H.J. No. 0009

Mandatory judicial retirement.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Berger, Brown, Connolly, Gingery, Patton and Stubson

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to modify the mandatory retirement age for supreme court justices and judges of other courts in Wyoming.

 

2/14/2012   Bill Number Assigned

2/15/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/16/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Eklund, Freeman, Gay, Harshman, Miller, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Quarberg, Reeder, Semlek and Vranish

Ayes 47    Nays 13    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2012   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Brown, Cannady, Greene, Krone, Nicholas, B., Peasley and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2012   H Placed on General File

 

HJ0009HS001.01/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "remove any" insert "modify the".

Page 2-line 1           Delete "Voluntary".

Page 2-line 4           Reinsert stricken language.

Page 2-line 5           Strike "voluntary".  BROWN, CHAIRMAN

 

HJ0009HS001.02/FAILED

Page 2-line 10          Reinsert stricken language.

Page 2-line 11          Reinsert stricken language through "age of"; after stricken "(70)" insert "seventy-five (75)".

Page 2-line 12          Reinsert stricken language through "prescribe"; after reinserted language insert ".".

Page 3-lines 1 through 3      Delete entirely and insert:

"The adoption of this amendment would raise the mandatory retirement age of seventy (70) for Wyoming supreme court justices and Wyoming district judges to the age of seventy-five (75).".  BROWN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/20/2012   H Passed CoW

 

HJ0009H2001/FAILED

Page 2-line 10          Reinsert stricken language entirely.

Page 2-line 11          Reinsert stricken language entirely; after reinserted "of" insert "eighty (80) years or such earlier age, not less than".

Page 2-line 12          Reinsert stricken language through "prescribe"; after reinserted "prescribe" insert ".".

Page 3-line 1           Delete "remove" insert "modify".

Page 3-line 3           After "judges" insert "to allow the legislature to set mandatory retirement between the ages of seventy (70) and eighty (80)". ZWONITZER, DN. 

 

2/21/2012   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2012   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Kasperik, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Steward, Stubson, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Jaggi, Kroeker, McKim, Miller, Nicholas, B., Quarberg, Reeder, Semlek and Teeters

Excused:  Representative(s) Blake

Ayes 44    Nays 15    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/23/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S01;

2/29/2012   S01 Motion to Do Pass Failed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Esquibel, F. and Perkins

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Christensen and Hicks

Ayes 2    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/7/2012    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)