S.F. No. 0001

Appropriation for the legislature.

 

Sponsored By:                                Management Council

 

AN ACT relating to an appropriation to the legislature; providing appropriations for the legislative branch of state government; and providing for effective dates.

 

 

01/29/2002      Bill Number Assigned

02/08/2002      S Received for Introduction

02/11/2002      S Introduced and Referred to S02

02/12/2002      S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart, Harris, Hinchey and Larson

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/12/2002      S Placed on General File

02/13/2002      S Amendments Adopted

 

SF0001SW001/A

Page 2-line 20                Increase amount by "50,000" after "SUPPORT" insert 1.

Page 2-after line 23                Insert and renumber:

                "1.  [Legislature Computer Equipment] – Not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be used for the lease or purchase of laptop computers and support systems for the laptops.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  HARRIS

 

SF0001SW002/A

Page 8-after line 7                                 Insert:

                "(e)  Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purpose of purchasing nametags for legislators' desks.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  CATHCART

 

SF0001SW003/A

Page 2-line 7                                          After "TRAVEL" insert "1.".

Page 2-line 8                                          Increase GENERAL FUND amount by "13,557".

Page 2-line 9                                          Increase GENERAL FUND amount by "81,900".

Page 2-After line 9 insert:

"1.  [NCSL] – All members of the legislature and all professional staff of the Legislative Service Office are authorized to attend the 2002 annual convention of the National Conference of State Legislatures.".

Page 2-line 16                                        Increase GENERAL FUND amount by "29,230".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  SCOTT

 

SF0001SW004/A

Page 8-after line 7                                 Insert and renumber:

                "(e)  Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office to be expended by the select committee on legislative facilities, in consultation with the Wyoming state museum, for artwork in the chambers of the Wyoming legislature.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  MOCKLER

 

SF0001SW005/A

Page 8-after line 7                                 Insert and renumber:

"(e)  Seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office to be expended by the select committee on legislative facilities for legislative furnishings.".  MOCKLER

 

SF0001SW006/A

Page 7-line 8                Delete "Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)" insert "Eighty-one thousand dollars ($81,000.00)".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW007/F

Page 6-line 9                After "office" insert "for the period July 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, and nine hundred dollars ($900.00) per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office for the period January 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.".

Page 6-line 14                                        After "(b)" delete the balance of the line.

Page 6-line 15                Delete "($324,000.00)" and insert "five hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars ($567,000.00)".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW008/A

Page 8-After line 7              Insert the following new section and renumber as necessary:

                "Section 8.  [Additional travel] Legislators shall be authorized mileage for one (1) additional trip to travel to their residence and return to the legislature during the 2003 general session. There is appropriated twelve thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($12,988.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of this section.".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW009/A

Page 8-After line 7              Insert the following new section and renumber as necessary:

                "Section 8.  [Additional travel] Legislators shall be authorized mileage for one (1) additional trip to travel to their residence and return to the legislature during the 2004 budget session. There is appropriated twelve thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($12,988.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of this section.".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW010/A

Page 8-After line 7              Insert the following new section and renumber as necessary:

                "Section 8.  [Additional per diem] Legislators shall be authorized not to exceed seven (7) additional days per diem for a mid-session recess during the 2003 general session. Legislative salary shall not be paid for any days the legislature is in recess under this section. There is appropriated fifty thousand four hundred dollars ($50,400.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of this section.".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW011/F

Page 8-After line 7              Insert the following new section and renumber as necessary:

                "Section 8.  [Additional per diem] Legislators shall be authorized not to exceed seven (7) additional days per diem for a mid-session recess during the 2004 budget session. Legislative salary shall not be paid for any days the legislature is in recess under this section. There is appropriated fifty thousand four hundred dollars ($50,400.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of this section.".  KINNISON

 

SF0001SW012/A

Page 8-after line 7                                 Insert and renumber:

                "(e)  Forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office for legislative facilities electrical work.". 

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  MOCKLER

 

02/13/2002      S Passed CoW

02/14/2002      Amendment Adopted

 

SF0001S2001/A

Delete the Mockler Committee of the Whole Amendment (SF0001SW012/A) amendment entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 8-after line 7                                 Insert and renumber:

                "Section 8.  [Electrical work]  Forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office for legislative facilities electrical work.". 

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  MOCKLER

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0001S2002/A

Page 7-line 8                After "(a)" insert                "Six thousand eight hundred thirty-seven dollars ($6,837.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office for constituent service allowance claims submitted for the period October 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, and".  MILLER

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Scott, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Coe, Decaria, Hawks, Hinchey, Larson, Schiffer and Sessions.

Ayes 22    Nays 8    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0001S2003/A

Page 6-line 9                After "office" insert "for the period July 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, and seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office for the period January 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.".

Page 6-line 14                                        After "(b)" delete the balance of the line.

Page 6-line 15                Delete "($324,000.00)" and insert "four hundred eighty-six thousand dollars ($486,000.00)".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  KINNISON, HARRIS

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Coe, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Harris, Job, Kinnison, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Cathcart, Decaria, Devin, Goodenough, Hawks, Hinchey, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Peck, Scott and Vasey.

Ayes 17    Nays 13    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0001S2004/A

Page 2-line 20                In the Harris Committee of the Whole Amendment (SF0001SW001/A) to this line, delete "50,000" insert "150,000".

