H.J. No. 0005

County/city consolidation.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Petroff and Senator(s) Burns and Christensen

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to allow the legislature to provide for a procedure and laws governing unification of counties and municipalities; defining unified governments as counties for taxation and revenue purposes; providing legislative authority to further define powers and authority of unified governments; requiring a vote; and providing for continuance of debts and obligations.

 

1/18/2011      Bill Number Assigned

1/19/2011      H Received for Introduction

1/20/2011      H Introduced and Referred to H07

1/24/2011      H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blikre, Byrd, Illoway, Patton and Roscoe

Nays:  Representative(s) Jaggi, Kroeker, Shepperson and Stubson

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2011      H Placed on General File

1/25/2011      H Passed CoW

 

HJ0005H2001.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 6           Delete "and"; after "vote" insert "; and providing for continuance of debts and obligations".

Page 2-line 21          After "municipalities" insert "and a requirement that any existing debt or obligation of the municipalities and counties involved in a unification shall become a debt or obligation of the unified government". 

Page 3-line 7           After "people" insert "and the debts and obligations of the unifying governments will become debts and obligations of the unified government".  PETROFF

 

HJ0005H2001.02/FAILED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 2-line 15          Delete "and" insert "with".  PETROFF

 

1/26/2011      H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HJ0005H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5           After "purposes" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 6           Delete "all other purposes;" insert "; providing legislative authority to further define powers and authority of unified governments;".

Page 2-line 17          Delete "and" insert ".  The legislature shall provide by general laws applicable to all unified governments for the powers and authority of the same, which laws may determine application of provisions of this constitution governing counties and municipalities.".

Page 2-line 18          Delete the line through "purposes.".

Page 3-line 5           Delete "and" insert ".  The legislature will further provide by law powers and authority of all unified governments.".

Page 3-line 6           Delete the line through "purposes.".  STUBSON

 

HJ0005H3002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15          Delete "and" insert "with".  GREEAR

 

1/27/2011      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Loucks, Madden, McOmie, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Throne, Vranish, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Davison, Gay, Hunt, Jaggi, Lockhart, Lubnau, McKim, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters and Wallis

Excused:  Representative(s) Goggles

Ayes 41    Nays 18    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/28/2011      S Received for Introduction

1/28/2011      S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/10/2011      S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Johnson, Martin and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Hines

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2011      S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW