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HB0110

Crime of harboring a sex offender

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In one sentence

This bill proposed creating a new felony for helping a sex offender avoid registration requirements or law enforcement.

What it does

  • Creates a new law called W.S. 7-19-308.
  • Makes it a felony to harbor, conceal, or assist a sex offender who is not following registration rules.
  • Makes it a felony to withhold information or give false information to law enforcement about a non-compliant sex offender.
  • Sets a penalty of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
  • Excludes situations where the sex offender is already in jail or in the custody of law enforcement.

Who it affects

  • People who know a sex offender is not following registration laws.
  • Sex offenders who are required to register under existing state law.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill was marked inactive and returned by the committee, so it did not become law in this session.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft, which may differ from final versions if it had passed.

Plain language

Terms to know

Harboring
Hiding or helping someone stay hidden from authorities.
Sex offender registration
A legal requirement for certain people convicted of sex crimes to report their location and details to the government.
Felony
A serious crime that can result in more than one year in prison.

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) 0-8-1-0-02006-03-11 · House0 yes 8 no
Yes
0
No
8
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

No 8

Ann RobinsonH58Deborah AldenH03Edward BuchananH04George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Kevin A WhiteH45Monte OlsenH22Stephen D WattH17

Excused 1

Tom 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
1
Conflict
0

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