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HB0153 • 2017

Parental rights.

AN ACT relating to parents; providing for a parental right to the care, custody and control of a child; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Children
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Jennings
Last action
2017-03-10
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0153S2001

2nd reading • Perkins

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Perkins

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HB0153S3001

3rd reading • Anselmi-Dalton

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Anselmi-Dalton

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-10 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0096

  3. 2017-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0096

  4. 2017-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0096

  5. 2017-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0096

  6. 2017-03-01 House

    H Concur:Passed 53-7-0-0-0

  7. 2017-03-01 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2017-02-28 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-5-0-0-0

  9. 2017-02-27 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2017-02-24 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2017-02-15 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2017-02-15 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0

  13. 2017-02-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  14. 2017-01-27 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2017-01-27 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-7-3-0-0

  16. 2017-01-26 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2017-01-25 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2017-01-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2017-01-23 House

    H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  20. 2017-01-19 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  21. 2017-01-17 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2017-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0153
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0487

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0096

Chapter No.:
188

Prime Sponsor:
Jennings

Catch Title:
Parental rights.

Subject:
Providing that the right of a parent to the care, custody and control of

their child is a fundamental right.

Summary/Major Elements:

This
act creates a new statut
ory section

affirming
the principle, found in case law, that
the
right of parents

to the care, custody and control of their children
is fundamental.

This act further provides that the state, its agencies and political subdivisions may not infringe this right without demonstrating their action is the least restrictive means to address a compelling state interest.

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

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0153

ENROLLED ACT NO. 96,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to parents; providing for a parental right to the care, custody and control of a child; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 14
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2
‑
206 is created to read:

14
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2
‑
206
.

Protection of parental rights.

(a)

The liberty of a parent to the
care, custody and control of their
child is a fundamental right
that resides first in the parent
.

(b)

The state, or any agency or
political subdivision
of the state, shall not infringe the parental right as provided under this section without demonstrating that the interest of the government as applied to the parent or child is a compelling state interest addressed by the least restrictive means.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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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