S.F. No. 0067

Salaries for officials.

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Nicholas, Johnson, Massie and Ross and Representative(s) Brown, Buchanan, Lubnau, Martin,    Simpson and Warren

AN ACT relating to salaries of public officials; increasing salaries for certain public officials as specified; authorizing cost of living salary increases as specified; providing an appropriation; providing for applicability of the act; and providing for an effective date.

2/7/2008    Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/12/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S02

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Burns, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Case, Coe and Jennings

Ayes 26 Nays 4 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2008   S02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Job, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson and Townsend

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2008   S Placed on General File

2/14/2008   S Passed CoW

2/15/2008   S Passed 2nd Reading

SF0067S3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "specified;" insert "authorizing cost of living salary increases as specified;".

Page 1-line 8           After "(iii)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (b)".

Page 3-after line 2     Insert and renumber:

"(b)  In addition to the salaries provided in subsection (a) of this section, the legislature may provide through the budget process salary cost of living increases comparable to the increases provided to other state employees.  Any such cost of living salary increases shall be specifically stated in a footnote to the budget bill by stating the total appropriation required as a result of any such increases along with the new salary amount to be provided to the supreme court, district court and circuit court.  Any salary increase under this subsection shall be subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective.".  NICHOLAS

SF0067S3002/FAILED

Delete the Nicholas Third Reading Amendment (SF0067S3001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 8           After "(iii)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (b)".

Page 3-after line 2     Insert and renumber:

"(b)  In addition to the salaries provided in subsection (a) of this section, the legislature may provide salary increases through the budget process.  Any salary increase under this subsection shall be subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective.".  NICHOLAS

2/18/2008   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Hastert, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Geis, Hines and Scott

Ayes 26 Nays 4 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/20/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H02

2/25/2008   H02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp and Warren

Excused:  Representative(s) Harshman

Ayes 6 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2008   H Placed on General File

2/26/2008   H Passed CoW

2/27/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Gilmore

Excused:  Representative(s) Stubson

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2008   Assigned Number SEA No. 0012

2/29/2008   S President Signed SEA No. 0012

3/3/2008    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0012

3/5/2008    Governor Signed SEA No. 0012

3/5/2008    Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0046  Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.