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SF0101

Child Predator Tracking Pilot Project

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In one sentence

This bill proposed a pilot program in Natrona County requiring certain sex offenders to wear GPS tracking devices and restricting where they can live.

What it does

  • Creates a pilot project for offenders living or working in Natrona County who were convicted of a criminal offense against a minor.
  • Requires these offenders to wear active global position monitoring devices while registered.
  • Prohibits offenders from living within 1,000 feet of preschools through 12th-grade schools or daycare centers.
  • Allows offenders to enter these restricted zones only for specific, time-limited tasks like work, medical care, or education.
  • Sets penalties for violating the zone restrictions, including imprisonment for repeat offenses.
  • Appropriates $400,000 for the Department of Corrections to run the program and authorizes two new full-time positions.

Who it affects

  • Sex offenders registered under state law who live or work in Natrona County.
  • The Wyoming Department of Corrections, which administers the tracking devices and rules.
  • Courts, which determine if offenders can pay for the devices or perform community service instead.
  • Local law enforcement agencies, which receive notifications if an offender violates the rules.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2007 session and was indefinitely postponed, so these rules were not enacted.
  • The program is limited to Natrona County and ends automatically on June 30, 2008.
  • The bill does not specify how the GPS devices will handle technical failures or battery life.

Plain language

Terms to know

Active global position monitoring device
A GPS tracker worn by the offender that sends location data to a monitoring facility.
Sex offender free zone
An area within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare center where registered offenders are not allowed to live.
Pilot project
A temporary test program that ends on June 30, 2008.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 9, 12:57 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker argues the bill requires further study before implementation because it is a new program with concepts that are not fully worked out, specifically regarding how to identify which offenders should be tracked.

Public statementFloor statement at 54:30 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The speaker urges caution and opposes moving forward with this pilot project now, stating it is premature given upcoming legislation from the Judiciary Committee regarding offender tracking systems.

Public statementFloor statement at 55:59 Watch the statement

Cale Case

R · S25

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports the bill as a necessary step to gather data and prepare for future federal requirements, noting that other states have successfully implemented similar systems.

Public statementFloor statement at 58:33 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports the legislation based on a recent meeting with the U.S. Attorney that highlighted the severity of child predator crimes and the need to rescue children.

Public statementFloor statement at 59:49 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker opposes voting on the bill now, arguing it is too early and funds should be held until results from a judiciary study group are available.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:01:59 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports the bill because constituents in his district have made it clear they want this issue addressed immediately rather than waiting.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:02:39 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed 29-30-1-0-02007-02-21 · House29 yes 30 no
Yes
29
No
30
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Edward BuchananH04Esquibel, F.Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Liz GentileH36Lorraine K QuarbergH28Marty A MartinH48Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom WalshH56William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 30

Alan C JonesH25Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Matt TeetersH05Monte OlsenH22Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Sue E WallisH52Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31Zwonitzer

Excused 1

Thomas A LockhartH57
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-02007-02-20 · House6 yes 1 no
Yes
6
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 6

Alan C JonesH25Frank PhilpH34Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Rosie M BergerH51Steve HarshmanR · H37

No 1

Jane WarrenH13
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02007-02-14 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Dan DockstaderR · S16Deborah AldenH03Edward BuchananH04Erin E Mrs. MercerH53George BagbyH15Keith M GingeryH23Lisa A SheppersonH58Mary A ThroneH11Monte OlsenH22
S Passed 3rd Reading 17-12-1-0-02007-02-06 · Senate17 yes 12 no
Yes
17
No
12
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 17

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John BarrassoS27John HastertS13Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Patricia L AullmanS16Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14

No 12

Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21E. Jayne MocklerS08Grant C LarsonS17Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John J HinesS23Mike MassieS09Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

Excused 1

Robert A PeckS26
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-02007-01-30 · Senate3 yes 2 no
Yes
3
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 3

Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Ray R PetersonS19

No 2

Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02007-01-24 · Senate4 yes 1 no
Yes
4
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 4

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Drew A PerkinsS29Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15

No 1

Tony RossS04

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed CoW; Indef PostponedHouse
  2. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  3. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  4. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  5. H Placed on General FileHouse
  6. H02 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
  7. H Rereferred to H02House
  8. H Placed on General FileHouse
  9. H01 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
  10. H Introduced and Referred to H01House
  11. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  12. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  13. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  14. S Passed CoWSenate
  15. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  16. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  17. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  18. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  19. S Placed on General FileSenate
  20. S02 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

SF0101HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H01

SF0101HS002

Adopted Standing Committee by H02

SF0101SW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by JENNINGS

SF0101SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by ROSS

SF0101SS002

Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS