Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE
2		-	BILL NO. HB0214
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-06721HB0214
	4	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0214
	5	+	Local government payments-electronic payments.
	6	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Thayer, Davis, Geringer,
	7	+	Heiner, Larson, JT, Lawley and Sherwood and
	8	+	Senator(s) Barlow and Crum
	9	+	A BILL
	10	+	for
	11	+	1 AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; authorizing
	12	+	2 local governments to pay claims and demands through
	13	+	3 electronic payment means; making conforming amendments; and
	14	+	4 providing for an effective date.
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	16	+	6
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	18	+	8
	19	+	9 18-3-511(a), 18-3-810 and 18-3-811 are amended to read:
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	22	+	12
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	24	+	14 (b) Upon the allowance of any claim or demand by the
	25	+	15 governing body, the treasurer shall 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06722HB0214
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7		-	AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; authorizing
8		-	local governments to pay claims and demands through
9		-	electronic payment means; making conforming amendments; and
10		-	providing for an effective date.
11		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
12		-	Section 1
13		-	18-3-511(a), 18-3-810 and 18-3-811 are amended to read:
14		-	15-1-125. Presentation and payment of claims; when
15		-	warrant draws interest; exception.
16		-	(b) Upon the allowance of any claim or demand by the
17		-	governing body, the treasurer shall
18		-	warrant for the correct amount. The
19		-	may make payment by issuing a check or warrant or by using
20		-	an electronic payment method or fund transfer system. Any
21		-	check or warrant shall be signed by the mayor and
22		-	countersigned by the treasurer or any other person the
23		-	governing body designates to countersign checks or warrants
24		-	in the treasurer's absence. If there is not sufficient
25		-	money in the treasury to pay the warrant, the treasurer
26		-	shall endorse on the warrant the date and a statement that
27		-	it has been presented for payment but has not been paid for
28		-	want of funds. Thereafter, the warrant shall draw interest
29		-	at the rate of ten percent (10%) per year.
30		-	15-4-302. Finances; warrants; use for disbursements;
31		-	exception; limitations; contents; procedure.
32		-	(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all
33		-	disbursements shall be made by check or warrant signed by
34		-	the manager and countersigned by the mayor
35		-	electronic payment method or fund transfer system. No check ORIGINAL HOUSE
36		-	BILL NO. HB0214
37		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
38		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
39		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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41		-	or warrant may be drawn in payment of a claim, and no
42		-	electronic payment or fund transfer may be made,
43		-	than fifty dollars ($50.00) until the claim is certified by
44		-	the manager and allowed by resolution of the governing
45		-	body. Each check or
46		-	warrant shall specify its purpose and shall be made payable
47		-	to the order of the person in whose favor it is drawn.
48		-	18-3-511. Presentation, auditing and payment of
49		-	claims; issuance of tax-anticipation warrants; limitation
50		-	and form of warrants; effect of acceptance.
51		-	(a) All claims and demands against a county shall be
52		-	presented for audit and allowance to the board of county
53		-	commissioners before any action in court is maintainable.
54		-	All claims when allowed shall be paid
55		-	this subsection. Claims may be paid by using an electronic
56		-	payment method or fund transfer system or by a county
57		-	warrant or order drawn by the board on the county treasurer
58		-	upon the proper funds in the treasury for the amount of the
59		-	claims. warrant or order shall be signed by the
60		-	permanent or temporary chairman of the board, attested by
61		-	the county clerk under the seal of the county, and
62		-	countersigned and registered by the county treasurer. The
63		-	warrant or order shall specify the amount of the claim or
64		-	service and be numbered and dated in the order in which it
65		-	is issued.
66		-	warrants and orders are payable on demand and shall be
67		-	drawn and issued upon the county treasurer only when there
68		-	are sufficient monies in the appropriate fund in the
69		-	treasury to
70		-	payments.
71		-	18-3-810. Restrictions upon countersigning warrants. ORIGINAL HOUSE
72		-	BILL NO. HB0214
73		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
74		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
75		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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77		-	No county treasurer shall countersign any blank county
78		-	order or warrant or other order or warrant, or make any
79		-	electronic payment or fund transfer,
80		-	is satisfied that the order or warrant
81		-	was ordered drawn by the board of county commissioners.
82		-	18-3-811. Register of county orders and payments.
