Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		2025
2	2		STATE OF WYOMING
3		-	25LSO-0445
4		-	ENGROSSED
5		-	1HB0324
	3	+	25LSO-04451HB0324
6	4		HOUSE BILL NO. HB0324
7	5		State elected officials-employees at will and regulations.
8	6		Sponsored by: Representative(s) Andrew and Neiman and
9	7		Senator(s) Boner, Driskill, Kolb, Smith, D
10	8		and Steinmetz
11	9		A BILL
12	10		for
13	11		1 AN ACT relating to state officers; specifying that
14	12		2 employees of specified state officials are at-will
15	13		3 employees; exempting employees of specified state officials
16		-	4 from executive branch policies and plans; ~~authorizing human~~
17		-	5 ~~resource officer positions; providing~~ definitions;
18		-	6 ~~providing for the transfer of funds and positions;~~
19		-	7 ~~specifying applicability; and providing for an effective~~
20		-	8 ~~date.~~
	14	+	4 from executive branch policies and plans; providing
	15	+	5 definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an
	16	+	6 effective date.
	17	+	7
	18	+	8
21	19		9
	20	+	10. W.S. 9-1-104 is created to read:
	21	+	11
	22	+	12
	23	+	13
	24	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04452HB03241 (a) As used in this section, "state official" means
	25	+	2 the secretary of state, the state auditor, the state
	26	+	3 treasurer and the superintendent of public instruction.
	27	+	4
	28	+	5 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
	29	+	6 following shall apply to each employee of each state
	30	+	7 official:
	31	+	8
	32	+	9 (i) Each employee shall be an at-will employee;
22	33		10
23		-	11
24		-	12. W.S. 9-1-104 is created to read:
	34	+	11 (ii) Each employee is hired by the applicable
	35	+	12 state official and serve at the pleasure of the state
	36	+	13 official;
	37	+	14
	38	+	15 (iii) The employing state official retains the
	39	+	16 absolute right to terminate any employee of the state
	40	+	17 official at any time, with or without cause, except for a
	41	+	18 cause that violates applicable federal or state law;
	42	+	19
	43	+	20 (iv) Employees of state officials are subject
	44	+	21 only to the policies, manuals, rules and statutory
	45	+	22 provisions governing employees of the state official.
	46	+	23 Employees of state officials are specifically exempt from 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04453HB0324
	47	+	1 the laws and personnel rules relating to employees of the
	48	+	2 executive branch, including the executive branch
	49	+	3 compensation plan, job classifications and personnel rules
	50	+	4 governing employee discipline, grievances and appeals.
	51	+	5 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to supersede a
	52	+	6 statute that expressly prescribes the employment conditions
	53	+	7 and salaries of specified employees of state officials.
	54	+	8
	55	+	9 (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
	56	+	10
	57	+	11 (i) Alter or impair any employment contract
	58	+	12 entered into before July 1, 2025;
25	59		13
26		-	14
27		-	15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0445
28		-	ENGROSSED
29		-	2HB03241
30		-	2 (a) As used in this section, "state official" means
31		-	3 the secretary of state, the state auditor, the state
32		-	4 treasurer and the superintendent of public instruction.
33		-	5
34		-	6 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
35		-	7 following shall apply to each employee of each state
36		-	8 official:
37		-	9
38		-	10 (i) Each employee shall be an at-will employee;
39		-	11
40		-	12 (ii) Each employee is hired by the applicable
41		-	13 state official and serve at the pleasure of the state
42		-	14 official;
43		-	15
44		-	16 (iii) The employing state official retains the
45		-	17 absolute right to terminate any employee of the state
46		-	18 official at any time, with or without cause, except for a
47		-	19 cause that violates applicable federal or state law;
48		-	20
49		-	21 (iv) Employees of state officials are subject
50		-	22 only to the policies, manuals, rules and statutory
51		-	23 provisions governing employees of the state official. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0445
52		-	ENGROSSED
53		-	3HB0324
54		-	1 Employees of state officials are specifically exempt from
55		-	2 the laws and personnel rules relating to employees of the
56		-	3 executive branch, including the executive branch
57		-	4 compensation plan, job classifications and personnel rules
58		-	5 governing employee discipline, grievances and appeals.
59		-	6 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to supersede a
60		-	7 statute that expressly prescribes the employment conditions
61		-	8 and salaries of specified employees of state officials.
62		-	9
63		-	10 (c) The state officials shall be assisted by human
64		-	11 resource officers. The human resources officers authorized
65		-	12 under this section shall be hired by a committee comprised
66		-	13 of the state officials or their designees and housed within
67		-	14 the office of the state auditor. The state auditor shall
68		-	15 ensure that the human resources and payroll activities
69		-	16 necessary for each state official are conducted promptly at
70		-	17 their direction and in accordance with applicable state and
71		-	18 federal law. A human resource officer employed under this
72		-	19 section shall keep all matters within a state official's
73		-	20 office confidential as required by policies of the state
74		-	21 official.
75		-	22
76		-	23 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0445
77		-	ENGROSSED
78		-	4HB03241
79		-	2 (i) Alter or impair any employment contract
80		-	3 entered into before July 1, 2025;
81		-	4
82		-	5 (ii) Make any employee of an state official an
83		-	6 at-will employment contract employee, unless a contract or
84		-	7 agreement expressly provides that the employee is hired for
85		-	8 an at-will employment contract position.
86		-	9
87		-	10. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
88		-	11 alter, amend or impair any agreement or contract entered
89		-	12 into before July 1, 2025.
90		-	13
91		-	14. From existing appropriations and from
92		-	15 existing employee positions authorized by the legislature,
93		-	16 the state auditor shall transfer two hundred thirty-six
94		-	17 thousand seven hundred twenty dollars ($236,720.00) and two
95		-	18 (2) full-time legislatively authorized employee positions
96		-	19 from the department of administration and information to
97		-	20 the state auditor's office on the effective date of this
98		-	21 act. This appropriation and these positions are for
99		-	22 purposes of hiring the human resource officers specified in
100		-	23 W.S. 9-1-104(c), as created by this act, for the four (4) 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0445
101		-	ENGROSSED
102		-	5HB0324
103		-	1 state officials. It is the intent of the legislature that
104		-	2 this appropriation be doubled and included in the state
105		-	3 auditor's standard budget for the immediately succeeding
106		-	4 fiscal biennium.
107		-	5
108		-	6. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
109		-	7
110		-	8 (END)
	60	+	14 (ii) Make any employee of an state official an
	61	+	15 at-will employment contract employee, unless a contract or
	62	+	16 agreement expressly provides that the employee is hired for
	63	+	17 an at-will employment contract position.
	64	+	18
	65	+	19. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
	66	+	20 alter, amend or impair any agreement or contract entered
	67	+	21 into before July 1, 2025.
	68	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04454HB03241. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
	69	+	2
	70	+	3 (END)