HB0051 • 2023

Legislator constituent service allowance.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; increasing the quarterly legislator constituent service allowance; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Mgt Council
Last action: 2023-02-09
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date mentioned in the candidate explanation (January 14, 2025) is not supported by the official source material since the bill did not pass.

Legislator Allowance Increase

The bill proposes to increase the quarterly allowance for Wyoming legislators from $750 to $1,000.

What This Bill Does

Changes the amount of money legislators receive every three months from $750 to $1,000.

Who It Names or Affects

All members of the Wyoming legislature who are in office during a quarter will receive this increased allowance.

Terms To Know

Constituent: A person who lives in an area represented by a legislator or other elected official.
Allowance: Money given to someone for specific purposes, like covering costs of work-related expenses.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was voted down in the Senate on February 9, 2023.
It is unclear if or when a similar proposal might be introduced again.

Bill History

2023-02-09 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 5-26-0-0-0
2023-02-08 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-07 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-02-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-02-02 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2023-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2023-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 33-28-1-0-0
2023-01-26 House
H 3rd Reading:H Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 32-29-1-0-0
2023-01-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Failed 30-31-1-0-0
2023-01-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-24 House
H COW:Passed
2023-01-19 House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-19 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2023-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2023-01-06 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-12-15 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0231
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0231
Numbered
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0051

Legislator constituent service allowance.

Sponsored by: Management Council

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the legislature; increasing the quarterly legislator constituent service allowance; 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. 28
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106(b)(iv) is amended to read:

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106.

Constituent service allowance.

(b)

Each member of the legislature is entitled to receive a constituent service allowance as provided under this section. This allowance is intended to defray expenses incurred by each member in providing service to and on behalf of their constituents, which services are in addition to attending sessions of the legislature, attending meetings of interim committees and engaging in authorized interim work for which salary, per diem and mileage is authorized by law. The allowance is subject to the following:

(iv)

The allowance of
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office shall be paid quarterly to all incumbent legislators.

Section 2
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This act is effective January 14, 2025
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