Maddy summarySF 135 would have removed legal limits on the number of nursing care facility beds that health care providers could add in Wyoming. It repealed specific sections of state law (W.S. 35-2-906(b), (c), (f), and (g)) that previously restricted bed capacity increases. This change would have directly affected nursing care facilities seeking to expand their capacity. The bill died in committee in February 2019 and did not become law.
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Maddy summaryThis bill increases annual salaries for Wyoming judges across all court levels. Supreme court justices' salaries rise to $175,000, district court judges to $160,000, and circuit court judges to $145,000, effective July 1, 2019. It appropriates $1,081,000 from the general fund specifically to fund these increases, with funds expiring June 30, 2020. The bill directly affects all active judges in Wyoming's supreme, district, and circuit courts by adjusting their compensation.
Maddy summaryThis bill repeals Wyoming's specific statutes (W.S. 35-2-605 through 35-2-617) that governed the confidentiality of medical records for patients receiving hospital or treatment services. It removes state-level restrictions on sharing patient records, though federal laws like HIPAA and substance abuse confidentiality rules (42 C.F.R. part 2) remain in effect. The repeal directly affects hospitals, treatment facilities, and patients by eliminating Wyoming's additional requirements for record disclosure, effective July 1, 2019.
2019/Summaries/HB0073.pdf
2019/Summaries/SF0116.pdf
2019/Summaries/SF0004.pdf
2019/Summaries/HB0043.pdf