S.F. No. 0055

Management of WEMA.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Transportation and Highways Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Emergency Management Act; transferring oversight and control of the emergency management agency; providing for the appointment of a emergency management coordinator; transferring the agency's persons, functions, programs, authority and funds; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/7/2003          Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/14/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S08

1/21/2003         S08 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Caller, Erb, Geis and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/21/2003         S Placed on General File

1/21/2003         S Passed CoW

1/22/2003         S Rereferred to S08

2/6/2003          S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Caller, Erb, Geis and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2003          S Placed on General File

 

2/7/2003          S Amendments Considered

SF0055SS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                                          After "a" insert "homeland security director and an".

Page 1-line 5                                          After ";" insert "requiring a report;".

Page 1-line 10                                        After "19‑7‑101(a)(iv)," insert "19‑13‑102(a) by creating new paragraphs (v) and (vi),".

Page 1-line 11                                        After "19‑13‑104(a)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (d)".

Page 2-after line 5                                                 Insert and renumber:

                "19-13-102.  Definitions.

                (a)  As used in this act:

                                (v)  "Director" means the homeland security director appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-13-104;

                                (vi)  "Public safety agencies" means any federal, state or political subdivision entity that provides emergency and public safety services, including state agencies employing peace officers enumerated in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(C) through (F) and approved for participation by the commission, fire management services, correctional services, emergency management, emergency and disaster relief services and if desired by county, municipal and federal law enforcement agencies.".

Page 3-line 4                                          After "generally" insert "; state homeland security director".

Page 3-line 13                                        After stricken language insert "the director established under subsection (d) of this section, or through the director to".

Page 3-after line 14                               Insert and renumber:

"(d)  The position of the state homeland security director is created in the governor's office and shall be appointed by the governor.  He shall be responsible to the governor and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.  The director shall:

(i)  Supervise the Wyoming emergency management agency;

(ii)  Provide technical assistance to public safety agencies in the area of homeland security;

(iii)  Coordinate with the federal office of homeland security; and

(iv)  Perform other duties assigned by the governor for homeland security.".

Page 4-line 7                          Delete "governor" insert "director".

Page 4-line 16                        Strike "coordinator" insert "director".

Page 5-line 16                        Strike "coordinator" insert "director".

Page 7-after line 17               Insert and renumber:

"Section 5.  On or before July 1, 2005, the homeland security director appointed under section 1 of this act shall report to the joint transportation and highways interim committee on the efficacy of the transfer of the Wyoming emergency management agency pursuant to this act.".  BARTON, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2003          S Passed CoW

2/10/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

 

2/11/2003         S Amendments Considered

SF0055S3001/A     ADOPTED

Page 7-line 19                                        Delete "July 1, 2003." insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  GEIS, VASEY

 

2/11/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart and Scott.

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         H Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H08

2/21/2003         H08 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Harshman, Jansen, Johnson, W. and Walsh

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2003         H Placed on General File

2/24/2003         H Passed CoW

 

2/25/2003         H Amendments Considered

SF0055H2001/FE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     FAILED

Page 1-line 2                                          Delete.

Page 1-line 3                                          Delete line through ";".

Page 1-line 5                                          After "coordinator;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 6                                          Delete line through "report;".

Page 1-line 11                                        Delete "19-7-101(a)(iv),".

Page 1-line 12                                        Delete "19-13-103(a)(i),".

Page 1-line 14                                        After "(v)" delete "," and insert "and"; delete "and 19-13-111".

Page 2-lines 1 through 8                                     Delete.

Page 3-lines 4 through 22                   Delete.

Page 4-lines 10 and 11                         Reinsert stricken language.

Page 4-line 17                                        Delete "governor's" insert "adjutant general's".

Page 5-line 13                                        Reinsert stricken language and delete all new language.

Page 7-line 9                                          Reinsert stricken language.

Page 7-lines 16 through 24                 Delete.

Page 8-lines 1 through 6                                     Delete.

Page 8-line 8                                          Delete "19-7-102(a)(iv),"; delete "and".

Page 8-line 9                                          Delete the line through "are" insert "is".

Page 8-lines 11 through 22                 Delete.

Page 9-lines 1 through 18                   Delete.

Renumber as necessary.  ILLOWAY

 

2/25/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Brechtel, Miller, D., Philp, Semlek and Walsh.

Ayes 53    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2003         Assigned Number SEA 0036

2/27/2003         S President Signed SEA No. 0036

2/27/2003         H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0036

3/3/2003          Governor Signed SEA No. 0036

 

Chapter No. 0088  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.