Chancery court judges-district and circuit court assistance.
This bill allows district and circuit court judges to assign certain civil cases to chancery court judges when the case value exceeds $50,000, requiring consent from all parties involved. It also authorizes retired chancery court judges to be called back to serve on assigned cases, receiving full salary during assignments without affecting their retirement benefits. The law updates Wyoming court procedures by clarifying assignment rules and funding for judicial service, effective July 1, 2025. It directly affects chancery court judges, retired judges, and parties in high-value civil cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed Feb 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Enrolled
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5 edits
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Feb 24, 2025
MODERATE
This bill was enacted into law as Enrolled Act No. 16, expanding the ability of district and circuit court judges to assign cases to chancery court judges. The changes include adding chancery court judges as eligible recipients of case assignments, updating statutory references to include chancery court judges in assignment provisions, and clarifying that expenses for chancery court judges holding court in other courts are paid from the court's fund. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes chancery court judges as recipients of case assignments from both district and circuit courts, whereas the original version did not clearly specify this authority.
SCOPE
Added chancery court judges as eligible recipients of case assignments from district and circuit courts, expanding judicial flexibility in case management.
REQUIREMENT
Updated statutory references in W.S. 5-3-112 and W.S. 5-9-131 to explicitly include chancery court judges in assignment provisions.
FISCAL
Added new subsection clarifying that expenses for chancery court judges holding court in other courts are charged to the fund of the court where they are holding court.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and organizational changes including page numbering updates and section reorganization for final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0016
legislature
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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