H.B. No. 0055

Judicial vacancies.

Sponsored By:        Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to courts; authorizing the Wyoming supreme court to determine the residence of circuit court judges as specified; and providing for an effective date.

12/23/2008  Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/13/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/14/2009   H1 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Cannady, Gingery, Mercer, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/14/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0055HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1     Delete "July 1, 2009." 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.".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

1/15/2009   H Passed CoW

1/16/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0055H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           After "specified;" insert "authorizing payment of moving expenses as specified;".

Page 1-after line 17    Insert:

"(c)  In the event the supreme court requires a seated circuit court judge to relocate to a different community, the supreme court may expend up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from any appropriation to the supreme court, not otherwise specifically restricted, for purposes of defraying moving expenses.". HARVEY

1/19/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/26/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S08

1/29/2009   S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Landen and Von Flatern

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2009   S Placed on General File

HB0055SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3           After "specified;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 4           Delete "specified;".

Page 2-lines 2 through 7      Delete and renumber.  VON FLATERN, CHAIRMAN

2/9/2009    S Passed CoW

2/10/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Larson and Schiffer

Ayes 21 Nays 9 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/11/2009   H Received for Concurrence

2/12/2009   H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lubnau

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/12/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0004

2/12/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004

2/12/2009   S President Signed HEA No. 0004

2/17/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0004

2/18/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0004  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.