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SF0014

Circuit court hearings of municipal violations by juveniles

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In one sentence

This bill allows circuit courts to try minors for breaking city or town rules and sets how these courts are paid for these cases.

What it does

  • Allows city or town governing bodies to ask the supreme court to let circuit courts try people who break local rules.
  • Allows district attorneys to prosecute minors for breaking city or town rules in circuit court.
  • Allows these cases to start in the county where the minor is living or present, or where the act happened.
  • Requires cities and towns to pay for circuit court costs through a written contract with circuit judges.
  • Requires the supreme court to approve the payment contract between the city or town and the circuit judges.
  • Allows probation revocation proceedings for minors who break municipal or circuit court sentences to be started in juvenile court or district court.

Who it affects

  • Minors accused of breaking city or town rules.
  • City and town governing bodies.
  • Circuit court judges and district attorneys.
  • The Wyoming Supreme Court.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it is no longer moving in the current legislative session.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft, so final details may differ from this version.
  • The bill does not specify the exact amount cities must pay, only that it is set by contract.

Plain language

Terms to know

Circuit court
A state court that can be authorized to handle specific cases, including violations of city or town rules by minors.
Municipal ordinance
A rule or law made by a city or town government.
Probation revocation
The process of taking away a person's probation because they broke the rules of their sentence.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 11:50 PM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

4 roll calls

H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c) 0-8-1-0-02010-03-05 · House0 yes 8 no
Yes
0
No
8
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

No 8

Frank D PeasleyH03Gregory R BlikreH53John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Keith M GingeryH23Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mary A ThroneH11Richard L CannadyH06

Excused 1

George BagbyH15
S Passed 3rd Reading 29-0-1-0-02010-02-12 · Senate29 yes 0 no
Yes
29
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18James E Elliott Jr.S11Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Marty A MartinS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05Saundra MeyerS15Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

Excused 1

Phil A NicholasS10
S01 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02010-02-10 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Drew A PerkinsS29Kathryn L SessionsS07Saundra MeyerS15Tony RossS04
S Introduced and Referred to S01 29-1-0-0-02010-02-08 · Senate29 yes 1 no
Yes
29
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18James E Elliott Jr.S11Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Marty A MartinS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05Saundra MeyerS15Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 1

Phil A NicholasS10

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)House
  2. H Introduced and Referred to H01;No Report Prior to COW CutoffHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  5. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  6. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  7. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  8. S Passed CoWSenate
  9. S Placed on General FileSenate
  10. S01 Recommended Do PassSenate
  11. S Introduced and Referred to S01Senate
  12. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  13. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0014S3001

Adopted 3rd reading by ROSS