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HB0027 • 2007

Interstate compact for arrest of fugitives-repeal.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; repealing the Interstate Compact for the Arrest of Fugitives and Attendance of Witnesses; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Gingery
Last action
2007-02-22
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/22/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-22 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 89

  2. 2007-02-22 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0057

  3. 2007-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0057

  4. 2007-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 57

  5. 2007-02-20 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2007-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0057

  7. 2007-02-16 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2007-01-26 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  12. 2007-01-17 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-01-17 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-16 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-15 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2007-01-15 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  19. 2007-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2006-12-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0027

Bill No.:
HB0027
Drafter:

MQ

LSO No.:
07LSO-0199
Effective Date:

2/22/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0057

Chapter No.:
89

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Gingery

Catch Title:
Interstate compact for arrest of
fugitives-repeal.

Subject:
Repeals the Interstate Compact for the Arrest
of Fugitives and Attendance of Witnesses.

Summary/Major Elements:

Wyoming
entered into this compact in 1935 with Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado. The purpose of the compact was to allow the summary
extradition of felons from states that were party to the compact. Other states
have withdrawn from the compact and it is now dormant. Formal extradition
proceedings are now required in order to obtain the return of fugitives from
other states.

This Bill repeals the
compact.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF WYOMING
07LSO-0199

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; repealing the Interstate Compact for the Arrest of Fugitives and Attendance of Witnesses; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 7
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3
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301 through 7
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3
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303 are repealed.

Section

2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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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