HB0077 • 2007

Funeral protesting.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing for a prohibition against picketing and other forms of protesting at funerals; providing for penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Olsen
Last action: 2007-02-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2007-02-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 53
2007-02-16 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0037
2007-02-13 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0037
2007-02-13 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 37
2007-02-13 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0037
2007-02-13 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-12 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-09 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-08 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-02-08 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-29 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2007-01-22 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-19 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-18 House
H Passed CoW
2007-01-17 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-17 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2007-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2006-12-28 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0077

Bill No.:
HB0077
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
07LSO-0143
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0037

Chapter No.:
53

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Olsen

Catch Title:
Funeral
protesting.

Subject:
Creates crime
of unlawful protesting at a funeral and provides penalties.

Summary/Major Elements:

A person is guilty of a
misdemeanor by protesting, picketing or otherwise causing a breach of the peace
within 300 feet of a cemetery, church, building or other facility at which a
funeral or memorial service is being conducted within 1 hour before, during or
1 hour after the funeral or memorial service.

The penalty for a violation
of this section is imprisonment for not more than 6 months, a fine of not more
than $750, or both.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0077

ENROLLED ACT NO. 37, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing for a prohibition against picketing and other forms of protesting at funerals; providing for penalties; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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Unlawful protesting at a funeral; penalties.

A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if he protests, pickets, or otherwise causes a breach of the peace within three hundred (300) feet of a cemetery, church, building or other facility at which a funeral or memorial service is being conducted, and if the protest, picket or other action occurs within one (1) hour prior to, during or within one (1) hour after the funeral or memorial service.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(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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