61^ST WYOMING LEGISLATURE

INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2012 INTERIM

JOINT CORPORATIONS, ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

Standard Budget: $37,500.00

Priority #: 1 Insurance

The committee proposes to study the following issues related to insurance: Possible accreditation issues involving holding companies, foreign country insurers and certificates of insurance; portable electronic devices insurance.; and, if assigned, interstate sales of health insurance.[Deleted by Management Council. Sale of health insurance policies across state lines will be studied by the Joint Labor/Health Committee]

Priority #: 2 Public Service Commission

The committee proposes to study the following items related to telecommunications: regulatory treatment of voice over internet protocol; sunset of the office of consumer affairs; certified service territories for electrical utilities; and receipt of reports regarding ongoing changes in FCC regulation.

Priority #: 3 Secretary of State's Office

The committee proposes to study the following issues raised by the secretary of state's office: Effective financing statements - consideration of length of effectiveness of the liens and fees for filing; and with respect to elections - possible amendments to the election code to accommodate the military and overseas voter act.

Priority #: 4 Other agencies under the committee's purview.

The committee proposes to study the following topics:

1. Low voltage electrical licensing statutes.

2. Requirements for appraisal management companies under the federal Dodd-Frank Act.

3. Legal advertising and publication requirements for local governments.

Priority #: 5 Tentative Meeting Schedule

The committee proposes three two-day meetings as follows:

Late April: Cody, WY; August: Saratoga, WY; October: Cheyenne, WY