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HB0042 • 2021

Chancery court vacancy amendments.

AN ACT relating to courts; amending requirements for filling chancery court vacancies; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
BlockChain/Technology
Last action
2021-02-08
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about how many chancery courts will be affected, leaving this information uncertain.

Amending Chancery Court Vacancy Rules

The bill extends the deadline for temporarily filling chancery court vacancies until March 1, 2023.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends from March 1, 2022 to March 1, 2023 the deadline permitting vacancies on the Chancery court to be temporarily filled by a retired supreme court justice, retired district court judge or a member of a panel of up to five (5) active district court judges selected by the Supreme Court.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Chancery courts in Wyoming
  • Supreme Court and District Court judges

Terms To Know

Chancery Court
A court that handles specific types of cases, such as those involving equity law.
Vacancy
An empty position or office in a court due to the absence of an appointed judge.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only extends deadlines for temporary fill-ins and does not address permanent appointments.
  • It is unclear how many chancery courts will be affected by this change.

Amendments

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

HB0042H2001

2nd reading • Representative Walters

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the year from 2026 to 2023 in a section of HB0042.

  • Changes the specified year from 2026 to 2023.
  • The exact impact and context of changing this specific year are not clear without additional information.
HB0042H3001

3rd reading • Representative Gray

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section that prevents state funds from being used to build a dedicated space for the chancery court before March 1, 2022.

  • Adds a restriction on using state funds to construct a specific area or building for the chancery court until after March 1, 2022.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the deadline is missed or how existing projects are affected.
  • It's unclear whether this restriction applies to all state funds or only those specifically allocated for chancery court purposes.

Bill History

  1. 2021-02-08 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 6

  2. 2021-02-08 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0004

  3. 2021-02-04 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0004

  4. 2021-02-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004

  5. 2021-02-03 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0004

  6. 2021-02-03 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-2-2-0-0

  7. 2021-02-02 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2021-02-01 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2021-02-01 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2021-02-01 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2021-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  12. 2021-01-29 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2021-01-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-0-0-0

  14. 2021-01-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2021-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2021-01-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2021-01-27 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2021-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  19. 2021-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2021-01-06 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0227

Bill No.:

HB0042

Effective:

7/1/2021

LSO No.:

21LSO-0227

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0004

Chapter No.:

6

Prime Sponsor:

Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology

Catch Title:

Chancery court vacancy amendments.

Subject:

Extending the deadline for specific means of filling Chancery court vacancies.

Summary/Major Elements:

Extends from March 1, 2022 to March 1, 2023 the deadline permitting vacancies on the Chancery court to be temporarily filled by a retired supreme court justice, retired district court judge or a member of a panel of up to five (5) active district court judges selected by the Supreme Court to serve as a chancery court judge on an ad hoc basis.

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-0227

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0042

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to courts; amending requirements for filling chancery court vacancies; 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. 5
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13
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109(b) is amended to read:

5
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13
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109.

Temporary assignment to fill vacancies; appointments to fill vacancies in office.

(b)

Beginning March 1,
2022
2023
, the office of judge of the chancery court and any vacancies therein shall be filled as provided by W.S. 5
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13
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107.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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