Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0084 Drafter: DKG

LSO No.: 04LSO-0325.E2 Effective Date: 6/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0048

Chapter No.: 59

Prime Sponsor: Representative Illoway

Catch Title: Annexation review.

Subject: Time limits on proceedings to review annexations.

Summary/Major Elements:

· The Wyoming Supreme Court recently held that the Declaratory Judgments Act was available to review annexation actions.

· Under the annexation laws, an action to review the decisions of a governing body was required to be brought within ten days of the effective date of the annexation ordinance.

· This bill specifies that any action to review annexation findings and decisions of a governing body must be brought within sixty days of the effective date of the annexation ordinance, even if brought under the Declaratory Judgments Act.

· The bill does not affect any litigation pending in court as of its June 1, 2004 effective date.