AN ACT relating to counties; amending the salaries of specified county officers; repealing obsolete salary language; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Representative Greear
Last action
2022-03-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2022
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary and text do not provide details about how these changes will be funded or implemented.
County Officers' Salaries Act
This law changes the salaries of certain county officers and removes outdated salary language.
What This Bill Does
Amends the annual salaries for specific county officers starting January 2, 2023 to not more than the salary authorized for a circuit court judge (currently $145,000).
Repeals obsolete salary language from the law.
Who It Names or Affects
County assessors, part-time county and prosecuting attorneys, part-time county attorneys, county clerks, clerks of district court, county sheriffs, and county treasurers.
Terms To Know
Circuit Court Judge
A judge who works in a circuit court. The salary for this position is used as a reference point for other officers' salaries.
Limits and Unknowns
The law does not specify how these changes will be funded.
It only affects those who hold these positions after January 2, 2023.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes the salary percentage for certain county officers to ninety percent (90%) instead of a previous unspecified amount.
Modifies the salary calculation for specified county officers by setting it at ninety percent (90%).
The exact details about which county officers are affected and what the previous percentage or amount was before this amendment are not provided in the text.
Plain English: The amendment changes the language regarding county officer salaries by removing specific wording and deleting two lines of text.
Removes 'and to' from the bill's text.
Deletes lines 10 and 11 on page 2.
The exact content of the deleted lines is not provided, making it unclear what specific information or rules were removed.
Bill History
2022-03-25LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 110
2022-03-25Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0056
2022-03-11Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0056
2022-03-11House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0056
2022-03-10LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0056
2022-03-10House
H Concur:Passed 41-18-1-0-0
2022-03-10House
H Received for Concurrence
2022-03-10Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-7-1-0-0
2022-03-09Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-03-08Senate
S COW:Passed
2022-03-07Senate
S Placed on General File
2022-03-07Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2022-03-02Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2022-03-02Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-03-01House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-15-1-0-0
2022-02-28House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-02-25House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2022-02-24House
H COW:Passed
2022-02-24House
H Placed on General File
2022-02-24House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2022-02-18House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 43-17-0-0-0
2022-02-11House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-10LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 22LSO-0411
Bill No.:
HB0091
Effective:
7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
LSO No.:
22LSO-0411
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0056
Chapter No.:
110
Prime Sponsor:
Greear
Catch Title:
County officers-salaries.
Subject:
Amending the salaries of specified county officers.
Summary/Major Elements:
This act amends the salaries for county assessors, part-time county-and-prosecuting attorneys, part-time county attorneys, county clerks, clerks of district court, county sheriffs, and county treasurers.
Beginning on January 2, 2023, those officers shall receive an annual salary of not more than the salary authorized for a circuit court judge (currently $145,000).
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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22LSO-0411
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0091
ENROLLED ACT NO. 56,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to counties; amending the salaries of specified county officers; repealing obsolete salary language; 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. 18
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107(a)(i) by creating a new subparagraph (D) is amended to read:
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107.
Annual salaries of certain officers; additional compensation prohibited; exception as to traveling and other expenses; compensation of county commissioner; appointment and salaries of deputies, clerks, stenographers and other assistants.
(a)
County officers shall be paid as follows:
(i)
The county assessor, part
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time county and prosecuting attorneys, part
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time county attorneys, county clerk, clerk of district court, county sheriff and county treasurer in their respective counties shall receive as annual salaries:
(D)
From and after January 2, 2023 not more than the salary authorized for a circuit court judge in W.S. 5
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110.
Section 2.
W.S. 18
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107(a)(i)(B) is repealed.
Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
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(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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