Wyoming HB 138: Wyoming gaming commission amendments.

Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0138
Wyoming gaming commission amendments.
Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the Wyoming gaming commission; amending
2 the composition, qualifications, salaries, officers, duties
3 and powers of the Wyoming gaming commission; continuing the
4 liaisons to the commission; making conforming amendments;
5 repealing provisions; providing for appointments and
6 terminating terms of existing appointments; providing an
7 appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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11 Section 1. W.S. 11-25-101, 11-25-104(a) and (b) and
12 11-25-201(d) are amended to read:
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14 11-25-101. Wyoming gaming commission created;
15 composition; qualifications; personal or private interest;
16 salaries; officers; terms; vacancies; liaisons.

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2 (a) The Wyoming gaming commission is created. to be
3 composed of nine (9) persons who have resided in the state
4 for four (4) years and are qualified electors of Wyoming.
5 The commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed
6 by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
7 senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
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9 (b) Each member of the commission shall have not less
10 than five (5) years of professional experience. At least
11 (1) member shall be an enrolled member of the Northern
12 Arapaho or Eastern Shoshone Indian tribe.
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14 (c) Each member of the commission shall receive an
15 annual salary to be paid in equal monthly installments in
16 the same manner that other state salaries are paid.
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18 (d) Biennially the members shall elect from among
19 their number a chairman and a deputy chairman who shall
20 serve in these offices for a period of two (2) years.
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22 (e) Upon the expiration of the term of any member,
23 the member may be reappointed or a successor shall be

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1 appointed for a term of six (6) years, except in case of a
2 vacancy. Each member shall hold office until a successor is
3 appointed and qualified. The governor may remove any member
4 as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
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6 (f) Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
7 governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101.
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9 (g) Each member, within thirty (30) days after notice
10 of appointment and before commencement of the member's
11 duties, shall take, subscribe and file with the secretary
12 of state the oath of office prescribed by the constitution
13 of this state.
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15 (h) No member of the commission or family member of a
16 member, as defined in W.S. 9-13-102(a)(v), shall own or
17 have any personal or private interest in any activity
18 regulated by the commission or in any animal participating
19 in a pari-mutuel event.
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21 (j) One (1) senator appointed by the president of the
22 senate, one (1) representative appointed by the speaker of
23 the house and one (1) person appointed by the governor

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1 shall serve as ex officio nonvoting liaisons to the
2 commission. The legislative liaisons shall serve two (2)
3 year terms but are eligible for reappointment and may be
4 removed by the officer appointing the member. The
5 gubernatorial liaison shall serve for the term of office of
6 the governor and may be removed by the governor.
7 Legislative liaisons shall be paid salary, per diem and
8 mileage as provided in W.S. 28-5-101 when attending
9 meetings of the commission.
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11 11-25-104. Gaming commission; director; employees;
12 meetings; quorum; records; licenses generally.
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14 (a) The commission shall annually elect from its
15 membership a president and vice-president, and may employ a
16 director who has a working knowledge of pari-mutuel
17 betting, horse racing and other the forms of gaming
18 regulated by the commission to oversee the administrative
19 duties of the commission, or an executive secretary, or
20 both. The director may be retained on a yearly basis or for
21 the racing season only as determined by the commission.
22 Salary for the director or executive secretary shall be
23 determined by the commission with the consent of the

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1 personnel division. The commission may also is authorized
2 to employ other personnel required to carry out persons as
3 may be necessary to enable it to perform the duties imposed
4 upon it by this act and to designate the duties of
5 employees. The state shall provide the commission with
6 offices, equipment and facilities as may be necessary for
7 the performance of its duties.
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9 (b) The commission shall hold an annual fall meeting
10 in Wyoming and shall hold special be subject to all of the
11 following:
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13 (i) The commission shall hold meetings at such
14 times and places within Wyoming as the majority of the
15 members determine;.
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17 (ii) A majority of the commission constitu