Page 2-after line 23            In the Harris Committee of the Whole Amendment (SF0001SW001/A) to this line, in footnote 1, delete "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)" insert "one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00)"; after "laptops." insert "Expenditure of funds under this footnote shall be subject to approval of the select committee on the legislature.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  KINNISON, HARRIS

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Massie, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Decaria, Goodenough, Hinchey, Larson, Meier and Scott.

Ayes 23    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0001S2005/A

Page 8-after line 7                Insert the following new section and renumber as necessary:

                "Section 8.  [Computer support]  Sixty-three thousand dollars ($63,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office for the purposes of computer support including software licensing and upgrades, server upgrade, program adjustments and RealAudio support.  Expenditure of funds under this section shall be subject to approval by the select committee on the legislature.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  KINNISON, HARRIS

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Hinchey.

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/14/2002      S Passed 2nd Reading

02/15/2002      S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Goodenough, Harris and Hinchey.

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/18/2002      H Received for Introduction

02/22/2002      H Introduced and Referred to H02

02/27/2002      H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burns, Jones, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Excused:  Representative(s) Baker and Sadler

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/27/2002      H Placed on General File

03/04/2002      H Amendments Adopted

 

SF0001HW001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 9-After line 20  Insert the following new subsection and renumber as necessary:

      "(h)  Six thousand eight hundred forty dollars ($6,840.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office to increase the contribution to the state health insurance plan under W.S. 9-3-210 by seventy-six dollars ($76.00) per month for each qualifying legislative branch employee.".       TEMPEST

 

SF0001HW002/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 10-lines 14 through 21                Delete.

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  LUTHI

 

SF0001HW003/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 6-line 22                After "office" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

Page 6-lines 23 and 24                Delete.

Page 7-line 1                                          Delete.

Page 7-line 2                                          Delete the line through "2004.". 

Page 7-line 7                                          Delete.

Page 7-line 8                Delete the line through "(486,000.00)" insert "(b) Three hundred twenty-four thousand dollars ($324,000.00)".  BAKER

 

03/04/2002      H Passed CoW

03/05/2002      Amendment Adopted

 

SF0001H2001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 13                                        After "SALARIES" insert "3.".

Page 2-line 1                                          Increase amount by "108,000".

Page 3-after line 17            Insert "3.  [Employer paid benefits]  Of the amounts appropriated to the legislative service office for employer paid benefits, the management council may authorize up to one hundred eight thousand dollars ($108,000.00) to be applied to the premium for health insurance coverage of dependents of qualifying legislative branch employees in order for those employees to receive the same state contribution for dependent coverage as provided for executive and judicial branch employees under 2002 Senate File 0002.".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  MCOMIE

 

03/05/2002      H Passed 2nd Reading

03/06/2002      Amendment Adopted

 

SF0001H3001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 16                        Increase amount by "6,500".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary. OSBORN

 

03/06/2002      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, 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, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Huckfeldt, Sadler and Tipton.

Ayes 57    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002      S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Erb and Scott.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Excused:  Senator(s) Boggs, Hawks and Mockler.

Ayes 2    Nays 25    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/07/2002      S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Coe, Kinnison and Harris

03/07/2002      H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Luthi, Reese and Tipton

The First Conference committee is unable to agree on the report and requests that a second free committee be apponted.

 

03/12/2002      S Appointed JCC02 Members

            Senator(s) Coe, Kinnison and Harris

03/12/2002      H Appointed  JCC02 Members

            Representative(s) Luthi, Reese and Tipton

 

03/13/2002      S Adopted SF0001JC02

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Erb Geis, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Case, Decaria, Devin, Goodenough, Hinchey, Kunz and Scott

Ayes 23    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/13/2002      H Adopted SF0001JC02

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Burns, Childers, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Slater, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Cohee, Deegan, Jones, Philp, Sadler, Stafford and Watt.

Excused:  Representative(s) Baker, Simpson and Wasserburger.

Ayes 50    Nays 7    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0001JC02/AA     TO ENGROSSED COPY

Adopt the following House amendments:

SF0001HW001/AE

SF0001H2001/AE

SF0001H3001/AE

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0001HW002/AE

SF0001HW003/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 3-line 17   After "." insert "Any proceeds received from the sale of any laptop computer shall not be deposited into the general fund but shall be added to this appropriation and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office for the purchase of replacement laptop computers.".

Page 6-line 20    After "be" delete balance of the line.

Page 6-lines 21 and 22      Delete.

Page 6-line 23    Delete the line through "and".

Page 7-line 1     After "office" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

Page 7-line 2      Delete the line through ".".

Page 7-lines 7 through 11 Delete entirely and insert:

"(b)  Two hundred seventy thousand dollars ($270,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office to be used for the constituent service allowance.

(c) If 2002 House Bill 0055 is enacted into law, the appropriation in subsection (b) of this section shall be transferred to the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28-5-106(a) to be used to fund the constituent service allowance for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, and subsection (a) of this section shall not be effective.".

Page 10-line 14    Delete "Legislators shall" insert "Subject to management council approval, legislators may".

Page 10-line 15      Delete "seven (7)" insert "five (5)".

Page 10-line 17    After "." insert "Notwithstanding W.S. 28-5-101,".

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  COE, HARRIS, KINNISON, LUTHI, REESE, TIPTON

 

03/13/2002      Assigned Number SEA0048

03/13/2002      S President Signed SEA No. 0048

03/13/2002      H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0048

03/17/2002      Governor Signed

 

Chapter No. 91  Session Laws of Wyoming