HB0019 • 2010

Mandatory savings accounts for inmates.

AN ACT relating to department of corrections inmates; requiring savings accounts for inmates in the custody of the department of corrections as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Bagby
Last action: 2010-03-05
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2010

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Amendments

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HB0019HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

2010-03-05 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 43
2010-03-05 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0039
2010-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0039
2010-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0039
2010-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2010-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0039
2010-03-02 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2010-03-01 Senate
S Passed CoW
2010-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-26 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2010-02-24 Senate
S Rereferred to S08
2010-02-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S03
2010-02-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-02-18 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2010-02-17 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-16 House
H Passed CoW
2010-02-16 House
Amendment Adopted
2010-02-16 House
H Amendments Adopted
2010-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2010-02-15 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2010-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2010-02-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-01-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0019
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
10LSO-0018
Effective Date:

7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0039

Chapter No.:
43

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Bagby

Catch Title:
Mandatory
savings accounts for inmates.

Subject:
Requires
savings accounts for inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill:

o

Requires that 10% of any
payment for services performed by an inmate under the custody of the Department
of Corrections shall be deposited into a personal savings account for the
inmate, until that savings account has a balance of $1,000.00, after which the
10% shall be distributed to the inmate as otherwise provided in W.S.
7-16-205(a);

o

Provides that the funds in
the inmate's savings account shall be paid to the inmate upon parole or final
discharge from his sentence;

o

Exempts from the mandatory
savings account provision, those inmates serving a sentence of death or life
without the possibility of parole.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0019

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
department of corrections inmates; requiring savings accounts for inmates in the custody of the department of corrections as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 7
‑
16
‑
205(a) by creating a new paragraph (i) and by renumbering (i) as (iii) and (iii) as (v) and (v) as (vi) is amended to read:

7
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16
‑
205.

Disposition of earnings; confidentiality of amount.

(a)

Payment for services performed by any prisoner under W.S. 7
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16
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202 shall be deposited in the trust and agency account at the institution and shall be disbursed for the purposes provided in this subsection and in the order specified:

(i)

Unless the prisoner is serving a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole or is subject to mandatory savings under W.S. 25
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13
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107(b)(i), ten percent (10%)
shall be credited
to the prisoner's personal savings account within the correctional facility's trust and agency account, until the prisoner's account has a balance of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Once the prisoner's personal savings account balance reaches

one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the income otherwise distributed to the prisoner's savings account under this paragraph shall be distributed to the prisoner as provided by paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection. Funds in the prisoner's personal savings account shall be paid to the prisoner upon parole or final discharge;

(i)
(iii)

Personal necessities and assessments of fees for programs, services and assistance pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;

(iii)
(v)

Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1
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40
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119 and victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1
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40
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112(g);

(v)
(vi)

Remaining funds shall be paid the prisoner upon parole or final discharge.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 20
10
.

(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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