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SF0014 • 2024

State fair board-powers and responsibilities.

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; authorizing the state fair board to make disbursements from its budget; authorizing the state fair board to make and execute contracts; removing the requirement that the director of the department of agriculture be the chairman of any subcommittee created to execute the annual state fair; allowing the director of the department of agriculture to assign a designee to serve on the state fair board; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Agriculture Budget Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Agriculture
Last action
2024-03-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify that the State Fair Board must create rules to implement the bill. This detail was removed as it is not supported by the provided source material.

State Fair Board Powers and Responsibilities

This law allows the State Fair Board to manage its budget, make contracts, remove certain requirements for subcommittees, and assign a designee from the Department of Agriculture.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the State Fair Board to disburse funds from its budget without needing approval from others first.
  • Allows the State Fair Board to sign contracts as long as they follow state laws about making deals.
  • Removes the requirement that the director of agriculture must chair any subcommittee created for executing the annual state fair.
  • Gives the director of agriculture permission to send someone else to represent them on the State Fair Board.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Fair Board
  • The Department of Agriculture and its director

Terms To Know

State Fair Board
A group that organizes the annual state fair and takes care of the fairgrounds.
Director of Agriculture
The person in charge of the Department of Agriculture, who can now send someone else to be on the State Fair Board.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Some parts of the law will start right away when it is signed.
  • Other parts will begin on July 1, 2024.

Amendments

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

SF0014H2001

2nd reading • Representative Davis

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill about the state fair board's authority, removing references to certain procurement laws and altering specific wording related to the board’s responsibilities.

  • Removes 'state contracting and' from the text of the bill.
  • Replaces 'procurement laws' with 'W.S. 9-2-3204'.
  • Deletes the remaining part of a sentence after mentioning the state fair board.
  • Eliminates two lines entirely.
  • The exact impact and context of these changes are not fully explained in the provided amendment text, making it unclear how they will affect the bill's overall purpose.
SF0014HS001

Standing Committee • House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes specific language from the bill regarding the state fair board's operations and responsibilities.

  • Removes text after 'board' on page 3, line 9 of the bill.
  • Deletes an entire line (line 10) on page 3 of the bill.
  • Removes the word 'finalized' from the bill.
  • The exact impact and purpose of these changes are unclear without additional context about what was removed.
SF0014SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment allows the director of the department of agriculture to assign someone else to serve on the state fair board instead of serving personally.

  • Adds language allowing the director of the department of agriculture to appoint a designee to be part of the state fair board.
  • Changes 'is' to 'and 11-10-115(a)(x) are' in the bill text, likely referring to new provisions added by the amendment.
  • Inserts a new section (11-10-115) that specifies the director or their designee can serve as a voting member on the state fair board.
  • The exact implications of changing 'is' to 'and 11-10-115(a)(x) are' are unclear without additional context.
  • Some technical details about how this change will be implemented and its full impact may not be fully explained in the provided amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2024-03-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 77

  2. 2024-03-15 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0034

  3. 2024-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0034

  4. 2024-03-06 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0034

  5. 2024-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0034

  6. 2024-03-06 Senate

    S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

  7. 2024-03-04 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2024-03-04 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

  9. 2024-03-01 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2024-02-29 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2024-02-29 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2024-02-29 House

    H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  13. 2024-02-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

  14. 2024-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2024-02-15 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-13-0-0-0

  16. 2024-02-14 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2024-02-13 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  18. 2024-02-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2024-02-13 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-0-0-0-0

  20. 2024-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 29-2-0-0-0

  21. 2024-01-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2023-12-04 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0291

Bill No.:

SF0014

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

24LSO-0291

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0034

Chapter No.:

77

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:

State fair board-powers and responsibilities.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Expands the State Fair Board's powers and responsibilities.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill authorizes the State Fair Board to make disbursements from its budget and to make and execute contracts subject to state contracting and procurement laws.

This bill removes the requirement that the director of the Department of Agriculture be the chairman of any subcommittee created to execute the annual State Fair.

This bill allows the director of the Department of Agriculture to assign a designee to serve on the State Fair Board.

This bill requires the State Fair Board to promulgate any rules necessary to implement this bill.

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 
24LSO-0291

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0014

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2024 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; authorizing the state fair board to make disbursements from its budget; authorizing the state fair board to make and execute contracts; removing the requirement that the director of the department of agriculture be the chairman of any subcommittee created to execute the annual state fair; allowing the director of the department of agriculture to assign a designee to serve on the state fair board; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 11
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10
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102(b), (c)(vii) and by creating new paragraphs (viii) and (ix) and 11
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10
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115(a)(x) are amended to read:

11
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10
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102.

Duties and responsibilities with respect to the annual state fair and fairgrounds.

(b)

The department shall prepare budget requests on behalf of and subject to the approval of the state fair board for the conduct and management of the annual state fair and for the operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds, including building and facility needs for major maintenance and repair.

The director is responsible for the proper disbursement of all funds appropriated for the annual state fair and fairgrounds.

(c)

The state fair board shall:

(vii)

To the extent establishing a subcommittee would aid in executing the annual state fair, appoint a subcommittee of state fair board members to plan, conduct or supervise the annual state fair
;
.

The director shall serve as chairman of any subcommittee appointed under this paragraph.

(viii)

Pursuant to W.S. 9-2-3204, make and execute contracts and other instruments, including financial contracts and instruments that the state fair board determines are reasonable and advisable to carry out the purposes and programs of the state fair board;

(ix)

Expend funds appropriated for the conduct and management of the annual state fair and for the operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds.

11
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10
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115.

State fair board; membership; terms; compensation.

(a)

There is created the state fair board consisting of the following members:

(x)

The director
, or the director's designee,
shall serve as a voting member;

Section 2.

The state fair board shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.

(b)

Sections 2 and 3 of this act are 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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