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SF0118 • 2007

Homicide during pregnancy.

AN ACT relating to homicide; establishing the offense of homicide of a pregnant woman resulting in the involuntary termination of the pregnancy without a live birth; imposing a penalty; and providing for an effective date.

Crime
Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Senator Barrasso
Last action
2007-03-09
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/9/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0118H2001

2nd reading • OLSEN

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 2nd reading by OLSEN

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
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SF0118H3001

3rd reading • WARREN

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by WARREN

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
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SF0118H3002

3rd reading • WARREN

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by WARREN

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SF0118HW001

Committee of the Whole • OLSEN

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by OLSEN

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SF0118HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0118S2001

2nd reading • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
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SF0118S2002

2nd reading • MOCKLER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by MOCKLER

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SF0118S3001

3rd reading • MOCKLER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MOCKLER

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SF0118SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2007-03-09 Wyoming Legislature

    Governor Vetoed SEA0073

  2. 2007-02-27 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 73

  3. 2007-02-26 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0073

  4. 2007-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0073

  5. 2007-02-26 Senate

    S Did Concur

  6. 2007-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-23 House

    Amendment Failed

  8. 2007-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2007-02-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2007-02-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2007-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2007-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  13. 2007-02-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2007-02-12 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2007-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  16. 2007-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2007-02-02 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  19. 2007-02-01 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2007-02-01 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  21. 2007-02-01 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  23. 2007-01-31 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  24. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  25. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  26. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  27. 2007-01-15 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  28. 2007-01-15 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  29. 2007-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0118

Bill No.:
SF0118
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
07LSO-0459
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0073

Chapter No.:
VETOED

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Barrasso

Catch Title:
Homicide
during pregnancy.

Subject:
Establishes
new criminal offense.

Summary/Major Elements:
This
act:

Establishes a new criminal
offense, the elements of which are:

o

Willful killing of a pregnant
woman;

o

Knowing that the woman is
pregnant;

o

Causing involuntary
termination of the pregnancy without a live birth.

Specifies that the newly
established crime is separate and distinct from the homicide of the pregnant
woman;

Specifies a prison term for
the new crime of 20 years to life in prison.

NOTE: This bill was vetoed by the Governor on March 9, 2007. The veto
message provided in part that the Act would put Wyoming squarely in the middle
of the abortion debate. The message further stated that Wyoming law already
contains many protections for pregnant women.

The Governor's action was taken after the bill summary was initially prepared
and this summary should replace the summary in the bound materials.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0118

ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to homicide; establishing the offense of homicide of a pregnant woman resulting in the involuntary termination of the pregnancy without a live birth; imposing a penalty; 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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2
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109 is created to read:

6
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2
‑
109.

Homicide of a pregnant woman resulting in the involuntary termination of the pregnancy without a live birth;

Whoever willfully kills any pregnant woman knowing that the woman is pregnant, and thereby causes the involuntary termination of the woman's pregnancy without a live birth, is guilty of homicide, separate and distinct from the homicide of the pregnant woman, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years and not more than life.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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