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Bills of Interest 2019:
The following are sponsored and co-sponsored bills for the 2019 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me
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House District 30: Representative Mark Jennings
Today the second bill HB 155 Guardianships reintegration plan was signed by the Governor.
BILL DEFINED: AN ACT relating to guardianships; authorizing court orders related to the termination of guardianships as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
My bill HB 157 Grandparents standing passed through both houses and was signed by Governor Gordon yesterday. Thanks Governor.
BILL DEFINED: AN ACT relating to children and parents; creating standing for biological grandparents acting in loco parentis to petition for the termination of parental rights; requiring specified findings; amending petition requirements; creating factors for a court to consider when terminating parental rights on a petition by a biological grandparent; and providing for an effective date.
HB0103 – Reporting of abortions.
Sponsored By: Clem – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-1-0-0 — S – President Signed HEA No. 0116
HB0121 – Vacancies in office.
Sponsored By: Clem – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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
HB0122 – Citizen standing.
Sponsored By: Gray – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to actions against the state; providing standing for a resident to bring an action for declaratory judgment; providing requirements for a declaratory judgment action; authorizing the court to compel or enjoin conduct as specified; amending the governmental claims act; amending a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – COW:Failed 17-39-4-0-0
HB0127 – Tax refund to elderly and disabled.
Sponsored By: Hallinan – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending eligibility criteria for the tax refund to the elderly and disabled program; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – 3rd Reading:Passed 47-13-0-0-0 — S – COW:Failed 10-16-4-0-0
HB0128 – Senior property tax exemption.
Sponsored By: Hallinan – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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: Hallinan – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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-Sponsor: Jennings
…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 – President Signed HEA No. 0094
HB0151 – Ban on sanctuary cities and counties.
Sponsored By: Gray – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns and counties; providing penalties; requiring certification of compliance; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – COW:Failed 22-36-2-0-0
HB0153 – Public reports-state spending and revenues.
Sponsored By: Jennings –
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to administration of government; requiring public reports on state spending and revenues as specified; requiring the posting of state entity requests and contracts for supplies and services as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – postponed indefinitely
HB0154 – Restriction on public benefits.
Sponsored By: Jennings –
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public benefits; conditioning eligibility for state or local public benefits on lawful presence in the United States; requiring verification of lawful presence in the United States upon application for state or local public benefits; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – postponed indefinitely
HB0155 – Guardianships-reintegration planning authorized.
Sponsored By: Jennings –
…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 Chapter Number 130
HB0156 – Sound Money Pension Act.
Sponsored By: Jennings –
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; requiring a portion of Wyoming retirement system assets to be held as specie; providing for storage of specie; specifying that public funds may be invested in specie; providing applicability; providing legislative findings; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – postponed indefinitely
HB0157 – Termination of parental rights-standing.
Sponsored By: Jennings –
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to children and parents; creating standing for biological grandparents acting in loco parentis to petition for the termination of parental rights; requiring specified findings; amending petition requirements; creating factors for a court to consider when terminating parental rights on a petition by a biological grandparent; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – 3rd Reading:Passed 44-11-5-0-0 — S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0 — Assigned Chapter Number 88
HB0159 – Volunteer reserve officers-liability coverage.
Sponsored By: Washut – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the state self-insurance program; providing volunteer reserve officers coverage under the state self-insurance program; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – 3rd Reading:Passed 54-4-2-0-0 — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0 — Assigned Chapter Number 115
HB0172 – Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act.
Sponsored By: Gray – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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: – H – Did Not Consider in CoW
HB0174 – Wyoming Sound Money Trust Act.
Sponsored By: Edwards – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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-Sponsor: Jennings
…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
HB0192 – Voter fraud prevention.
Sponsored By: Gray – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring photo identification to vote; making conforming amendments; repealing provisions related to proof of identity for voting; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – postponed indefinitely
HB0217 – Wyoming camping act.
Sponsored By: Gray – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to state lands; repealing the prohibition against camping overnight on state lands; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0267 – Office vacancies-appointment by political party committee.
Sponsored By: Edwards – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; redefining how specified elected offices are filled upon the inaction of county commissioners; repealing the process for filling vacancies of former incumbents not affiliated with a political party when the county commissioners fail to act; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB0270 – Transportation commission contract immunity repeal.
Sponsored By: Edwards – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to governmental claims and the department of transportation; amending the availability of governmental claims act contract immunity in relation to department of transportation contracts; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0302 – Abortion-penalty for failure to inform.
Sponsored By: Edwards – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to health and public safety; creating a criminal penalty for physicians who fail to provide patients with specified information before certain nonemergency abortion procedures; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H – Did Not Consider for Introduction
HJ0007 – Rescission of federal constitutional resolutions.
Sponsored By: Edwards – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION rescinding a previous resolution adopted by the Wyoming Legislature which requested the Congress of the United States to convene a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
… Bill Status: – H – Did Not Consider in CoW
SF0032 – Change in political party affiliation.
Sponsored By: Biteman – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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
SF0075 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments.
Sponsored By: Bouchard – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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
SF0076 – Warrants for digital records.
Sponsored By: Bouchard – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing warrants to out-of-state providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services; providing procedures; requiring Wyoming providers to comply with out-of-state warrants as specified; providing immunity for compliance; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – 3rd Reading:Passed 26-2-2-0-0 — H – COW:Failed 18-39-3-0-0
SF0098 – Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act-2.
Sponsored By: Biteman – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…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
SF0100 – Firearms preemption-applicability.
Sponsored By: Kinskey – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to weapons; clarifying the applicability of the preemption of firearms regulation by the state as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0 — H – Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
SF0105 – Firearms preemption-applicability.
Sponsored By: James – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public contracts; requiring disclosure of recently completed and ongoing contracts for state procurement as specified; making the disclosure public as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – Did Not Consider in CoW
SF0128 – Unborn victims of violence act.
Sponsored By: Hutchings – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing criminal offenses for harm to an unborn child; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – COW:Failed 11-18-1-0-0
SF0135 – Limitation on nursing home beds-repeal.
Sponsored By: Biteman – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; removing limits on the number of nursing care facility beds that can be added by a health care facility; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – No report prior to CoW Cutoff
SF0137 – State budgeting-negotiation incentives.
Sponsored By: James – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to administration of government; authorizing incentive budgets for entities that revert appropriations as specified; specifying duties of the joint appropriations committee; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – 3rd Reading:Failed 13-16-1-0-0
SF0160 – Change in political party affiliation-2.
Sponsored By: Biteman – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to political party affiliation changes by electors; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – S – 3rd Reading:Passed 20-10-0-0-0 — H – Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
SJ0011 – Wyoming coal to carbon products.
Sponsored By: Biteman – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION expressing the state of Wyoming’s strong encouragement for research and development of coal-to-carbon products as important new technological and manufacturing industries in Wyoming and the United States of America.
… Bill Status: – S – No report prior to CoW Cutoff