HB0096 • 2022

State officials salary.

AN ACT relating to state elected officials' salaries; increasing the salaries for state elected officials following the 2022 general election; providing for current salaries; providing appropriations; 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 Nicholas
Last action: 2022-03-25
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The summary does not specify the exact funding amounts for each official.

Increase Salaries for State Officials

This law increases salaries for five statewide elected officials starting January 2, 2023.

What This Bill Does

Increases the Governor's salary from $105,000 to $140,000.
Raises the salaries of other state officials (Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent) from $92,000 to $125,000.
Provides funding for these salary increases until June 30, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

State officials including the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Limits and Unknowns

Only applies to statewide elected officials.
Funding is provided only until June 30, 2024; future funding is uncertain.

Amendments

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

HB0096H3001

3rd reading • Representative Sommers

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes certain provisions related to state elected officials' salaries from the bill.

Removes language about providing a mechanism for salary adjustments.
Eliminates specific lines that mention creating subsections and additional details on salary provisions.

The exact nature of the removed provisions is not detailed, so their full impact cannot be described clearly.

HB0096H3002

3rd reading • Representative Jennings

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment proposes to remove a specific line from the bill that relates to state elected officials' salaries.

Removes line 9 on page 1 of the original bill.

It is unclear what information or provision was in line 9, so the exact impact of removing it cannot be fully explained without additional context.

HB0096HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Olsen

Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds an option for state elected officials to receive their salary increase in Wyoming stable tokens if a specific law is passed.

Adds language allowing state elected officials to choose to receive their increased salaries in Wyoming stable tokens, contingent on another law being enacted.

The amendment's effectiveness depends on the passage of Senate File 0106, which is not specified here.
Details about Wyoming stable tokens and how they work are not provided in this amendment text.

Bill History

2022-03-25 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 111
2022-03-25 Wyoming Legislature
Became Law without Signature
2022-03-10 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0052
2022-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052
2022-03-10 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0052
2022-03-10 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-11-1-0-0
2022-03-09 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-03-08 Senate
S COW:Passed
2022-03-07 Senate
S Placed on General File
2022-03-07 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2022-03-02 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2022-03-02 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-03-01 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-19-1-0-0
2022-02-28 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-02-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2022-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2022-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2022-02-18 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2022-02-17 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 40-19-1-0-0
2022-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0385
Bill No.:

HB0096

Effective:

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

22LSO-0385

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0052

Chapter No.:

111

Prime Sponsor:

Nicholas

Catch Title:

State officials salary.

Subject:

Salary increases for the statewide elected officials
.

Summary/Major Elements:

The salaries of the five statewide elected officials (Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction) were last increased in 2002.

This bill increases the salaries of the statewide elected officials starting January 2, 2023 as follows:

Governor from one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) to one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000);

Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and Superintendent from ninety-two thousand dollars ($92,000) to one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).

Contains appropriations to the respective elected officials’ offices to pay for the salary increases for the rest of the biennium.
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-0385

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0096

ENROLLED ACT NO. 52,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to state elected officials' salaries; increasing the salaries for state elected officials following the 2022 general election; providing for current salaries; providing appropriations; 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. 9
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3
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101(a)(i) through (v) is amended to read:

9
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3
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101.

Salaries; amount; date of payment.

(a)

Salaries for clerk of the supreme court and district court reporters shall be determined by the supreme court as authorized by legislative appropriations. Subject to constitutional limitations the following state officers and members of the judiciary shall receive the salaries indicated by the figures following their respective titles:

(i)

Governor

$105,000.00
$140,000.00;

(ii)

Secretary of state

$92,000.00
$125,000.00;

(iii)

State auditor

$92,000.00
$125,000.00;

(iv)

State treasurer

$92,000.00
$125,000.00;

(v)

Superintendent of public instruction
$92,000.00
$125,000.00.

Section 2.

(a)

The amended salaries provided for in section 1 of this act shall begin upon the swearing into office of the
elected official following the 2022 general election. Until that time the following annual salary schedule shall apply:

(i)

Governor

$105,000.00;

(ii)

Secretary of state

$92,000.00;

(iii)

State auditor

$92,000.00;

(iv)

State treasurer

$92,000.00;

(v)

Superintendent of public instruction
$92,000.00.

Section 3
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(a)

There is appropriated the following amounts from the general fund to the specified entities to provide the salary increases to the state elected officials provided by section 1 of this act for the period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024:

(i)

Governor's office, sixty
‑
five thousand dollars ($65,000.00);

(ii)

Secretary of state's office, sixty
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one thousand dollars ($61,000.00);

(iii)

State treasurer's office, sixty
‑
one thousand dollars ($61,000.00);

(iv)

State

auditor's office, sixty
‑
one thousand dollars ($61,000.00);

(v)

Wyoming department of education, sixty
‑
one thousand dollars ($61,000.00).

Section 4
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This act is effective July 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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