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SF0033

Stalking Penalties

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In one sentence

This bill proposes to increase the penalty for stalking if the person breaks a protection order.

What it does

  • Amends the law to make stalking a felony if it violates a temporary or permanent protection order.
  • Specifies that this applies to orders issued under Wyoming law or similar laws in other states.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2010, if the bill becomes law.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of stalking who also violated a protection order.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive and was returned by the committee, meaning it did not pass in the 2010 session.
  • The official status indicates the bill is no longer moving in the current session.

Plain language

Terms to know

Protection order
A court order, such as a temporary or permanent order, that restricts a person's actions toward another.
Felony stalking
A serious crime of stalking punishable by up to ten years in prison.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 6:37 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to protect domestic violence victims by ensuring stalking violations of Family Violence Protection Orders are subject to felony penalties, which saves time and can save lives.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:02:26 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

S Introduced and Referred to S01;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro Vote 25-5-0-0-02010-02-09 · Senate25 yes 5 no
Yes
25
No
5
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 25

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Dan DockstaderR · S16Eli 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 CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 5

Cale CaseR · S25Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Phil A NicholasS10Tony RossS04

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)Senate
  2. S Introduced and Referred to S01;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro VoteSenate
  3. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO