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HB0049 • 2015

Confidentiality of participants involved in execution.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing confidentiality for the identity of persons or entities involved in administering an execution; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Walters
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/25/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0049HW001

Committee of the Whole • Baker

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by Baker

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0018

  3. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0018

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018

  5. 2015-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0018

  6. 2015-02-17 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-12 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-11 Senate

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-05 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  12. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-23 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-19-0-0-0

  14. 2015-01-22 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-21 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-21 House

    Amendment failed

  17. 2015-01-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2015-01-20 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0

  19. 2015-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  20. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2015-01-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0049
Effective

Date:
2/25/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0136

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 18

Chapter No.:
17

Prime Sponsor:
Walters

Catch Title:
Confidentiality of participants involved in execution.

Subject:
Confidentiality for participants and suppliers involved in execution

process

Summary/Major Elements:

The bill provides that the identities
of all persons who participate in the execution of a death sentence as a member of the execution team or by supplying or manufacturing the equipment and substances used for the execution are confidential.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0049

ENROLLED ACT NO.
18
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing confidentiality for the identity of persons or entities involved in administering an execution; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 7
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13
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916 is created to read:

7
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13
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916
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Identit
y of person aiding execution; confidentiality.

The identities of all persons who participate in the execution of a death sentence as a member of the execution team or by supplying or manufacturing the equipment and substances used for the execution are confidential.
Disclosure of the
identities made confidential by this section
may not be authorized or ordered. Records containing information made confidential by this section shall be redacted
to exclude all confidential information
and nothing in this section shall be used to limit or deny access to otherwise public information.

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)

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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