S.F. No. 0105

Weed and pest control districts-unfair competition.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Peterson and Representative(s) Teeters

AN ACT relating to weed and pest control districts; prohibiting districts from competing with private operations as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/13/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/15/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S03

1/22/2009   S03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Larson, Martin, Perkins and Schiffer

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/22/2009   S Placed on General File

SF0105SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1–line 11          After "landowner" insert "; bidding restriction".

Page 2–lines 6 through 12     Delete and insert:

"(b)  A district board shall not engage in competitive bidding of bare ground application of pesticides for industrial weed control, unless there are no commercially licensed entities operating in the state that are able and willing to perform the service.  Nothing in this subsection shall limit the district board's authority to act pursuant to W.S. 11‑5‑105(a)(i) and 11‑5‑109.".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

1/22/2009   S Passed CoW

1/23/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/26/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/5/2009    H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/17/2009   H05 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Carson, Edmonds, Gilmore, Moniz, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Blake

Ayes 8 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2009   H Placed on General File

2/20/2009   H Passed CoW

SF0105H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 7           Delete entirely and insert "bidding for the application of agricultural pesticides for weed and pest control on".

Page 2-line 8           Delete "weed control" insert "or commercial property".  LANDON

2/23/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

SF0105H3001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 8           Before "industrial" insert "property that is reserved by state law or zoned by comprehensive local ordinances or regulation as".  LANDON

SF0105H3002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Landon second reading amendment (SF0105H2001/AE) entirely.

Delete the Landon third reading amendment (SF0105H3001/AE) entirely.  DAVISON

2/24/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Byrd, Gingery, Mercer, Patton, Peasley, Simpson, Teeters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Diercks and Jorgensen

Ayes 50 Nays 8 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/24/2009   S Received for Concurrence

2/24/2009   S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/24/2009   Assigned Number SEA No. 0040

2/25/2009   S President Signed SEA No. 0040

2/26/2009   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0040

3/2/2009    Governor Signed SEA No. 0044

3/3/2009    Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0110  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.