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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.