H.B. No. 0279

Fire protection districts-mutually agreed division.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Harvey, Illoway, Martin, Miller, Quarberg, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Coe and Peterson

 

AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; providing for division of fire protection districts; providing for petition to county commissioners; providing for protests; providing for distribution of assets and liabilities following division; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/22/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/23/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/24/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H07

1/29/2007   H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin, Miller, Quarberg, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0279HW001/FAILED

Page 3-line 22          Delete "detracting".  JONES

 

2/1/2007    H Passed CoW

2/2/2007    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/5/2007    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Slater, Steward, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Buchanan, Jorgensen, McOmie and Teeters

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Simpson

Ayes 54    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/5/2007    S Received for Introduction

2/7/2007    S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/13/2007   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Cooper, Decaria, Larson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2007   S Placed on General File

 

HB0279SS001/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 11          After "commissioners." insert "If a mutual agreement cannot be reached, the county commissioners may impose an equitable division of the assets.".  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

2/20/2007   S Passed CoW

 

HB0279S2001/ADOPTED

Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0279SS001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 5-line 10          Delete "35-9-215(a)" insert "35-9-215(a)(i)".

Page 6-line 12          After "apportioned" insert "as follows:  (i)".

Page 6-line 16          After "35-9-213(c)" delete "." insert ";".

Page 6-after line 16    Insert:

"(ii)  If a mutual agreement cannot be reached as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection and the assets are located entirely within one (1) county, the board of county commissioners of that county may impose an equitable division of the assets;

(iii)  If a mutual agreement cannot be reached as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection and the assets are located in more than one (1) county, the boards of county commissioners of the counties where the assets are located may negotiate a division of the assets, with each board having an equal vote regardless of the number of commissioners on the respective boards;

(iv)  If a mutual agreement cannot be reached as provided in paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection, the district court of any county where district assets are located shall have jurisdiction to equitably divide the district assets, with each county responsible to pay legal fees and costs in proportion to the division of assets between or among the counties.".  PETERSON

 

2/21/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0279S3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-after line 16    In the Peterson Second Reading Amendment to this line (HB02792001/A), in paragraph (iv) created by that amendment, delete "of any county where district assets are located" insert "of the county where a majority of the original district's electors reside".  PETERSON

 

2/22/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Massie

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2007   H Received for Concurrence

2/23/2007   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Simpson

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/23/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0084

2/26/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0084

2/26/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0084

2/28/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0084

2/28/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0146  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.