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HB0091 • 2022

County officers-salaries.

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This law changes the salaries of certain county officers and removes outdated salary language.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.

HB0091H2001

2nd reading • Representative Zwonitzer

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific line about county officer salaries and changes where certain information is recorded.

  • Removes the language added by an earlier amendment regarding county officer salaries.
  • Changes the location in state law where specified salary information for county officers will be recorded.
  • The exact details of what was removed about county officer salaries are not provided, making it hard to explain fully.
HB0091H3001

3rd reading • Representative Laursen

Failed

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.
HB0091HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the word 'district' to 'circuit' in a section of the bill related to county officer salaries.

  • Replaces the term 'district' with 'circuit' in the relevant part of the bill.
  • The amendment does not provide details on why this change is being made or what specific impact it will have.
HB0091SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Appropriations Committee

Adopted

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

  1. 2022-03-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 110

  2. 2022-03-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0056

  3. 2022-03-11 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0056

  4. 2022-03-11 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0056

  5. 2022-03-10 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0056

  6. 2022-03-10 House

    H Concur:Passed 41-18-1-0-0

  7. 2022-03-10 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2022-03-10 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-7-1-0-0

  9. 2022-03-09 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2022-03-08 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2022-03-07 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2022-03-07 Senate

    S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  13. 2022-03-02 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations

  14. 2022-03-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2022-03-01 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-15-1-0-0

  16. 2022-02-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2022-02-25 House

    H 2nd Reading:Laid Back

  18. 2022-02-24 House

    H COW:Passed

  19. 2022-02-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2022-02-24 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  21. 2022-02-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 43-17-0-0-0

  22. 2022-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2022-02-10 LSO

    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

Read the full stored bill text
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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3
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107(a)(i) by creating a new subparagraph (D) is amended to read:

18
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3
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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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1
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110.

Section 2.

W.S. 18
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3
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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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