S.F. No. 0077

Certified public accountants.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Sessions and Ross and Representative(s) Illoway, McOmie and Reese

AN ACT relating to certified public accountants; allowing rulemaking to exempt certificate holders from maintaining certain license status; allowing for a certificate to be issued to holders of a certificate from a foreign country; providing for attest services within certified public accountant firms; and providing for an effective date.

2/3/2006    Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2006   S Received for Introduction

2/15/2006   S Introduced and Referred to S07

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2006   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hanes, Johnson, Meier, Mockler and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2006   S Placed on General File

SF0077SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10          Delete "33‑3‑108(a)" insert "33‑3‑108(a)(v) and".

Page 2-after line 4     Insert and renumber:

"(v)  Rules governing the determination of substantial equivalence for the issuance of certificates under W.S. 33‑3‑116 to individuals who hold valid certified public accountant certificates, or licenses or foreign credentials from any state when the issuing state's or foreign country's certificate, or licensure or credentialing requirements are substantially equivalent to those under this act as determined by the board.;".

Page 2-line 15          After "accountant" insert "or a similar recognized credential".  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

2/23/2006   S Passed CoW

2/24/2006   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2006   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2006   H Received for Introduction

2/28/2006   H Introduced and Referred to H07

3/2/2006    H07 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barnard, Diercks, Gingery, Illoway, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Miller and Olsen

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/2/2006    H Placed on General File

3/7/2006    H Passed CoW

3/8/2006    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/9/2006    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson and Morgan.

Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/9/2006    Assigned Number SEA No. 0045

3/10/2006   S President Signed SEA No. 0045

3/10/2006   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0045

3/15/2006   Governor Signed SEA No. 0045

3/15/2006   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0057  Session Laws of Wyoming 2006.