HB0072 - Attorney general-senate confirmation.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0114

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0072

 

 

Attorney general-senate confirmation.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Burns

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the attorney general; requiring senate
 2  confirmation of the attorney general; making conforming and
 3  clarifying amendments; and providing for an effective date.

 4 

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

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 7         Section 1.  W.S. 9-1-601(a), 9-1-602 and 28-12-103 are
 8  amended to read:

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10         9-1-601.  Appointment; term; removal; special
11  assistant for legislative affairs; qualifications.

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13         (a)  The attorney general of the state of Wyoming
14  shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and
15  consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101
16  through 28-12-103 and may be removed by the governor as
17  provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

 

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 2         9-1-602.  Vacancy in office.

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 4  In case of a vacancy in the office of attorney general the
 5  governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the
 6  vacancy in accordance with the provisions of W.S.
 7  28-12-101(b).

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 9         28-12-103.  Expiration date of appointees' terms.

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11  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective July
12  1, 1979, after the expiration of the current term of office
13  of each person appointed by the governor and required to be
14  confirmed by the senate, the next term of that office
15  expires on March 1 during the year of regular expiration.
16  Thereafter, each term, as specified in this section, and
17  each term of office on any board, commission or committee
18  created by the laws of this state after July 1, 1979, and
19  for which senate confirmation is required, expires on March
20  1 during the year of regular expiration.  Notwithstanding
21  the provisions of this section, the term of an attorney
22  general serving pursuant to W.S. 9-1-601(b) shall terminate
23  as provided by that subsection.

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 1         Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon
 2  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 3  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
 4  Constitution.

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 6                         (END)

 

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