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HB0176 • 2005

Department of corrections-facilities.

AN ACT relating to department of correction facilities; amending names of department of correction facilities; establishing location of a medium security correctional institution; repealing obsolete references; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2005-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0176H3001

3rd reading • BAGBY

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by BAGBY

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HB0176HW001

Committee of the Whole • BAGBY

Filed

Plain English: Filed Committee of the Whole by BAGBY

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HB0176HW002

Committee of the Whole • WATT

Filed

Plain English: Filed Committee of the Whole by WATT

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HB0176HW003

Committee of the Whole • LUBNAU

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by LUBNAU

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HB0176S2001

2nd reading • PECK

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by PECK

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HB0176S3001

3rd reading • VASEY

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by VASEY

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HB0176S3002

3rd reading • MOCKLER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MOCKLER

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HB0176S3003

3rd reading • MOCKLER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MOCKLER

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HB0176SW001

Committee of the Whole • HANES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by HANES

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HB0176SW002

Committee of the Whole • VASEY

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by VASEY

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 93

  2. 2005-02-24 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0068

  3. 2005-02-22 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0068

  4. 2005-02-22 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0068

  5. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0068

  6. 2005-02-18 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-17 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  9. 2005-02-17 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  10. 2005-02-17 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  11. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2005-02-16 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  13. 2005-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  14. 2005-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  15. 2005-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2005-02-15 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  17. 2005-02-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  18. 2005-02-04 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  19. 2005-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  20. 2005-01-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  21. 2005-01-25 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  22. 2005-01-24 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  23. 2005-01-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  24. 2005-01-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  25. 2005-01-19 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  26. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  27. 2005-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  28. 2005-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0176

Bill No.:
HB0176
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0370
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0068

Chapter
No.:
93

Prime
Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch
Title:
Department of corrections-facilities.

Subject:
Amends
names of Department of Correction facilities and establishes the location of a
proposed medium security facility.

Summary/Major
Elements:

2003 Senate File 16 authorized a prison construction study to determine
the best site(s) for construction of up to 2 medium security facilities.

This bill:

Establishes Torrington, Wyoming as the site of the proposed medium
security facility;

Specifies the types, names and locations of facilities under the control
of the Department of Corrections, including The Honor Farm in Riverton, the
Honor Conservation Camp in Newcastle and the Medium Correctional Institution at
Torrington.

Comments:

Creates/amends
major program Establishes Torrington, Wyoming, as the site of the proposed
medium security prison.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0176

ENROLLED ACT NO. 68, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to department of correction facilities; amending names of department of correction facilities; establishing location of a medium security correctional institution; repealing obsolete references; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 25
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1
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104(b)(ii), (iv), (v), (d)(iv)(A) and (e)(intro), 25
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1
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201(a)(xi) and by creating new paragraphs (xiii) and (xiv) and 25
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2
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104(a) are amended to read:

25
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1
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104.

Creation of department of corrections; duties; inspections of state institutions; regulation of prisoner produced goods.

(b)

The department of corrections has general supervision, control and custody of all penal institutions, and responsibility for the maintenance and repair of all buildings and grounds utilized by the institutions. Specifically the department has general supervision and control of, and shall provide for the care and maintenance of all inmates in the following state institutions:

(ii)

Wyoming
state penitentiary
honor
farms and camps;

(iv)

Wyoming
medium
correctional
facility
institution
;

(v)

Adult c
ommunity correctional facilities defined by W.S. 7
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18
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102(a)(i).

(d)

The director shall:

(iv)

Appoint, prescribe the duties of, and remove at will the following officers:

(A)

Wardens of the Wyoming state penitentiary
,

and
medium correctional institution,
women's center
and Wyoming honor farms and camps
;

(e)

The officers provided for under W.S. 25
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1
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104(d)(iv)(A)
through (C)
and (D)
shall:

25
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1
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201.

Establishment of state institutions.

(a)

The following state institutions are established:

(xi)

The Wyoming
medium
correctional
facility
institution
at
Lovell
Torrington
, Wyoming;

(xiii)

The Wyoming honor farm at Riverton, Wyoming;

(xiv)

The Wyoming honor conservation camp at Newcastle, Wyoming.

25
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2
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104.

Wyoming correctional facility; establishment; purpose; supervision.

(a)

The Wyoming correctional facility is established at
Lovell
Torrington
, Wyoming, to provide a place of confinement, employment and training for convicted felons sentenced to the custody of the department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a state penal institution.

Section 2.

W.S. 25
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1
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104(d)(iv)(B) and (C) is repealed.

Section 3.
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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