H.B. No. 0046

Public employee pension plans-contributions.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to public employees; increasing employee contribution and employer contribution in certain plans under the Wyoming Retirement Act and under The Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Act; increasing employee contribution under the Firemen's Pension Account Reform Act of 1981; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.

 

1/13/2014 Bill Number Assigned

2/10/2014 H Received for Introduction

2/11/2014 H Introduced and Referred to H02

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Gay, Halverson, Hutchings, McKim, Miller and Watt

Ayes 54    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014 H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blikre, Burkhart, Harshman, Moniz, Nicholas, B. and Stubson

Nays:  Representative(s) Esquibel, K.

Ayes 6    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014 H Placed on General File

2/13/2014 H Passed COW

2/14/2014 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/17/2014 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Freeman, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Mader, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake, Byrd, Esquibel, K., Filer, Gay, Goggles, Halverson, Madden, Miller, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Krone

Ayes 48    Nays 11    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2014 S Received for Introduction

2/19/2014 S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/24/2014 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Dockstader, Hastert, Meier and Perkins

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2014 S Placed on General File

 

HB0046SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 13          After "9‑3‑604(a) insert "and (c)(ii)".

Page 6-After line 14    Insert:

"(c)  The contributions under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid from the source of funds which is used in paying salary to the employee. The employer may pay these contributions by a reduction in cash salary of the employee or by an offset against a future salary increase, or by a combination of a reduction in salary and an offset against a future salary increase, provided:

(ii)  Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, any employer may pay any amount of an employee's share of retirement contributions without a salary reduction or offset, or combination thereof.  On and after For the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, at least one and sixty-two hundredths percent (1.62%), for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 at least one and ninety-six hundredths percent (1.96%), for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at least two and thirty hundredths percent (2.30%) and thereafter at least two and sixty-four hundredths (2.64%) of the employee's share of retirement contributions shall be paid through a reduction in cash salary of the employee unless specified otherwise by legislative act.".  BEBOUT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/25/2014 S Passed COW

2/26/2014 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2014 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, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Johnson

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2014 H Received for Concurrence

2/27/2014 H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Mader, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Walters and Watt

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake, Byrd, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Goggles, Throne, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 48    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2014 Assigned Number HEA No. 0011

2/28/2014 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0011

2/28/2014 S President Signed HEA No. 0011

3/4/2014  Governor Signed HEA No. 0011

3/6/2014  Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0019  Session Laws of Wyoming 2014