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SF0112 • 2022

General government reports-2.

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

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
SAppropriations
Last action
2022-03-08
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so specific reporting deadlines may no longer be relevant or enforceable.

General Government Reports Act

The bill requires various government offices to provide regular reports and studies on their operations and activities.

What This Bill Does

  • During the fiscal biennium of 2023-2024, the governor's office must report quarterly to the legislature about infrastructure grants.
  • Starting September 30, 2022, until July 1, 2024, the state treasurer's office will provide a reconciliation of cash and investment earnings for all transactions conducted in the prior quarter.
  • From July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024, the state treasurer's office must submit monthly information reports about financial transactions and investment earnings.
  • By June 30, 2024, the Wyoming tourism board will report on interpretive updates and signage at welcome centers.
  • The department of corrections shall report to relevant committees by October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023 about mental health and substance use disorder programming.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governor's office
  • State treasurer's office
  • Wyoming tourism board
  • Department of Corrections

Terms To Know

Fiscal biennium
A two-year period used for budget planning and reporting.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its session.
  • Some sections have specific deadlines for reporting that may no longer be relevant if the bill does not pass.

Amendments

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

SF0112HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to require a select committee to review government funds and recommend changes for an efficient budgeting framework.

  • Adds a new Section 9 that establishes requirements for the Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments, including reviewing cash balances of certain accounts and recommending statutory revisions for an efficient budgeting process.
  • Changes 'Section 9' to 'Section 10' in the next section of the bill.
  • The amendment does not specify how the committee will conduct its review or what specific recommendations it must make, leaving these details unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2022-03-08 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2022-03-07 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2022-03-07 House

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

  4. 2022-02-28 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

  5. 2022-02-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2022-02-25 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  7. 2022-02-24 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2022-02-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2022-02-22 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2022-02-22 Senate

    S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0

  11. 2022-02-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 29-0-1-0-0

  12. 2022-02-16 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2022-02-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0451
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0451
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0112

General government reports-2.

Sponsored by: Senate Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

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

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
.

This act is effective July 1, 2022
.

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