S.F. No. 0077

County officers removal from office.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Geis

 

AN ACT relating to county officers; repealing provisions for removal of county officers by boards of county commissioners; providing clarification for removal of county officers for misconduct or malfeasance; specifying how a vacated office is filled; specifying the applicability of other law; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/10/2011         Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011         S Received for Introduction

1/11/2011         S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/19/2011         S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/19/2011         S Placed on General File

 

SF0077SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9           After "18‑3‑902" insert "(a) and".

Page 1-after line 14    Insert:

"(a)  Whenever it appears to the governor on the verified complaint of qualified electors or the board of county commissioners of the county that any county officer is guilty of misconduct or malfeasance in office he may direct the district attorney for the county or the attorney general to commence and prosecute an action in the district court of the county in which the officer is an official asking for the removal of the officer. The action shall be commenced by the filing of a verified petition in the name of the state of Wyoming signed by the  district attorney or the attorney general setting forth the facts constituting the misconduct or malfeasance in office.".

Page 2-line 9           Delete through "commissioners".

Page 2-line 16          After "disability and" delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 17          Delete through "investigation that".

Page 2-line 19          After "office." delete balance of line.

Page 2-lines 20 through 22    Delete.  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

1/21/2011         S Passed CoW

 

SF0077S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After "malfeasance;" insert "specifying how a vacated office is filled; specifying the applicability of other law;".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "a new subsection" insert "new subsections".

Page 1-line 10          After "(f)" insert "through (h)".

Page 2-After line 22    Insert:

"(g)  Whenever a vacancy occurs in any county office under the provisions of this section, it shall be filled as provided by law.

(h)  This section is supplemental to all other statutes concerning removal of county officers.". COOPER

 

1/24/2011         S Passed 2nd Reading

1/25/2011         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Peterson, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Christensen, Landen, Nicholas, P., Perkins and Ross

Ayes 24    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2011         H Received for Introduction

2/1/2011          H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/8/2011          H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blikre, Byrd, Illoway, Jaggi, Kroeker, Patton, Roscoe, Shepperson and Stubson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2011          H Placed on General File

 

SF0077HW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 3           After "officer" insert "not subject to removal under W.S. 18‑3‑523".  STUBSON

 

2/10/2011         H Passed CoW

 

SF0077H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Stubson committee of the whole amendment (SF0077HW001/AE) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 2-lines 18 and 19  Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 21          Delete "(ii)" insert "(i)".

Page 3-line 2           Delete "(iii)" insert "(ii)".  GINGERY, STUBSON

 

2/11/2011         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/14/2011         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Patton, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Lubnau, Miller, Nicholas, B. and Peasley

Excused:  Representative(s) Freeman

Ayes 55    Nays 4    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/14/2011         S Received for Concurrence

2/15/2011         S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2011         Assigned Number SEA No. 0027

2/16/2011         S President Signed SEA No. 0027

2/16/2011         H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0027

2/18/2011         Governor Signed SEA No. 0027

2/18/2011         Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0041  Session Laws of Wyoming 2011