AN ACT relating to courts; requiring fees for transcripts, records and other papers issued by a court reporter to be set by rule of the district court judicial conference; repealing court reporter fees; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Senator Nethercott
Last action
2023-03-02
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/2/2023
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary and text do not provide specific details on the immediate effectiveness, only that it follows Wyoming Constitution Article 4, Section 8.
Court Reporter Fees - District Court Control
This law changes how court reporters set fees for transcripts, records, and other papers by allowing district courts to decide these fees instead of setting fixed amounts.
What This Bill Does
Removes the specific fee amounts that court reporters could charge for certain documents.
Requires district courts to create rules about what fees court reporters can charge.
Who It Names or Affects
Court reporters who issue transcripts, records, and other papers.
People or organizations that need these documents from court reporters.
Terms To Know
District Court Judicial Conference
A group within the district court system that makes rules about how courts operate.
Limits and Unknowns
Does not specify exactly how the fees will be set, only that they must follow rules made by district courts.
It is unclear how this change might affect the cost of getting documents from court reporters.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes the effective date of the bill to take effect immediately upon completion of all necessary steps for it to become law.
Changes the act's effective date to be immediate once all legal requirements are met.
The exact timing of when the bill will go into effect is not specified and depends on the completion of unspecified legal processes.
Bill History
2023-03-02LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 148
2023-03-02Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0074
2023-02-28House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0074
2023-02-28Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0074
2023-02-28LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0074
2023-02-28House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-12-4-0-0
2023-02-27House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-24House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-22House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-22House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2023-02-13House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2023-01-26House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-26Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2023-01-25Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-24Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-20Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-20Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-16Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2023-01-16Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-12LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 23LSO-0351
Bill No.:
SF0108
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
23LSO-0351
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0074
Chapter No.:
148
Prime Sponsor:
Nethercott
Catch Title:
Court reporter fees-district court discretion.
Subject:
Court reporter fees.
Summary/Major Elements:
This bill repeals a provision that specifies the amount a court reporter may charge for transcripts, records and other papers required to be made and issued as the official court reporter and instead requires the fees to be set by rule of the district court judicial conference.
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
Read the full stored bill text
23LSO-0351
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0108
ENROLLED ACT NO. 74,
SENATE
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to courts; requiring fees for transcripts, records and other papers issued by a court reporter to be set by rule of the district court judicial conference; repealing court reporter fees; 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. 5
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3
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410 by creating a new subsection (f) is amended to read:
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3
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410.
Fees for civil cases; collection; to be paid into state treasury; liability of reporter for collection.
(f)
Fees for transcripts, records and other papers required to be made and issued as the official reporter shall be set by rule of the district court judicial conference established in W.S. 5
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3
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102(b).
Section 2.
W.S. 5
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410(e) is repealed.
Section 3
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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 Senate.
Chief Clerk
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