H.B. No. 0160

Constituent service allowance.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Landon, Berger, Childers, Cohee, Hammons, Illoway, Lubnau, Madden and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Burns, Ross and Schiffer

 

AN ACT relating to the legislature; authorizing payment of unexpended constituent service allowances in subsequent quarters; limiting annual amount of the allowance; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/13/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H12

1/29/2009   H12 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Buchanan, Cohee, Gingery, Goggles, Illoway, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Meyer, Philp and Simpson

Excused:  Representative(s) Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 11    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2009   H Placed on General File

1/30/2009   H Passed CoW

2/2/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/3/2009    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

 

2/3/2009    S Received for Introduction

2/3/2009    S Introduced and Referred to S12

2/20/2009   S12 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Hines, Massie, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2009   S Placed on General File

2/26/2009   S Passed CoW

2/27/2009   S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

HB0160S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 8           Delete "28-5-106(b)(ii)" insert "28-5-106(a), (b)(ii), (iii) and by creating a new paragraph (iv)".

Page 1-after line 10    Insert:

"(a)  There is created a constituent service allowance account. All interest earned on funds within this account shall be deposited in the account. Until January 7, 2013, the legislative service office shall oversee and provide reimbursement from the account as provided in paragraphs (b)(i) and (b)(iii) of this section.  After January 7, 2013, the legislative service office shall oversee and provide payment from the account as provided in paragraph (b)(iv) of this section.".

Page 2-after line 17    Insert:

"(iii)  Claim forms shall be submitted to the legislative service office not later than the last day of the month following the calendar quarter for which the allowance under this section is being claimed.;

(iv)  The allowance shall be paid quarterly from the constituent service allowance account to all incumbent legislators.  To the extent funds appropriated for purposes of this section are not sufficient to pay the full quarterly allowance to all members, payment shall be made on a proportional basis.".  NICHOLAS

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hunnicutt, Johnson, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Townsend and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Decaria, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Sessions and Von Flatern

Ayes 19    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/2/2009    S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2009    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hunnicutt, Johnson, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Case, Dockstader, Hines, Jennings, Landen, Larson, Massie and Peterson

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2009    H Received for Concurrence

3/4/2009    H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Lubnau

Nays:  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.

Ayes 1    Nays 59    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2009    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Landon, Bagby, Jaggi

3/4/2009    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Landen, Jennings, Martin

3/5/2009    H Adopted HB0160JC01

 

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

 

3/5/2009    H Adopts HB0160JC01 and Recedes from Nonconcurrence

 

HB0160JC01/A      ADOPTED

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2-4, the House recedes from its non-concurrence and adopts the following Senate amendments:

HB0160S2001/A

LANDON, BAGBY, JAGGI, LANDEN, MARTIN, JENNINGS

3/5/2009    Assigned Number HEA No. 0124

3/5/2009    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0124

3/5/2009    S President Signed HEA No. 0124

3/11/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0124

3/11/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0171  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.