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Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz
A Legislative Update from Senator Cheri Steinmetz (February 21, 2019)
The 65th General Session of the Wyoming Legislature is in the midst of its 7th week. Wednesday, February 20th was the last day for bills to be considered by committees in the 2nd Chamber and February 21st is the last day for bills to be considered by the Committees of the Whole in the 2nd Chamber…..read more
Senator Cheri Steinmetz (R-Lingle) serves on the Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee and the Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee. In addition, Senator Steinmetz is working to move forward legislation that will help improve safety on Wyoming’s waterways, ensure the long term financial health of county fairs, protect the integrity of Wyoming elections and bolster Wyoming education opportunities.
SF0009 – Audit requirements for special fire and water districts.
Sponsored By: – Bebout – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to special districts; exempting fire protection districts and water and sewer districts from the audit requirements of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-0 — H – Speaker Signed SEA No. 0071
SF0032 – Change in political party affiliation.
Sponsored By: – Biteman – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to political party affiliation changes by electors; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely
SF0040 – Operation of motorboat while intoxicated.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 25-5-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 38-20-2-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0065
SF0041 – County fair endowment.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing each county to establish a county fair endowment fund as specified; specifying sources and uses of endowment funds; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-1-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-1-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0043
SF0049 – County zoning authority-private schools.
Sponsored By: – Bebout – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to counties; exempting private schools from county zoning authority as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 23-6-0-0-1 — H – Introduced and Referred to H07 – Corporations — Assigned Number SEA No. 0067
SF0070 – Landowner and lessee liability limitations.
Sponsored By: – Driskill – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to recreation liability; specifying that a landowner is not liable for damages or injuries to a third party caused by a person using the land for recreational purposes; specifying conditions under which a state lands lessee is not liable to users of improvements on those lands; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 28-0-2-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 56-0-4-0-0 — Chapter No. 69 Session Laws of Wyoming 2019
SF0075 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments.
Sponsored By: – Bouchard – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to concealed weapons; repealing gun free zones; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; clarifying that only the state legislature may regulate firearms, weapons and ammunition as specified; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely
SF0094 – Secretary of state-nomination qualifications.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing the secretary of state to refuse to file nomination applications for ineligibility as specified; specifying procedures for appealing a refusal by the secretary of state; requiring specified information for complaints alleging ineligibility of an applicant for nomination; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – No report prior to CoW Cutoff
SF0098 – Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act-2.
Sponsored By: – Biteman – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; creating the Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act; specifying limits on state expenditures; specifying distribution of surplus funds; requiring review of related statutes; and providing for effective dates.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely
SF0099 – Voting systems and ballots.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing counting of ballots at a central counting location; authorizing alternative methods of voting as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0057
SJ0003 – Wyoming’s Women Suffrage Day.
Sponsored By: – Ellis – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION recognizing December 10, 2019 as Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day.
… Bill Status: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0 — Assigned Number SEJR No. 0001
HB0103 – Reporting of abortions.
Sponsored By: – Clem – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to abortions; establishing additional requirements for abortion reporting; providing for a public report of abortion statistics; providing penalties for failure to report as required; specifying that failure to report as required is unprofessional conduct; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – H Introduced and Referred to H10 – Labor — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 20-9-1-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0116
HB0106 – Party affiliation changes.
Sponsored By: – Blackburn – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to political party affiliation changes by electors; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 41-18-1-0-0 — S – COW:Failed 11-14-5-0-0
HB0116 – Community development districts.
Sponsored By: – Brown – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicle franchises; modifying a provision relating to claims made by new vehicle dealers as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-3-0-0 — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Chapter Number 89
HB0121 – Vacancies in office.
Sponsored By: – Clem – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to vacancies in office; modifying procedures for filling vacancies in specified offices; modifying time periods for filling specified vacancies; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB0128 – Senior property tax exemption.
Sponsored By: – Tass – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxation; providing a tax exemption for a portion of property owned by citizens aged sixty-five years of age and older; providing for application for the exemption; providing for calculation of the exemptions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – COW:Failed 20-37-3-0-0
HB0140 – Abortion-48 hour waiting period.
Sponsored By: – Tass – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to health and public safety; requiring physicians to wait a specified period of time before performing certain nonemergency abortion procedures; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-2-0-0 — S – Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
HB0148 – State offices-contract transparency.
Sponsored By: – Piiparinen – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to government ethics; requiring elected officials and members of the legislature to disclose information on contracts with the state as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0 — S – Concur:Passed 57-1-2-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0094
HB0150 – County election nominations.
Sponsored By: – Hunt – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; modifying procedures for nominating candidates for county office in primary elections as specified; providing conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0155 – Guardianships-reintegration planning authorized.
Sponsored By: – Jennings – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to guardianships; authorizing court orders related to the termination of guardianships as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 43-15-2-0-0 — S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0079
HB0174 – Wyoming Sound Money Trust Act.
Sponsored By: – Edwards – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing a portion of permanent mineral trust fund assets to be held as specie; providing storage requirements; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – postponed indefinitely
HB0183 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments-2.
Sponsored By: – Salazar – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to concealed weapons; repealing gun free zones; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; clarifying that only the state legislature may regulate firearms, weapons and ammunition as specified; defining a term; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – :No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0213 – Management council membership.
Sponsored By: – Laursen – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the legislature; amending provisions relating to the selection of a management council member at large; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB0214 – Real estate brokers-retention of records.
Sponsored By: – MacGuire – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to real estate brokers; decreasing the length of time licensed real estate brokers must keep and maintain records of real estate transactions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-0 — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0090
HB0239 – Wind energy production tax-rate.
Sponsored By: – Loucks – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the tax on production of energy from wind resources; increasing the tax rate per megawatt hour generated by wind resources; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB0240 – Commercial vehicles-irrigation operations.
Sponsored By: – Loucks – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting from licensing and other requirements a driver of an irrigation district vehicle when driven for operation and maintenance of irrigation facilities and equipment; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – No report prior to CoW Cutoff