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HB0022 • 2013

Serious bodily injury.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; revising definitions of "serious bodily injury"; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Gingery
Last action
2013-01-21
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0022HW001

Committee of the Whole • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by GINGERY

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HB0022HS001

Standing Committee • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by GINGERY

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Bill History

  1. 2013-01-21 House

    H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

  2. 2013-01-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  3. 2013-01-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  4. 2013-01-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  5. 2013-01-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  6. 2013-01-17 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  7. 2013-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  8. 2013-01-08 House

    H Received for Introduction

  9. 2012-11-30 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0227

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0022

Serious bodily injury.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Gingery

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cr
imes and offenses; revising
definition
s
of "serious bodily injury"; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
1
‑
104(
a)(x)

and 31
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5
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233(h)
(intro)
are
amended to read:

6
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1
‑
104.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:

(x)

"Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which
creates
causes serious impairment of physical condition including, without limitation, causing
a
substantial risk of death or
which cause
s
causing
miscarriage,
loss of consciousness, concussion, bone fracture, a wound requiring extensive suturing,

severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;

31
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5
‑
233.

Driving or having control of vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances; penalties.

(h)

As used in this subsection, "serious bodily injury" means
bodily injury which creates a reasonable likelihood of death or which causes miscarriage or serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of any bodily member or organ

as defined in W.S. 6
‑
1
‑
104(a)(x)
.

Whoever causes serious bodily injury to another person resulting from the violation of this section shall be punished upon conviction as follows:

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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