Board of parole-Wyoming residency.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify that it sets an effective date, but rather states applicability starting July 1, 2023. The candidate explanation incorrectly stated this as part of the bill's content.

Wyoming Parole Board Residency Requirement

The bill requires that members of the Wyoming State Board of Parole must have lived in Wyoming for at least two years before being appointed and remain residents during their term.

What This Bill Does

• Requires new members to be residents of Wyoming for at least two years before they can join the state parole board.
• Specifies that current or future members must remain residents during their six-year terms on the board.

Who It Names or Affects

• People appointed to serve on the Wyoming State Board of Parole

Terms To Know

Parole Board

A group that decides whether prisoners can be released early from prison under supervision.

Residency Requirement

A rule that says someone must live in a place for a certain amount of time before they can do something important there, like join an official board.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not apply to members appointed or reappointed before July 1, 2023.
• It is unclear how existing members will be affected if they are not residents for two years prior to their appointment.
• The bill was marked as inactive and did not pass in the current session.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0420
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0420
ENGROSSED
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0094

Board of parole-Wyoming residency.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Haroldson and Washut and Senator(s) Kolb

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring that any person appointed to serve on the state board of parole has been a resident of the state of Wyoming for at least two (2) years prior to their appointment and remains a resident during the member's term; specifying applicability; 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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401(b) is amended to read:

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Definitions; creation of board; officers; compensation; hearing panels; meetings.

(b)

There is created the state board of parole which consists of seven (7) members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with W.S. 28
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101 through 28
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No person shall be appointed as a member of the board who has not been a resident of the state of Wyoming for at least two (2) years immediately before the person's appointment and shall be a resident throughout the member's term.
Not more than seventy
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five percent (75%) of the members shall be of the same political party. Members of the board shall be appointed for six (6) year terms. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9
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202.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to all members appointed or reappointed to the board on or after July 1, 2023.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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