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HB0006

Domestic assault and battery.

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Official summary

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0006 Drafter: LNS LSO No.: 14LSO-0031 Effective Date: 7/1/2014 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0009 Chapter No.: CH0013 Prime Sponsor: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee Catch Title: Domestic assault and battery. Subject: Creates offenses for domestic assault and domestic battery. Summary/Major Elements: Currently, W.S. 6-2-501 defines the crime of assault and the crime of battery. The section also creates a separate crime of assault against a household member and increases penalties when an assault or battery is committed against a household member and the perpetrator has committed certain prior offenses against a household member. This bill removes the provisions relating to household members from W.S. 6-2-501. The bill creates a new crime of domestic assault against a household member and a new crime of domestic battery against a household member. The bill clarifies the penalties for each of the crimes and the penalties for subsequent offenses. The bill also makes conforming amendments to other sections.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:32 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker explains that the bill is a simple fix identified by the Attorney General intended to clarify coverage for individuals convicted prior to July 1st.

Public statementFloor statement at 34:38 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it separates domestic assault and battery from simple assault statutes to resolve confusion for prosecutors and judges, without changing existing definitions or penalties.

Public statementFloor statement at 57:06 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill as a non-substantive cleanup measure that separates domestic violence provisions into their own section to make the statutes easier to read and understand.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:01:52 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that the bill treats domestic battery differently because penalties escalate for repeat offenses against family members, unlike simple assault where they do not.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:05:12 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Did Concur 59-1-0-0-02014-02-27 · House59 yes 1 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 27-3-0-0-02014-02-27 · Senate27 yes 3 no
S01 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02014-02-24 · Senate5 yes 0 no
H Passed 3rd Reading 59-1-0-0-02014-02-13 · House59 yes 1 no
H01 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02014-02-11 · House9 yes 0 no
H Introduced and Referred to H01 58-0-1-1-02014-02-10 · House58 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA0009Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0009Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0009LSO
  6. H Did ConcurHouse
  7. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  8. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  9. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  10. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  11. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  12. S Passed CoWSenate
  13. S Placed on General FileSenate
  14. S01 Recommended Do PassSenate
  15. S Introduced and Referred to S01Senate
  16. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  17. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  18. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  19. H Passed CoWHouse
  20. H Amendments AdoptedHouse

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

HB0006HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H01

HB0006S3001

Adopted 3rd reading by SCHIFFER