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SF0032

Criminal Record Access for Military Personnel

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In one sentence

This bill would have allowed the Wyoming military department to request criminal history records and fingerprints for employees, volunteers, and active-duty members for specific job-related reasons.

What it does

  • Allows the military department to receive criminal history records, including completed investigations, for prospective employees, volunteers, and active-duty members.
  • Requires fingerprinting for these groups if the department needs it for a position, training decisions, deployability, mobilization, or security clearance.
  • Limits the sharing of records to specific military needs like security clearances or deployment decisions.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2018, if the bill had passed.

Who it affects

  • Prospective employees of the Wyoming military department.
  • Volunteers working with the Wyoming military department.
  • Active-duty military members and Wyoming National Guard members.
  • Criminal justice agencies in Wyoming that handle record dissemination.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2018 session, so these changes were not enacted into law.
  • The bill does not specify the exact process for how fingerprints are collected or stored.
  • The bill does not define what constitutes a 'completed investigation' in detail.

Plain language

Terms to know

Criminal history record information
Official records of a person's past criminal activity, including arrests and convictions.
Military department
The state agency responsible for the Wyoming National Guard and related military functions.
Deployability
The ability of a service member to be sent to a duty location or conflict zone.
Security clearance
Official permission granted to a person to access sensitive information or facilities.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Sep 26, 5:31 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe requiring state-mandated fingerprinting for military members is not within the state's authority and that an investigation without prosecution should not negatively impact a person's career.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:51:57 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker votes against the bill because it only allows information flow from civilian agencies to military, failing to address the reciprocal need for civilians to receive background information from the military.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:52:16 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

H COW:Failed 27-29-4-0-02018-03-01 · House27 yes 29 no
Yes
27
No
29
Absent
0
Excused
4
Conflict
0

Yes 27

Andrew W SchwartzH23Carl R LoucksH59Charles J GrayH57Dan FurphyH14Danny EyreH19Dan R KirkbrideH04Dan ZwonitzerH43Jamie L FlitnerH26Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Landon BrownR · H09Mark S KinnerH29Michael K MaddenH40Mike GierauD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Roy H EdwardsH53Scott CourtH24Stanley L BlakeH39Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas D CrankH18Tim SalazarR · H34William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46

No 29

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Bo BitemanR · H51Bob NicholasR · H08Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clark D StithH48Clifford M JenningsH30David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Evan J SimpsonH21Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02James R AllenH33James W ByrdH44Jared OlsenR · H11Joseph E MacGuireH35LARSEN LLOYDLars O LoneH12LAURSEN DANMartha D HalversonH22Michael D GreearH27Nathan A WintersH28Robert A ClausenH06Scott M ClemH31Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52

Excused 4

David E NorthrupH50Debbie BoveeH36Eric BarlowR · H03Steve HarshmanR · H37
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02018-02-28 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Carl R LoucksH59Garry C PiiparinenH49John C EklundH10Landon BrownR · H09Roy H EdwardsH53Scott CourtH24Stanley L BlakeH39Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas D CrankH18
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-02018-02-15 · Senate29 yes 0 no
Yes
29
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Affie EllisS08Anthony BouchardS06BEBOUT PRESBill LandenR · S27Brian BonerR · S02Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16David A KinskeyS22Drew A PerkinsS29Fred A BaldwinS14Fred M EmerichS05Glenn W MonizS10Henry R CoeS18Jeff WasserburgerS23Jim AndersonR · S28John HastertS13Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Liisa L Anselmi-DaltonS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Ogden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stephan PappasR · S07Tara NethercottR · S04

Excused 1

Wyatt AgarS20
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-02018-02-13 · Senate4 yes 0 no
Yes
4
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 4

Curtis MeierS03Fred A BaldwinS14Jim AndersonR · S28Wyatt AgarS20

Excused 1

Leland G ChristensenS17
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 29-0-1-0-02018-02-12 · Senate29 yes 0 no
Yes
29
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Affie EllisS08Anthony BouchardS06BEBOUT PRESBill LandenR · S27Brian BonerR · S02Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16David A KinskeyS22Drew A PerkinsS29Fred A BaldwinS14Fred M EmerichS05Glenn W MonizS10Henry R CoeS18Jeff WasserburgerS23Jim AndersonR · S28John HastertS13Larry HicksR · S11Liisa L Anselmi-DaltonS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Ogden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stephan PappasR · S07Tara NethercottR · S04Wyatt AgarS20

Excused 1

Leland G ChristensenS17

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H COW:Failed 27-29-4-0-0House
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  4. H Introduced and Referred to H08 - TransportationHouse
  5. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  6. S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0Senate
  7. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  8. S COW:PassedSenate
  9. S Placed on General FileSenate
  10. S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Senate
  11. S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 29-0-1-0-0Senate
  12. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  13. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

PROPSF0032H0301

Filed by Barlow

SF0032S2001

Adopted 2nd reading by Meier