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HB0075

Wyoming HB0075: Enhanced Penalties for Sexual Assault of Children 12 or Younger

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In one sentence

This bill proposed stricter prison sentences for sexual assault crimes where the victim is 12 years old or younger.

What it does

  • Establishes enhanced penalties for sex offenses involving victims who are 12 years of age or younger.
  • Sets a prison sentence of 25 to 50 years for first-degree sexual assault of a child 12 or younger.
  • Sets a prison sentence of 15 to 25 years for second-degree sexual assault of a child 12 or younger.
  • Sets a prison sentence of 5 to 15 years for third-degree sexual assault of a child 12 or younger.
  • Requires life imprisonment without parole if the offender has one or more previous convictions for similar crimes involving a victim who was 12 years of age or younger.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of sexual assault in Wyoming involving victims 12 years of age or younger.
  • Wyoming courts and judges who apply these sentencing rules.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass and is not currently law.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft, so the final language may have changed if it had passed.
  • The bill does not specify how these new penalties interact with other existing state laws.

Plain language

Terms to know

Sexual assault
A crime defined by Wyoming law, with specific degrees (first, second, and third) that determine the penalty.
Life imprisonment without parole
A prison sentence where the person stays in prison for the rest of their life and cannot be released early.
Previous convictions
Past criminal records for similar offenses that resulted from charges separately brought and arose out of separate occurrences.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 8:08 PM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b) 0-9-0-0-02006-03-11 · House0 yes 9 no
Yes
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Absent
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Conflict
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No 9

Ann RobinsonH58Deborah AldenH03Edward BuchananH04George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Kevin A WhiteH45Monte OlsenH22Stephen D WattH17Tom Lubnau IIH31
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff 59-0-1-0-02006-02-14 · House59 yes 0 no
Yes
59
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
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Conflict
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Yes 59

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 1

Burke JacksonH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)House
  2. H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW CutoffHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO