H.B. No. 0016

Wyoming beef council-fee collections.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to Wyoming beef council; modifying beef checkoff fee collections and reimbursement; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/29/2010          Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011      H Received for Introduction

1/11/2011      H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/25/2011      H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Davison, Eklund, Loucks and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Campbell, Hunt, Moniz and Semlek

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2011      H Placed on General File

 

HB0016HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1           Delete "and fifty" insert "($1.00)".

Page 2-line 2           Delete "cents ($1.50)".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0016HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1–line 2           After ";" insert "providing for a referendum; providing for rulemaking;".

Page 1–line 7           Delete "and (c)" insert ", by creating new subsections (c) and (d) and by renumbering (c) as (e)".

Page 1-line 11          After "fee;" insert "referendum;".

Page 2–After line 10    Insert:

"(c)  Upon receiving a request from the council, the department of agriculture shall conduct a referendum regarding an increase in fees under subsection (b) of this section.  The referendum shall include all the producers owning cattle who have had an inspection for a change of ownership in the preceding calendar year.  The referendum shall be approved by a majority of the producers voting prior to the board collecting any fee under subsection (b) of this section.

(d)  The department of agriculture may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.".

Page 2–line 12          Strike "(c)" insert "(e)".  ZWONITZER, DN

 

HB0016HW002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 19          After "account" insert "." and strike balance of line.

Page 2-line 20          Strike entirely.  SEMLEK

 

1/27/2011      H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Botten, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Gay, Greene, Moniz and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Edmonds, Freeman, Gingery, Greear, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison, Goggles and Harshman

Ayes 8    Nays 49    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0