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HB0146 • 2022

General government reports.

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring studies and reports for the operations of government; and providing for effective dates.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
HAppropriations
Last action
2022-03-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/16/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The exact content and timing of some reports may vary based on the specific legislative committees' needs.

General Government Reports Act

This law requires various government offices and agencies to provide reports on specific topics to legislative committees.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Governor's Office to report quarterly on infrastructure grants and biennially on metrics for the Wyoming Innovation Partnership during the 2023-2024 fiscal biennium.
  • Directs the State Treasurer's Office to submit regular financial reports, including reconciliation of cash and investment earnings, updates on operational audit recommendations, and monthly information reports concerning distributions and transfers of state funds and investment earnings.
  • Instructs the Wyoming Tourism Board to provide a report by June 30, 2024, on improvements at welcome centers and historical sites.
  • Asks the Department of Corrections to give annual reports on mental health programming and incentives for probation supervision not later than October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023.
  • Requires the University of Wyoming to submit a report by June 1, 2022, on general education requirements for non-liberal arts degrees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governor's Office
  • State Treasurer's Office
  • Wyoming Tourism Board
  • Department of Corrections
  • University of Wyoming

Terms To Know

biennially
every two years
interim committee
a group that meets between legislative sessions to study issues and make recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The effectiveness of the reports in improving government operations is not specified.
  • Some deadlines for reporting are set, but others may be less clear or dependent on other factors.

Amendments

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

HB0146H3001

3rd reading • Representative Gray

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new requirement for the Board of Equalization to report on residential property tax appeals by September 1, 2022.

  • Adds a new section requiring the Board of Equalization to submit a report to the joint revenue interim committee about residential property tax appeals from the previous year.
  • The report must include details on how many appeals were decided in favor of the county assessor and how many were decided in favor of the taxpayer.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the Board of Equalization fails to submit the required report by the deadline.
HB0146S2001

2nd reading • Senator Furphy

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes a previous committee's changes to HB0146, which were related to government operations studies and reports.

  • Removes the Steinmetz committee of the whole amendment (HB0146SW001/AE) entirely.
  • The exact details of what was in the removed amendment are not provided, so specifics about its content cannot be explained.
HB0146S3001

3rd reading • Senator Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes a reference in the bill to include both Section 10 and Section 11 instead of just Section 10.

  • Modifies the text in Section 11(b) by changing 'Section 10 of this act is' to 'Sections 10 and 11 of this act are'.
  • The amendment does not provide details about what Sections 10 and 11 contain, so it's unclear exactly how the change affects these sections.
HB0146SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds new reporting requirements for the University of Wyoming and changes the effective dates of certain sections of the bill.

  • Adds a requirement for the University of Wyoming to report on general education requirements for non-liberal arts degrees by June 1, 2022.
  • Changes the effective date of Section 10 to be immediate upon completion of all necessary acts for the bill to become law.
  • Sets the effective date for other sections of the act to July 1, 2022.
  • The amendment text does not provide specific details on how the reporting requirements will impact student choice and education costs.

Bill History

  1. 2022-03-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 90

  2. 2022-03-16 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0058

  3. 2022-03-11 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0058

  4. 2022-03-11 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0058

  5. 2022-03-10 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0058

  6. 2022-03-10 House

    H Concur:Passed 38-21-1-0-0

  7. 2022-03-10 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2022-03-10 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-4-1-0-0

  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 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 56-0-4-0-0

  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. 2022-02-22 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2022-02-22 House

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

  21. 2022-02-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 60-0-0-0-0

  22. 2022-02-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2022-02-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0443
Bill No.:

HB0146

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

22LSO-0443

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0058

Chapter No.:

90

Prime Sponsor:

House Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:

General government reports.

Subject:

Legislatively required reports and studies.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act consolidates various short-term legislatively required reports and studies related to

governmental operations for the following entities on the following subjects:
Governor's Office-Infrastructure Grants
Governor's Office-Wyoming Innovation Partnership
State Treasurer's Office-Transactions
State Treasurer's Office-Operational Audit Recommendations
State Treasurer's Office-Monthly Information Reports
Wyoming Tourism Board-Quebec 01
Department of Corrections-Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programming
Department of Corrections-Incentives and Alternative Sanctions
Board of Equalization-Residential Property Appeals
University of Wyoming-General Education Requirements

Comments:

Requires reports.

