Wyoming2006Inactive
HB0111
Wyoming HB0111: Crimes Involving Explosives and Destructive Devices
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In one sentence
This bill defines crimes related to possessing, using, or stealing explosives and destructive devices, sets penalties for these offenses, and restricts employment for people with certain criminal records in industries handling these materials.
What it does
- Makes it a felony to possess, manufacture, transport, sell, or deliver explosives or destructive devices with the intent to harm people or damage property.
- Makes it a felony to possess or manufacture a destructive device.
- Makes it a felony to steal explosives or destructive devices from individuals, businesses, or other legal possessors.
- Makes it a crime to use fake explosives or other objects to threaten or intimidate people into fearing physical harm.
- Prohibits employing people convicted of a felony or a crime involving domestic violence in roles where they have access to explosive products or destructive devices.
- Allows an exception for fireworks sold to non-agricultural consumers that are not specifically prohibited by federal regulations.
- Exempts law enforcement officers acting in their official duties and people legally engaged in business or demolition activities without criminal intent.
Who it affects
- People who possess, manufacture, transport, sell, or steal explosives, destructive devices, or incendiary apparatus.
- Employers or companies that hire people to work with explosive products or destructive devices.
- Individuals convicted of a felony or a crime involving domestic violence who seek employment in these fields.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill was marked as inactive and returned by the committee, so it did not become law in this session.
- The text is a working draft, so final details may have changed if it had passed.
- The bill does not specify how employers must verify criminal records before hiring.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Destructive device
- Includes bombs, grenades, rockets with propellant charges over four ounces, missiles with explosive charges over one-quarter ounce, mines, booby traps, Molotov cocktails, bottle bombs, and similar devices capable of causing death or serious injury.
- Incendiary apparatus
- Devices or substances intended to cause fire or explosion, such as Molotov cocktails or bottle bombs.
- Felony
- A serious crime that is punished more heavily than a misdemeanor, often involving jail time.
Official record
Sources
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) 2-7-0-0-02006-03-11 · House2 yes 7 no
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 7
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff 55-4-1-0-02006-02-14 · House55 yes 4 no
- Yes
- 55
- No
- 4
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 55
Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06Debbie 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 PowersH18Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.
Excused 1
Official activity
Bill history
- H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)House
- H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO