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H.B.
No. 0062 |
Retirement-law enforcement. |
Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
AN ACT relating
to the Wyoming retirement system; establishing additional benefits and
contributions for law enforcement officers as specified; expanding scope of
covered law enforcement officers; defining and specifying eligibility;
clarifying retirement system provisions accordingly; providing for transfer of
eligible officers and expansion of benefits within specified time period;
conditioning implementation upon receipt of required payments and transfer of
covered officers as specified; and providing for an effective date.
01/18/2002 Bill Number Assigned
02/11/2002 H Received for Introduction
02/13/2002 H Introduced and Referred to H01
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee,
Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Huckfeldt,
Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi,
McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson,
Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose,
Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest,
Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays:
Representative(s) Hessenthaler
Ayes 59 Nays 1 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
02/20/2002 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Johnson, L., Landon, Luthi, Morgan, Simpson, Slater
and Wasserburger
Conflicts:
Representative(s) Rose and Watt
Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 2
02/20/2002 H Rereferred to H02
02/26/2002 H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Jones, Philp, Reese, Sadler and Tipton
Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
02/26/2002 H Placed on General File
02/27/2002 H Amendments Adopted
HB0062HS001/A
Page
1-line 9 After ";"
insert "providing an appropriation;".
Page 10-line 3 Strike ";" insert ". Effective July 1, 2002,
any city, town or county that elects to have its law enforcement officers
covered under W.S. 9-3-432, if such law enforcement officers were not
participating in a pension fund pursuant to W.S. 15-5-301 prior to July 1,
2002, shall be subject to the following:
(I) The city, town or county
shall contribute funds in an amount equivalent to one-half (1/2) the cost of
each officer's prior service credits with the city, town or county;
(II) The city, town or
county may require the officer to contribute the amount specified in
subdivision (I) of this subparagraph as a condition of participation in the
election to be covered under W.S. 9-3-432;
(III) The state shall
contribute funds in an amount equivalent to one-half (1/2) the cost of each
officer's prior service with the city, town or county.".
Page
18-line 22 Delete ":".
Page
19-lines 1 through 8 Delete.
Page
19-line 10 Delete "(ii) Transfer"
insert "transfer".
Page
21-After line 6 Insert:
"Section
5. There is appropriated twenty-eight million two hundred
fifty-four thousand five hundred forty-one dollars ($28,254,541.00) from the
general fund to the Wyoming retirement account for the purposes of this
act.".
Page
21-line 8 Delete "5."
insert "6.". ROSE,
CHAIRMAN
HB0062HS002/AC (CORRECTED COPY)
Page 1-line 9 After ";" and before the first Standing Committee
Amendment (HB0062HS001/A) to this line insert "specifying state
responsibilities with respect to funding;".
Page 21-After line 6 Delete the first Standing Committee Amendment (HB0062HS001/A) to
this line and insert:
"Section
5. It is the intention of the
legislature because the benefits of the law enforcement pension account are mandated
by state law, that the state of Wyoming fund the unfunded accrued liability of
the account. The unfunded liability
shall be amortized over a twenty (20) year period with annual payments by the
state to be in an actuarially determined amount.
Section
6. For purposes of this act, five
million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000.00) is appropriated from the
general fund to the Wyoming retirement account for the fiscal biennium
beginning July 1, 2002.".
Page 21-line 8 Delete the first Standing Committee Amendment (HB0062HS001/A) to
this line; delete "5." insert "7.". BAKER, CHAIRMAN
HB0062HW001/F
Page 21-After line 6 Delete the second standing committee amendment (HB0062HS002/AC)
to these lines and further amend as follows:
"Section
5. Because the benefits of the law
enforcement pension account are mandated by state law, it is the intention of
the legislature that the state of Wyoming fund the unfunded accrued liability
of the account. The unfunded liability
shall be amortized over a six (6) year period with annual payments by the state
to be in an actuarially determined amount.
Section 6. For purposes of
this act, ten million eight hundred ninety-nine thousand one hundred twenty-one
dollars ($10,899,121.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the Wyoming
retirement account for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2002.". LUTHI
02/27/2002 H Passed CoW
02/28/2002 H Passed 2nd Reading
03/01/2002 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee,
Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Iekel, Illoway,
Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw,
McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas,
Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Sadler,
Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton,
Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays:
Representative(s) Hessenthaler and Huckfeldt.
Excused: Representative(s) Stafford
Conflicts:
Representative(s) Rose and Watt.
Ayes 55 Nays 2 Excused 1
Absent 0 Conflicts 2
03/04/2002 S Received for Introduction
03/04/2002 S Introduced and Referred to S01
03/06/2002 S01 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Hanes, Job, Meier, Schiffer and Sessions
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
03/06/2002 S Rereferred to S02
03/07/2002 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart and Harris
Nays:
Senator(s) Hinchey and Larson
Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
03/07/2002 S Placed on General File
03/07/2002 Amendment Failed
HB0062SS001/FE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 22-line 3 After "fund" insert "and eight million five
hundred thousand dollars ($8,500,000.00) is appropriated from the permanent
mineral trust fund reserve account".
LARSON, CHAIRMAN
HB0062SW001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 11 After "appropriation;" insert "providing for
separate maintenance and administration as specified;".
Page
22-after line 5 Insert and renumber:
"Section
7. For purposes of this act, the
Wyoming retirement system shall be separated into two (2) systems for
accounting and actuarial purposes.
There is created the Wyoming Law Enforcement Retirement System for
purposes of benefits and funding created by this act which shall be maintained
and administered separately from the Wyoming retirement system.". SCHIFFER
03/07/2002 S Passed CoW
03/08/2002 S Passed 2nd Reading
03/09/2002 Amendment Failed
HB0062S3001/FE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page
22-line 1 Delete "five
million".
Page 22-line 2 Delete through "($5,500,000.00" insert "one dollar
($1.00)". MEIER
ROLL
CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Barton, Case, Geis, Hinchey,
Kinnison, Meier and Scott.
Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Cathcart,
Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson,
Massie, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and
Youngbauer.
Ayes 7 Nays 23
Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
03/09/2002 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb,
Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie,
Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and
Youngbauer.
Nays:
Senator(s) Barton, Case, Hinchey and Scott.
Ayes 26 Nays 4 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
03/11/2002 H Did Concur
ROLL
CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee,
Deegan, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson,
L., Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, Meuli, Meyer,
Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen,
Philp, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson,
Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger,
Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays:
Representative(s) Hessenthaler, Huckfeldt, Landon and McOmie.
Excused:
Representative(s) Diercks
Conflicts:
Representative(s) Rose and Watt.
Ayes 53 Nays 4 Excused 1
Absent 0 Conflicts 2
03/11/2002 Assigned Number HEA No. 0043
03/11/2002 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0043
03/11/2002 S President Signed HEA No. 0043
03/13/2002 Governor Signed HEA No. 0043
Chapter No.
0082 Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.