sommers

Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds definitions for 'majority floor leader' and 'minority floor leader' to a bill about management council membership.

  • Adds new language after 'office.' on page 3, line 6 of the bill.
  • Defines 'majority floor leader' as the person elected by the party with the most members in the house.
  • Defines 'minority floor leader' as the person elected by the party with the second most members in the house.
  • The amendment's text does not specify how these definitions will affect the rest of the bill or its overall purpose.
HB0036HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Laursen

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the rules for selecting management council members by altering when certain provisions take effect and how a presiding officer is chosen.

  • Removes the start date of January 1, 2023, for specific selection rules.
  • Changes 'chairman' to 'presiding officer'.
  • Modifies the criteria for selecting an additional member based on political party representation in a house.
  • The amendment text does not provide full details about all changes and their implications, making it hard to explain every aspect clearly.
HB0036HW002

Committee of the Whole • Representative Sommers

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the selection process for management council members by reducing the number of senators and representatives involved and specifying new applicability dates.

  • Reduces the number of senators from two to one in the selection process.
  • Changes how a representative is selected, removing the requirement for a caucus vote and replacing it with a majority vote of all house members.
  • Specifies that the chairman of the management council must be a member of the House of Representatives starting January 1, 2023.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how the new selection process will operate in practice beyond these changes.
HB0036JC001

Conference Committee

H Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific date from the bill text.

  • Removes 'January 1, 2023' and replaces it with 'January 1, 2022'.
  • The full impact of changing this date is not explained in the amendment text.
HB0036JC002

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific date for when changes to the management council's membership will take effect and adjusts the timeline for these changes.

  • Removes the requirement that changes in management council membership start on January 1, 2023, and instead sets this change for the fifth working day of the legislature's budget session in 2022.
  • Specifies that until the fifth working day of the legislature's budget session in 2022, the current members of the management council will remain unchanged from before any new changes are made.
  • The amendment does not provide details on what happens after January 1, 2022, if the fifth working day of the budget session has not occurred by then.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the operations and decisions of the management council during the transition period.
HB0036SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Rules and Procedures Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the years referenced in the bill to correct dates for management council member selection.

  • Changes '2023' to '2022' where it appears on page 3, line 12 of the bill.
  • Replaces 'January 1, 2023' with 'July 1, 2021' on page 3, line 16.
  • The amendment does not provide context for why these specific date changes are necessary or what the broader implications might be.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 157

  2. 2021-04-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0096

  3. 2021-04-07 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0096

  4. 2021-04-07 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0096

  5. 2021-04-07 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0096

  6. 2021-04-07 Senate

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members

  7. 2021-04-07 House

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members

  8. 2021-04-06 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2021-04-06 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2021-04-06 House

    H Concur:Failed 10-47-3-0-0

  11. 2021-04-02 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  12. 2021-04-02 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-1-0-0

  13. 2021-04-01 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  14. 2021-03-31 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  15. 2021-03-30 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  16. 2021-03-30 Senate

    S12 - Rules:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

  17. 2021-03-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S12 - Rules

  18. 2021-03-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  19. 2021-03-24 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-0-0-0

  20. 2021-03-23 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  21. 2021-03-22 House

    H COW:Passed

  22. 2021-03-10 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2021-03-10 House

    H12 - Rules:Recommend Do Pass 10-3-0-0-0

  24. 2021-03-05 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H12 - Rules

  25. 2021-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2020-12-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0315
Bill No.:

HB0036

Effective:

1/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0315

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0096

Chapter No.:

157

Prime Sponsor:

Laursen

Catch Title:

Management council membership.

Subject:

Management council membership.

Summary/Major Elements:

Modifies the membership of the management council for the legislature from twelve (12) to ten (10) by decreasing the number of members selected at-large from each house and eliminates the requirement as to the at-large members' political affiliation.

Provides that the senator selected at-large will be selected by a majority vote of all members of the senate, and that the representative selected at-large will be selected by a majority vote of all members of the house of representatives.

Shifts the rotation of chairmanship of the management council between the house and senate, providing that the chairmanship will rotate at the conclusion of each calendar year, rather than after each legislative term. Further provides that the presiding officer of the house of which the chairman of management council is not a member will serve as the vice chairman of the management council.
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

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21LSO-0315

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0036

ENROLLED ACT NO. 96,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to the legislature; amending provisions relating to the selection of management council members; specifying applicability; 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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8
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102(a) is amended to read:

28
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8
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102.

Management council; membership; vacancies; meetings; rules and regulations; quorum; officers.

(a)

Activities of the office shall be directed by a management council composed of the president, vice president, majority and minority floor leaders or their respective designees of the senate, plus
two (2) senators
one (1) senator
selected at large
;

not more than one (1) of which shall be from the same political party as the president;
and the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority and minority floor leaders or their respective designees of the house plus
two (2) representatives selected at large, not more than one (1) of which shall be from the same political party as the speaker. The two (2) senators
one (1) representative selected at large. The senator
selected at large shall be selected
by caucus of the two (2) major political parties in the senate, meeting separately,
by a majority vote of all members of the senate
and the
(2) representatives
representative
selected at large shall be selected
by caucus of the two (2) major political parties of the house, meeting separately. These twelve (12) members shall select one (1) additional member at large from the house of which the chairman of the management council is not a member. The member at large shall not be from the same party as the chairman of the management council
by a majority vote of all members of the house of
representatives
. Chairmanship of the management council shall be rotated between the house and senate
after each two (2) year session
at the conclusion of each calendar year
so that the chairman shall not be from the same house as the chairman who served for the preceding
legislative term
calendar year
.

The presiding officer of the house of which the chairman of management council is not a member shall serve as the vice chairman of the management council.

The members of the management council shall be the legislative representatives in directing the day
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to
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day functions of the office and the entire membership of the legislature shall have the ultimate control and supervision over policy of the office.

Section 2.

The change in the membership of the management council, as required by this act, shall take place on the fifth working day of the legislature's budget session in 2022. From the effective date of this act until the fifth working day of the legislature's budget session in 2022, the membership of the management council shall continue as it existed prior to the changes made by this act. For calendar year 2022, the chairman of the management council shall be a member of the senate. Starting January 1, 2023, for calendar year 2023 the chairman of the management council shall be a member of the house of representatives.

Section 3
.

This act is effective January 1, 2022
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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