S.F. No. 0037

Office of consumer advocate-revisions 2.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Case and Scott and Representative(s) Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dn.

AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for participation of the office of consumer advocate; and providing for an effective date.

12/19/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    S Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/17/2013   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Hines, Nutting and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Johnson

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/17/2013   S Placed on General File

SF0037SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1           Delete "limiting effect" insert "providing for participation".

Page 1-line 2           Delete through "date for".

Page 1-line 3           After "advocate;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 4           Delete "director;".

Page 1-line 9           Delete ", 37‑2‑403 and 37‑2‑404(b) are" insert "is".

Page 1-line 13          After "(e)" delete balance of line and insert "In any case where the office of consumer advocate does not intervene, the commission shall have the authority to authorize its staff to participate as a party before the commission.  The commission shall exercise this authority not later than five (5) business days following the deadline for any intervention.".

Page 1-line 14 through 16     Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 through 15     Delete.  CASE, CHAIRMAN

1/21/2013   S Passed CoW

1/22/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/23/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Perkins

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/28/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/5/2013    H07 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Blikre, Byrd, Gay, Greene, Kirkbride, Paxton, Petroff and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/5/2013    H Placed on General File

2/11/2013   H Passed CoW

2/12/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/13/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Connolly, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Coleman, Davison, Halverson, Hutchings, Madden, McKim and Walters

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Wallis

Ayes 51 Nays 7 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0025

2/13/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0025

2/13/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0025

2/15/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0025

2/19/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0063  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013