HB0015 • 2023

County authority to dissolve museum boards-clarification.

AN ACT relating to counties; clarifying that boards of county commissioners do not have authority to dissolve archaeological, geological and historical museums under their general authority to dissolve county-created boards and commissions; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2023-02-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/21/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information on whether other existing laws about dissolving other kinds of boards are affected or changed.

Clarifying County Commissioners' Authority Over Museum Boards

This law clarifies that county commissioners cannot dissolve archaeological, geological, and historical museum boards.

What This Bill Does

Strikes a statutory reference to archaeological, geological, and historical museums in the context of dissolving county-created boards and commissions.
Clarifies that boards of county commissioners do not have authority to dissolve archaeological, geological, and historical museum boards under their general authority.

Who It Names or Affects

Boards of county commissioners
Archaeological, geological, and historical museum boards

Terms To Know

County-created boards and commissions: Groups established by counties to manage specific tasks or services.
Dissolution: The process of ending the existence of an organization, such as a board or commission.

Limits and Unknowns

Only applies to archaeological, geological, and historical museum boards.
Does not affect other types of county-created boards and commissions.

Amendments

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

HB0015S3001

3rd reading • Senator Schuler

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording of HB0015 to specify that counties do not have the power to dissolve certain museum boards.

Replaces 'its' with 'their' in the bill text, clarifying that multiple counties are involved rather than a singular county.

The amendment does not provide enough context to fully explain its implications beyond the specific wording change.

Bill History

2023-02-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 65
2023-02-21 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0029
2023-02-17 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0029
2023-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0029
2023-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0029
2023-02-15 House
H Concur:Passed 44-10-8-0-0
2023-02-14 House
H Received for Concurrence
2023-02-14 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
2023-02-13 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-09 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-02-09 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-02-03 Senate
:Refer to S06 - Travel
2023-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2023-01-25 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-22-1-0-0
2023-01-20 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-19 House
H COW:Passed
2023-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-18 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
2023-01-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2023-01-06 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-12-02 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0001
Bill No.:

HB0015

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

23LSO-0001

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0029

Chapter No.:

65

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:

County authority to dissolve museum boards-clarification.

Subject:

Clarifying that boards of county commissioners do not have authority to dissolve museum boards.

Summary/Major Elements:

In 2022, the Legislature enacted a bill to expressly authorize boards of county commissioners to dissolve certain county-created boards and commissions.

This act makes a technical correction by striking a statutory reference to archaeological, geological, and historical museums.

In doing so, the act clarifies that boards of county commissioners do not have authority to dissolve archaeological, geological, and historical museum boards under the general authority to dissolve certain boards.

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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23LSO-0001

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0015

ENROLLED ACT NO. 29,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to counties; clarifying that boards of county commissioners do not have authority to dissolve archaeological, geological and historical museums under their general authority to dissolve county-created boards and commissions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 18
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525(a)(intro) is amended to read:

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525.

Dissolution of boards; procedure.

(a)

Each board of county commissioners may dissolve any board or district created under W.S.
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103,

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101 or chapter 9, article 1 of this title in accordance with the following:

Section 2
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This act is 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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