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.
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Wyoming2014Enacted
HB0006
Wyoming Law on Domestic Assault and Battery
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This law creates two new specific crimes, domestic assault and domestic battery, for acts committed against household members and sets clear penalties for these offenses.
What it does
- Creates a new crime called domestic assault for unlawfully attempting to cause bodily injury to a household member.
- Creates a new crime called domestic battery for knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury to a household member using physical force.
- Sets specific fines and jail time limits for first-time offenders of these new crimes.
- Increases penalties if a person has previous convictions for similar offenses against household members.
- Removes the old household member provisions from the general assault and battery law.
- Updates other state laws to include these new crimes in lists for probation, expungement, and firearm restrictions.
Who it affects
- People who are household members as defined by Wyoming law.
- Courts and judges who handle cases involving assault or battery between household members.
- Law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute these specific crimes.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not define exactly who qualifies as a household member, referring instead to a separate statute (W.S. 35-21-102).
- The text does not specify the exact details of the firearm disqualification process, only that it may result from these convictions.
- The bill text provided is a working draft excerpt and may not contain every minor technical amendment made during the final legislative process.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Household member
- A person defined by Wyoming law (W.S. 35-21-102) who lives with or has a close relationship with the accused person.
- Domestic assault
- A new crime where a household member attempts to cause bodily injury to another household member.
- Domestic battery
- A new crime where a household member causes bodily injury to another household member using physical force.
- Similar offense
- A crime in another state, tribe, or territory that is substantially the same as the listed Wyoming crimes.
Official record
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Read the 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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 59
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
No 1
S Passed 3rd Reading 27-3-0-0-02014-02-27 · Senate27 yes 3 no
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 3
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 27
Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Ogden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06
S01 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02014-02-24 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H Passed 3rd Reading 59-1-0-0-02014-02-13 · House59 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 59
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
No 1
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
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 1
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 58
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Absent 1
Excused 1
Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
- Governor Signed HEA0009Governor
- S President Signed HEA No. 0009Senate
- H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009House
- Assigned Number HEA0009LSO
- H Did ConcurHouse
- H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Amendments AdoptedSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S01 Recommended Do PassSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S01Senate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- H Passed CoWHouse
- H Amendments AdoptedHouse
Changes
Amendments
2 stored
Adopted Standing Committee by H01
Adopted 3rd reading by SCHIFFER