H.B. No. 0299

Judicial retirement-election.

 

Sponsored By:      Representative(s) Law, Jorgensen, Miller and Olsen and Senator(s) Larson

 

AN ACT relating to judicial retirement; providing for an election by a judge to participate in the state retirement system as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/3/2003          Bill Number Assigned

2/3/2003          H Received for Introduction

2/3/2003          H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/5/2003          H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen, Simpson and Warren

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/7/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0299HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 11        Delete "July 1, 2003" insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution".  SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2003          H Passed CoW

2/10/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

 

2/11/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0299H3001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2          After "judge" insert "and expanding the time for an election".

Page 1-line 7          Before "is" insert "and (iii)". 

Page 2-after line 9 Insert:

"(iii)  A circuit court judge making an election under this section shall also pay to the board an amount determined by the board which shall be deposited into the retirement system account used to fund the retirement benefits under this act. The amount shall be equal to three and sixty-five hundredths percent (3.65%) of his salary for each year of service to be credited under this act plus regular interest, or an amount sufficient to cover the unfunded liability for retirement benefits under this section after the transfer under paragraph (ii) of this section, whichever is less.  Notwithstanding paragraph (i) of this subsection, a circuit court judge appointed before July 1, 1998, may elect to be covered under this act by providing notice to the board not later than December 31, 2003, or prior to retirement, whichever is earlier, and making any payment required under this paragraph.".  NICHOLAS, SIMPSON

 

2/11/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Philp, Tipton and Wostenberg.

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Hinckley

Ayes 54    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/12/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/25/2003         S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Devin, Job and Schiffer

Nays:  Senator(s) Cathcart and Hines

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2003         S Placed on General File

2/28/2003         S Passed CoW

3/1/2003          S Laid Back Without Prejudice

3/3/2003          S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003          S Suspended Rules

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Goodenough.

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          S Laid Back Without Prejudice

3/4/2003          S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Decaria, Geis and Hines.

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0108

3/4/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0108

3/4/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0108

3/7/2003          Governor Signed HEA No. 0108

 

Chapter No. 0187  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.