Popular name: "Reports Bill."
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-0443

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0146

ENROLLED ACT NO. 58,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring studies and reports for the operations of government; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1.

[Governor's Office-Infrastructure Grants] During the 2023-2024 fiscal biennium, the governor's office shall report quarterly to the legislature through the joint appropriations committee on the use of any funds appropriated for purposes of securing infrastructure grants, including the result of expenditures and grants secured.

Section 2.

[
Governor's Office-Wyoming Innovation Partnership]

The governor's office shall establish appropriate metrics to measure the intended outputs and outcomes of the Wyoming innovation partnership.
The governor's office shall include a report of the established metrics and results within any biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 during the 2023-2024 fiscal biennium in which the governor's office requests funding for the Wyoming innovation partnership.

Section 3.

[State Treasurer's Office-Transactions]

Effective beginning September 30, 2022 and ending July 1, 2024, not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter, the state treasurer's office shall provide a reconciliation of cash and investment earnings for all transactions conducted in the prior quarter to the joint appropriations committee and select committee on capital financing and investments.

Section 4.

[State Treasurer's Office-Operational Audit Recommendations]

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023, the state treasurer's office shall report to the joint appropriations committee and select committee on capital financing and investments on the advice of the investment funds committee on the following:

(i)

The steps taken to respond to the recommendations in the operational audit of the investments and financial accounting within the state treasurer's office funded in 2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, Section 2, Section 060, footnote 2;

(ii)

Each operational audit's recommendation and the implementation status of each recommendation.

Section 5.

[State Treasurer's Office-Monthly Information Reports]

(a)

During the period beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024, the state treasurer's office shall provide monthly information reports to the state loan and investment board and the legislature through the joint appropriations committee concerning the following:

(i)

The monthly and fiscal year status of all distributions and transfers of state funds required by law to occur during the relevant period and the expected date for the completion of the distributions and transfers;

(ii)

The monthly and fiscal year status of investment earnings, interest, dividends and realized and unrealized gains and losses for each of the investment pools under the control of the state treasurer's office and
separately for each investment manager under contract with the state treasurer's office;

(iii)

Any issues, including delays, identified by the state treasurer's office related to investment and accounting of funds under the control of the state treasurer's office and any actions planned or taken to address the identified issues.

Section 6.

[Wyoming Tourism Board-Quebec 01]

Not later than June 30, 2024, the Wyoming tourism board shall report to the joint appropriations committee and joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the design, cost, location and improvements to interpretive updates and signage at the northeast and southeast Wyoming welcome centers and Quebec 01 state historic site.

Section 7.

[Department of Corrections-Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programming]

Not later than October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023, the department of corrections shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee and joint appropriations committee on the use and results of any funds appropriated for purposes of mental health and substance use disorder programming in accordance with 2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 152.

Section 8.

[Department of Corrections-Incentives and Alternative Sanctions] Not later than October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023, the department of corrections shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee and joint appropriations committee on the use of any funds appropriated for purposes of incentives and alternative sanctions for probation and parole supervision in accordance with 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 116.

Section 9.

[Board of Equalization-Residential Property Appeals] Not later than September 1, 2022, the board of equalization shall report to the joint revenue interim committee on the number of appeals from the prior tax year which the board decided specific to residential property. As part of the report required under this section, the board shall note each appeal decided in favor of the county assessor and each appeal decided in favor of the residential property taxpayer.

Section 10.

[University of Wyoming-General Education Requirements] Not later than June 1, 2022, the University of Wyoming shall report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint education interim committee on the general education requirements or other requirements for students seeking non-liberal arts degrees to take university studies courses or other general education courses outside of the students' majors. This report shall include all regulation and policy incentives and disincentives to students used by the university to take extra-major courses, including any impact on student registration and the effects these requirements, policies and other university actions have on student choice and the cost of education to students.

Section 11.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2022.

(b)

Sections 10 and 11 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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