HB0248 • 2011

Unlawful protesting at a funeral-amendments.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing criminal penalties for a protest directed at a funeral or memorial service as specified; increasing the buffer zone between a funeral or memorial service and a protest directed at a funeral or memorial service 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 Byrd
Last action: 2011-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2011-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-02 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0057
2011-02-24 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0057
2011-02-24 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0057
2011-02-24 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0057
2011-02-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-23 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-22 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-15 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2011-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2011-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-02-09 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-08 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-07 House
H Passed CoW
2011-02-04 House
H Placed on General File
2011-02-04 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-31 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2011-01-31 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-28 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0248
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
11LSO-0580
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0057

Chapter No.:
80

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Byrd

Catch Title:
Unlawful
protesting at a funeral-amendments.

Summary/Major Elements:

Increases the distance which
a protest, picket or breach of the peace must remain from a funeral or memorial
service from 300 feet to 900 feet.

Clarifies that to be a
criminal violation of Wyoming law, a protest, picket or breach of the peace
within 900 feet of a funeral or memorial service, must be directed at the
funeral or memorial service.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0248

ENROLLED ACT NO. 57, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
crimes and offenses; providing criminal penalties for a protest directed at a funeral or memorial service as specified; increasing the buffer zone between a funeral or memorial service and a protest directed at a funeral or memorial service as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 6
‑
6
‑
105 is amended to read:

6
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6
‑
105.

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)

nine hundred (900)

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
and the protest, picket, or breach
of the peace is directed at
the funeral or memorial service
.

Section 2
. This act is
effective
July 1, 2011.

(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