HB0157 • 2023

County board dissolution-requirements.

AN ACT relating to counties; specifying the conditions for which county-created boards may be dissolved by a board of county commissioners; making conforming amendments; 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: Representative Larsen, L
Last action: 2023-02-06
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

Official summary text is not provided, so some details are inferred from the bill text.

Rules for Ending County Boards

The bill sets rules for when county-created boards can be dissolved by the board of county commissioners.

What This Bill Does

Requires the board of county commissioners to give written notice before attempting to dissolve a county-created board or district.
Specifies that affected boards or districts must have an opportunity to respond at a meeting where they explain why dissolution should not occur.
Lists specific reasons for which a board can be dissolved, such as if its purpose is no longer needed or if it has broken rules.

Who It Names or Affects

County-created boards and districts
Board of county commissioners

Terms To Know

Dissolution: Ending or closing down a board or district
Conforming amendments: Changes to existing laws to match new rules

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered further.
It does not specify what happens if a board disagrees with the decision to dissolve it.

Amendments

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

HB0157HS001

Standing Committee • House Judiciary Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment removes references to 'district or board' and eliminates two specific lines from the bill text.

Removes the phrase 'of the district or board'.
Deletes two entire lines from the original bill.

The exact content of the deleted lines is not provided, so their context and implications are unclear.

Bill History

2023-02-06 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2023-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-27 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-01-19 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2023-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0519
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0519
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0157

County board dissolution-requirements.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Larsen, L

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to counties; specifying the conditions for which county-created boards may be dissolved by a board of county commissioners; making conforming amendments; 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. 18
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525(a)(i) and by creating a new subsection (d) 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. 18
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103, 18
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101 or chapter 9, article 1 of this title in accordance with the following:

(i)

Before any dissolution authorized under this subsection
and subject to subsection (d) of this section
, the board of county commissioners shall at a regular meeting disclose its intent to dissolve a specified board or district. Not later than thirty (30) days before the meeting required under this paragraph, the board of county commissioners shall provide written notice of the date, time and location of the meeting to the affected board or district, which notice shall include an explanation substantiating the reasons for the proposed dissolution. The affected board or district shall be provided sufficient opportunity at the meeting required under this paragraph to respond to the proposed dissolution;

(d)

A board or district specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be dissolved only for one (1) or more of the following reasons:

(i)

The purpose for which the board or district was initially created no longer exists or has been fulfilled;

(ii)

A majority of the appointed board members determines that it is in the best interests of the residents of the district or board that the board or district be dissolved or liquidated;

(iii)

The board or district has neglected or refused to perform its duties, including those prescribed by statute, or has refused to comply with any applicable rule or resolution of the board of county commissioners;

(iv)

The board or district has engaged in criminal conduct or other misconduct;

(v)

The board or district has engaged in malfeasance or has misused public funds.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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