All Roll Calls
Yes: 162 • No: 2
WyomingHB 542025 General SessionHouse
AN ACT relating to courts; authorizing the assignment of cases and proceedings from circuit courts and district courts to chancery court judges; specifying requirements for transfers; authorizing retired chancery court judges to provide judicial service as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Judiciary
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Courts can move cases across judges
A district judge can send any case in that court’s power to a circuit or chancery judge. For civil cases over $50,000, every plaintiff and every defendant must agree before a transfer. A circuit judge can also assign cases to a district or chancery judge, under the limits in the statute. Chancery judges can hear any case assigned to them under these rules.
Law takes effect immediately
The law takes effect right away once it completes the steps to become law under Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. The new assignment and expense rules apply immediately after that point.
Retired judges can serve and get paid
The law lets retired Wyoming justices and judges (who retired under W.S. 5-1-106) serve again, if they are not practicing law and agree. A district or circuit judge can request it with the chief justice’s OK, or the chief justice can assign them. While assigned, the retiree is paid the same salary as a judge of that court and gets the same per diem and travel, paid by the court where they serve. This pay does not reduce the retiree’s pension, and assignments cannot risk the state retirement plan’s status. When a chancery judge is assigned to hold court in district or circuit court, the hosting court pays the judge’s travel and other expenses from its fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/18/2025
H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
Yes: 60 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/14/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2025
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
Yes: 58 • No: 1
House vote • 1/27/2025
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
Yes: 8 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed HEA No. 0016
2/24/2025GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 11
2/24/2025H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0016
2/20/2025HouseS President Signed HEA No. 0016
2/20/2025SenateH Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
2/18/2025HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0016
2/18/2025S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2/14/2025SenateH Received for Concurrence
2/14/2025HouseS 2nd Reading:Passed
2/13/2025SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/12/2025SenateS Placed on General File
2/12/2025SenateS COW:Passed
2/12/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2/10/2025SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
2/4/2025HouseS Received for Introduction
2/4/2025SenateH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/3/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Laid Back
1/31/2025HouseH COW:Passed
1/30/2025HouseH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
1/27/2025HouseH Placed on General File
1/27/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
1/17/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/2/2025HouseBill Number Assigned
12/17/2024
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