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HB0066 • 2005

Illegal open house parties for minors.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing a crime for any person who allows an open house party if alcohol or a controlled substance is possessed or consumed as specified; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Children Crime
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Simpson
Last action
2005-02-18
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0066H2001

2nd reading • REESE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by REESE

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HB0066HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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HB0066SS001

Standing Committee • HANES

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by HANES

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HB0066SS001.01

Standing Committee • HANES

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by HANES

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HB0066SS001.02

Standing Committee • HANES

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by HANES

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 45

  2. 2005-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0038

  3. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0038

  4. 2005-02-16 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0038

  5. 2005-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0038

  6. 2005-02-15 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-10 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  11. 2005-02-10 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2005-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  16. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2005-01-27 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2005-01-26 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2005-01-26 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2005-01-25 House

    H Passed CoW

  21. 2005-01-25 House

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2005-01-25 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  23. 2005-01-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  24. 2005-01-21 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  26. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  27. 2004-12-23 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0066

Bill
No.:
HB0066
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0253
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0038

Chapter
No.:
45

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Simpson

Catch
Title:
Illegal open house parties for minors.

Subject:
Establishes
a crime for allowing a house party if alcohol or a controlled substance is
possessed or consumed as specified.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This bill:

Establishes a crime in instances where a person who owns, leases,
subleases or has control of a residence allows a house party and knowingly
permitted alcohol or a controlled substance to be possessed or consumed by any
minor;

Exempts situations where alcohol is provided to a person under age 21 who
has a specified familial relationship with the person who provided the alcohol,
the alcohol was part of a religious observation or prescribed medical
treatment, or the possession of the
alcohol was incidental to lawful employment;

Provides a misdemeanor penalty of up to $750.00, 6 months in jail, or
both;

Defines "minor" as anyone who is 18 years of age and defines
"premises" to include hotel and motel rooms, a manufactured home or
any private or public facility that is not licensed to dispense alcohol
beverages.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0066

ENROLLED ACT NO. 38, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing a crime for any person who allows a house party if alcohol or a controlled substance is possessed or consumed as specified; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 6
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4
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406 is created to read:

6
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4
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406.

Permitting house parties where minors are present; exceptions; penalties.

(a)

No person who owns, rents, leases, subleases or has control of any residence or premises shall allow a house party to take place at the residence or premises if any alcoholic liquor, malt beverage or drug prohibited by law to be possessed by a minor is possessed or consumed at the residence or premises by any minor and the person knowingly permitted the residence or premises to be used for that purpose.

(b)

The provision of this section shall not apply to:

(i)

The furnishing or giving of any alcoholic liquor or malt beverage by an adult to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, if the recipient is the legal ward, medical patient or member of the immediate family of the adult furnishing or giving the alcoholic liquor or malt beverage;

(ii)

The consumption, use or possession of a drug pursuant to a lawful prescription issued for the drug;

(iii)

Religious observance or prescribed medical treatment;

(iv)

The possession of alcoholic liquor, malt beverage or lawfully prescribed drugs incidental to lawful employment.

(c)

Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

(d)

For purposes of this section:

(i)

"Minor" means as defined in W.S. 8
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102(a)(iii)(B);

(ii)

"Premises" includes, but is not limited to, a rented, leased or donated hotel or motel room, a manufactured home or any other public or private facility that is not licensed under chapter 4, title 12 of the Wyoming statutes.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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