83		-	Each county treasurer shall keep in his office a book
84		-	called the register of county orders wherein shall be
85		-	entered on the date of the presentation thereof and without
86		-	interval or blank line between any entry and the one
87		-	preceding it every county order, warrant, electronic
88		-	payment or other certificate or evidence of county
89		-	indebtedness presented for payment whether or not it is
90		-	then paid, the date and number of
91		-	payment, order or warrant, the amount payable, the name of
92		-	the person to whom order or
93		-	warrant is payable, and the name of the person presenting
94		-	the same. Every register of county orders shall be
95		-	available for inspection and examination by any person
96		-	during usual business hours. ORIGINAL HOUSE
97		-	BILL NO. HB0214
98		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
99		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
100		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
101		-	4Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
102		-	(END)
103		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
104		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
105		-	Chief Clerk
	29	+	4 check or warrant shall be signed by the mayor and
	30	+	5 countersigned by the treasurer or any other person the
	31	+	6 governing body designates to countersign checks or warrants
	32	+	7 in the treasurer's absence. If there is not sufficient
	33	+	8 money in the treasury to pay the warrant, the treasurer
	34	+	9 shall endorse on the warrant the date and a statement that
	35	+	10 it has been presented for payment but has not been paid for
	36	+	11 want of funds. Thereafter, the warrant shall draw interest
	37	+	12 at the rate of ten percent (10%) per year.
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	39	+	14
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	41	+	16
	42	+	17 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all
	43	+	18 disbursements shall be made by check or warrant signed by
	44	+	19 the manager and countersigned by the mayor
	45	+	20. No check
	46	+	21 or warrant may be drawn in payment of a claim, and no
	47	+	22 of more
	48	+	23 than fifty dollars ($50.00) until the claim is certified by 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06723HB0214
	49	+	1 the manager and allowed by resolution of the governing
	50	+	2 body. Each check or
	51	+	3 warrant shall specify its purpose and shall be made payable
	52	+	4 to the order of the person in whose favor it is drawn.
	53	+	5
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	56	+	8
	57	+	9
	58	+	10 (a) All claims and demands against a county shall be
	59	+	11 presented for audit and allowance to the board of county
	60	+	12 commissioners before any action in court is maintainable.
	61	+	13 All claims when allowed shall be paid
	62	+	14
	63	+	15 by a county
	64	+	16 warrant or order drawn by the board on the county treasurer
	65	+	17 upon the proper funds in the treasury for the amount of the
	66	+	18 claims.
	67	+	19 permanent or temporary chairman of the board, attested by
	68	+	20 the county clerk under the seal of the county, and
	69	+	21 countersigned and registered by the county treasurer. The
	70	+	22 warrant or order shall specify the amount of the claim or
	71	+	23 service and be numbered and dated in the order in which it 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06724HB0214
	72	+	1 is issued.
	73	+	2 warrants and orders are payable on demand and shall be
	74	+	3 drawn and issued upon the county treasurer only when there
	75	+	4 are sufficient monies in the appropriate fund in the
	76	+	5 treasury to
	77	+	6.
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	79	+	8
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	81	+	10 No county treasurer shall countersign any blank county
	82	+	11 order or warrant or other order or warrant, or make any
	83	+	12 until
	84	+	13 is satisfied that the order or warrant
	85	+	14 was ordered drawn by the board of county commissioners.
	86	+	15
	87	+	16
	88	+	17
	89	+	18 Each county treasurer shall keep in his office a book
	90	+	19 called the register of county orders wherein shall be
	91	+	20 entered on the date of the presentation thereof and without
	92	+	21 interval or blank line between any entry and the one
	93	+	22 preceding it every county order, warrant, electronic
	94	+	23 or other certificate or evidence of county 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06725HB0214
	95	+	1 indebtedness presented for payment whether or not it is
	96	+	2 then paid, the date and number of
	97	+	3 order or warrant, the amount payable, the name of
	98	+	4 the person to whom order or
	99	+	5 warrant is payable, and the name of the person presenting
	100	+	6 the same. Every register of county orders shall be
	101	+	7 available for inspection and examination by any person
	102	+	8 during usual business hours.
	103	+	9
	104	+	10. This act is effective July 1, 2025
	105	+	11
	106	+	12 (END)