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SF0062 • 2021

Repealing sunset date for the office of consumer advocate.

AN ACT relating to the office of the consumer advocate; repealing the existing sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Mgt Audit
Last action
2021-04-01
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the office will continue its operations beyond July 1, 2023, after the sunset date is repealed.

Removing End Date for Consumer Advocate Office

This law removes a set end date for the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate, allowing it to continue its work without interruption.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the existing sunset date (July 1, 2023) for the Office of the Consumer Advocate.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of the Consumer Advocate in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Sunset date
A specific date when a law or part of an organization is set to end unless action is taken to continue it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide details about how the Office will be funded beyond July 1, 2023.
  • It does not change any other laws related to the responsibilities of the Office of the Consumer Advocate.

Amendments

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

SF0062SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill's title and text to remove an extension of the sunset date for the office of consumer advocate and instead repeal that sunset date.

  • Changes 'Extending' in the catch title to 'Repealing'.
  • Removes the word 'extending' from line 2 of the bill text.
  • Replaces 'is amended to read:' with 'is repealed.' on line 7.
  • The amendment does not provide details about what happens after the repeal, such as how long the office will continue or if there are any new rules for it.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-01 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 62

  2. 2021-04-01 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0022

  3. 2021-03-30 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022

  4. 2021-03-29 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0022

  5. 2021-03-29 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0022

  6. 2021-03-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-0-0-0

  7. 2021-03-26 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2021-03-25 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2021-03-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2021-03-23 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0

  11. 2021-03-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  12. 2021-03-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2021-03-11 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0

  14. 2021-03-10 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2021-03-09 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2021-03-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2021-03-04 Senate

    S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  19. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2021-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0239
Bill No.:

SF0062

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0239

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0022

Chapter No.:

62

Prime Sponsor:

Management Audit Committee

Catch Title:

Repealing sunset date for the office of consumer advocate.

Subject:

Office of Consumer Advocate.

Summary/Major Elements:

Repeals the existing sunset date (July 1, 2023) for the Office of Consumer Advocate and, by doing so, allows the Office to continue to operate past that sunset date.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
21LSO-0239

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0062

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to the office of the consumer advocate; repealing the existing sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 37
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2
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404(b) is repealed.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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