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HB0224 • 2015

Burn order violations.

AN ACT relating to penalties for violating fire restrictions; increasing penalties for entry into or use of any area closed by a board of county commissioners because of extreme fire danger; providing an exception; 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 Baldwin
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0224H2001

2nd reading • Laursen

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Laursen

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HB0224HS001

Standing Committee • HMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HMinerals

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with Senate Rule 5-4: 2-3-0-0-0

  2. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2015-02-17 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  4. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2015-02-10 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-0-0-0

  6. 2015-02-09 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  7. 2015-02-09 House

    Amendment failed

  8. 2015-02-06 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-06 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2015-02-06 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2015-02-06 House

    Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0

  12. 2015-02-02 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  13. 2015-02-02 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2015-01-30 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0568
ENGROSSED
3.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0224

Burn order violations.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Baldwin, Blake and Lindholm and Senator(s) Cooper

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to penalties for violating fire restrictions; increasing penalties for entry into or use of any area closed by a board of county commissioners because of extreme fire danger; providing an exception; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
9
‑
304 is amended to read:

35
‑
9
‑
304
.

Illegal entry or use
; exceptions
.

(a)

Any entry into or use of any area in violation of this
act shall be

article is
a misdemeanor
and shall be punished

punishable
by a fine of not to exceed
one hundred
dollars ($100.00) or

seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),
imprisonment
in the county jail
for not to exceed
thirty (30) days
six
(6)
months,

or both
.
the fine and imprisonment.

(
b
)

Fires intentionally set by a person on lands owned or under the control of the person and which do not escape from the lands under their control are exempt from the provisions of this article unless the person requests suppression by the local fire service.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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