H.B. No. 0076

Central registry of child protection cases.

 

Sponsored By:                    Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to the central registry of child protection cases; amending requirements for the operation of the central registry for child protection cases; establishing criminal offenses for failure to report child abuse or exploitation, or for interfering with reporting; amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/29/2004             Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/11/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/14/2005               H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Landon, Lubnau, Olsen, Robinson and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Watt

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/14/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0076HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5                            Delete "exploitation" insert "neglect"; after "reporting;" insert "establishing criminal offenses for filing false reports;".

Page 1-line 11                          Delete "a"; delete "subsection" insert "subsections"; after "(c)" insert "and (d)".

Page 2-line 18                          Delete "or agency" insert "specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section".

Page 2-line 19                          Delete "knowingly" insert "willfully".

Page 3-After line 5                   Insert:

"(d)  Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false report of child abuse or neglect, or who encourages or coerces another person to make a false report of child abuse or neglect, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.".

Page 6-line 17                          After "mail" insert "if the records check confirms the existence of a report "under investigation" or a "substantiated" finding of abuse or neglect"; after "." insert "Otherwise, the state agency shall provide the results of the records check to the applicant by United States mail.".  LANDON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0076HW001/ADOPTED

Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0076HS001/A) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 3                            Delete "establishing".

Page 1-line 4                            Delete.

Page 1-line 5                            Delete the line through ";".

Page 1-line 10                          Delete "14-3-205 by".

Page 1-line 11                          Delete the line through "(c),".

Page 2-lines 15 through 24       Delete.

Page 3-lines 1 through 5                       Delete. 

Page 6-line 17                          After "mail" insert "if the records check confirms the existence of a report "under investigation" or a "substantiated" finding of abuse or neglect"; after "." insert "Otherwise, the state agency shall provide the results of the records check to the applicant by United States mail.".  WATT

 

1/17/2005               H Passed CoW

 

HB0076H2001/ADOPTED

Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0076HS001/A) entirely.

Delete the Watt committee of the whole amendment (HB0076HW001/A) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 4                            Delete.

Page 1-line 5                            Delete the line through "reporting;" insert "a criminal offense for sanctioning an employee for reporting child abuse or neglect as specified; establishing criminal offenses for filing false reports;".

Page 1-line 11                          Delete "a"; delete "subsection" insert "subsections"; after "(c)" insert "and (d)".

Page 2-lines 18 through 22       Delete.

Page 2-line 23                          Delete the line through "both.".

Page 3-After line 5                   Insert:

"(d)  Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false report of child abuse or neglect, or who encourages or coerces another person to make a false report of child abuse or neglect, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.".

Page 6-line 17                          After "mail" insert "if the records check confirms the existence of a report "under investigation" or a "substantiated" finding of abuse or neglect"; after "." insert "Otherwise, the state agency shall provide the results of the records check to the applicant by United States mail.".  LANDON

 

1/18/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

1/19/2005               H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Watt

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson, Olsen and Philp.

Ayes 56    Nays 1    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/21/2005               S Received for Introduction

1/27/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/7/2005 S01 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Hanes, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2005 S Placed on General File

2/9/2005 S Passed CoW

2/10/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2005               S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2005               Assigned Number HEA No. 0010

2/14/2005               H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0010

2/15/2005               S President Signed HEA No. 0010

2/17/2005               Governor Signed HEA No. 0010

2/17/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0023  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.