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HB0030

Wyoming HB0030: Sex Offender Residence Restrictions Near Child Care

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In one sentence

This bill would prohibit registered adult sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, with exceptions for existing residents or facilities.

What it does

  • Prohibits registered adult sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of a child care facility.
  • Defines the distance measurement from the nearest point of the exterior wall of the registered offender's dwelling unit to the child care facility's property line.
  • Allows the restriction to not apply if the registered offender's residence was established prior to July 1, 2012.
  • Allows the restriction to not apply if the registered offender's residence was established prior to the date on which the child care facility was established at the location.
  • Defines a child care facility as a building where a licensed or certified individual or facility provides child care, or a facility administered or supervised by a governmental entity that provides care for children.
  • Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2012.

Who it affects

  • Adults aged 18 or older who are required to register as sex offenders under Wyoming law.
  • Individuals or facilities licensed or certified to provide child care.
  • Governmental entities, including the state, local governments, or school districts, that administer or supervise child care facilities.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it is no longer moving in the current session.
  • The source text is labeled as a working draft.
  • The source does not specify the specific penalties for violating the residence restriction, only that the section relates to penalties.

Plain language

Terms to know

Registered sex offender
A person aged 18 or older who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302.
Child care facility
A building where a licensed or certified individual or facility provides child care, or a facility administered or supervised by a governmental entity that provides care for children at the request of parents, legal guardians, or an agency.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 5:41 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker states the bill corrects an oversight from previous legislation by extending protections against sex offenders residing near child care facilities, which children often attend after school.

Public statementFloor statement at 24:00 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c) 9-0-0-0-02012-03-06 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
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Excused
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Conflict
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Yes 9

Frank D PeasleyH03Joseph M BarbutoH48Kermit C BrownH14Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Nicholas BRichard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Samuel P KroneH24
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff; Intro Vote 49-11-0-0-02012-02-14 · House49 yes 11 no
Yes
49
No
11
Absent
0
Excused
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Conflict
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Yes 49

Allen M JaggiH18Bernadine CraftH17Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Del McOmieH54Donald E Burkhart JrH15Dv.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John C EklundH10John D Bonner Jr.H25John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Jonathan A BottenH30Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 11

Amy L EdmondsH12Carl R LoucksH59Clarence J VranishH49David R MillerH55Dn.Gerald GayH36Kendell R KroekerH35Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Thomas F ReederH58Timothy M StubsonH56

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 Cutoff; Intro VoteHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO