H.B. No. 0120

Sex offender registration.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to registration of sex offenders; amending registration requirements; reducing the number of days for an offender to register as a sex offender; eliminating the requirement for a hearing to determine the level of the sex offender's risk of reoffense; eliminating the levels of risk of reoffense for sex offenders; increasing the number of years offenders are required to be registered with the division of criminal investigation as specified; authorizing petitions to seek relief from the duty to register as an offender; amending definitions; expanding the scope of dissemination of information contained in the central registry of offenders; increasing penalties for failure to register as an offender; requiring rulemaking; conforming provisions; repealing provisions; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

 

1/5/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/15/2007   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Gingery, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/15/2007   H Placed on General File

1/15/2007   H Rereferred to H02

1/18/2007   H02 Recommended Do Pass

 


ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Harshman, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp and Warren

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0120HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 14          After "repealing provisions;" insert "providing an appropriation;".

Page 1-line 15          Delete "an"; delete "date" insert "dates".

Page 2-line 3           Delete "a"; delete "paragraph" insert "paragraphs"; after "(xx)" insert "and (xxi)".

Page 3-line 6          After "(j)" insert ", or convicted of a criminal offense from another jurisdiction containing the same or similar elements, or arising out of the same or similar facts or  circumstances, as a criminal offense specified in W.S. 7-19-302(g) through (j)".

Page 3-line 17          Delete "." insert ";".

Page 3-After line 17    Insert:

"(xxi)  "Working days" shall not include Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.".

Page 4-line 16          Delete "one (1)" insert "a sample".

Page 5-line 2           Strike "factors" insert "features".

Page 8-line 13          After "minor," insert "W.S. 6-2-313,".

Page 8-line 20          Strike "division" insert "sheriff in the county in which the offender resides".

Page 9-line 7           Delete "thirteen" insert "fourteen".

Page 9-line 8           Delete "(13)" insert "(14)".

Page 9-line 12          After "(iii)" insert ",".

Page 9-line 21          Strike "division" insert "sheriff in the county in which the offender resides".

Page 10-line 7          Delete "6-2-202" insert "6-2-201".

Page 10-line 8          Delete "thirteen" insert "fourteen".

Page 10-line 9          Delete "(13)" insert "(14)"; after "6-4-402" insert ","; after "or" insert "W.S. 14-3-104 or".

Page 10-line 18         Strike "division" insert "sheriff in the county in which the offender resides".

Page 14-line 3          Strike "and" insert ",".

Page 14-line 4          Strike all existing language; delete all new language.

Page 14-line 5          Delete "court"; strike "order,".

Page 19-lines 1 through 5           Delete entirely and insert:

"Section 3.  There is appropriated two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) from the general fund to the attorney general for the period beginning with the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2008.  The funds appropriated under this section shall only be used to purchase computer equipment and software necessary to implement the registration and notification requirements under W.S. 7-19-301 through 7-19-307.".

Page 19-line 7          After "4." insert "(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,".

Page 19-After line 7    Insert:

"(b)  Section 3 of this act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.". BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0120HW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 2           Delete "(iii),".

Page 2-line 18 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete entirely.

Page 8-line 11          After "minor" insert "and the offender is not the victim's parent or guardian".

Page 8-line 12          After "minor" insert "and the offender is not the victim's parent or guardian".

Page 8-line 13          Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0102HS001/A) to this line.  BUCHANAN   

 

HB0120HW002/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 11          Strike "mental abnormality or personality disorder" insert "psychiatric condition".

Page 5-line 5           Strike "mental abnormality or" insert "psychiatric condition".

Page 5-line 6           Strike "personality disorder".  IEKEL

 

1/22/2007   H Passed CoW

 

HB0120H2001/FAILED

Page 2-line 2           Delete the Buchanan committee of the whole amendment (HB0120HW001/A) to this line.

Page 2-lines 18 through 23    Delete the Buchanan committee of the whole amendment (HB0120HW001/A) to these lines.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete the Buchanan committee of the whole amendment (HB0120HW001/A) to these lines.  HARSHMAN, EDMONDS, GINGERY

 

1/23/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/24/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Landon and Warren

Ayes 58    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/26/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/6/2007    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2007    S Placed on General File

2/13/2007   S Rereferred to S02

2/20/2007   S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Job, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson and Townsend

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2007   S Placed on General File

 

HB0120SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 2           After "7-19-301(a)(viii)" delete ", (xiv)".

Page 2-line 10          After "7-19-304(a)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (d)".

Page 3-lines 2 through 7            Delete.

Page 4-line 13          After "sample" insert "." and delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 14          Delete.

Page 4-line 15          Delete "sentence.".

Page 5-line 7           Strike "a sexually violent predator" insert "an offender".

Page 5-line 8           Strike "sentencing".

Page 13-line 13         After stricken "moderate," insert "If the offender was convicted of an offense specified in W.S. 7-19-302(h) or (j),".

Page 13-lines 14 through 16   Reinsert stricken language.

Page 13-line 17         Reinsert stricken language through "organizations"; after reinserted "organizations" insert ".".

Page 13-line 20         Reinsert stricken "In addition,".

Page 17-line 7          After "confinement" insert ".  The period of registration under this paragraph may be reduced by five (5) years if the offender maintains a clean record as provided in subsection (d) of this section".

Page 17-After line 19   Insert:

"(d)  A registration period under subsection (a) of this section may be reduced if, after the duty to register arises, the offender specified in W.S. 7-19-302(g) maintains a clean record for ten (10) years by:

(i)  Having no conviction of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one (1) year may be imposed;

(ii)  Having no conviction of any sex offense;

(iii)  Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation and parole; and

(iv)  Successfully completing an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by the state.".

Page 19-line 1          After "(ii)" delete "," insert "and"; after "(xii)" delete "and" insert "through".

Page 19-line 2          Delete "(xiii)" insert "(xiv)".  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0120SW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 21          Delete "another" insert "Wyoming or any other".

Page 8-line 13          Delete "6-2-304(a)(i) or" insert "6-2-315(a)(iv), 6-2-316(a)(iii) and (iv), 6-2-317(a)(i) or W.S.".

Page 8-line 14          After "minor," delete "or".

Page 8-line 15          Delete.

Page 8-line 16          Delete through "(j),".

Page 9-line 9           After "age," insert "W.S. 6-2-314(a)(ii) and (iii), 6-2-315(a)(iii), 6-2-316(a)(i), 6-2-317(a)(ii) or 6-2-318,".

Page 9-line 12          After "performance" delete "," insert "or".

Page 9-line 13          After "(iii)," delete balance of line.

Page 9-lines 14 and 15  Delete.

Page 9-line 16          Delete through "victim,".

Page 10-line 10         Delete "(ii) or".

Page 10-line 11         After "age," insert "W.S. 6-2-314(a)(i), 6-2-315(a)(i) and (ii), 6-2-316(a)(ii),".  ROSS

 

2/23/2007   S Passed CoW

 

HB0120S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 10-line 11         After "age," delete "W.S."; after "6-4-402," delete balance of line.

Page 10-lines 12 and 13       Delete.

Page 10-line 14         Delete "victim,"  ROSS

 

HB0120S2002/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 2           After "(viii)," insert "(xi),"; after (xiv) insert ", (xviii)".

Page 2-After line 24    Insert:

"(xi)  "Reside" and words of similar import mean having established a permanent or temporary residence for ten (10) or more days or having been transient within the State of Wyoming for ten (10) or more days;".

Page 3-After line 7           Insert:

"(xviii)  "Educational institution" or "institution" means any type of public or private educational facility or program, including elementary, middle and high schools, parochial, church and religious schools as defined by W.S. 21‑4‑101(a)(iv), trade and professional schools, colleges and, universities and any public or private institution whose primary purpose is service to minors;".

Page 13-lines 13 through 24   Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0120SS001/AE) to these lines and insert:

            "(ii)  If the risk of reoffense is moderate, If the offender was convicted of an offense specified in W.S. 7-19-302(h) or (j), the notification provided by the division shall be provided to residential neighbors within at least seven hundred fifty (750) feet of the offenders residence, organizations in the community, including schools, religious and youth organizations, as well as to the persons authorized under paragraph (i) of this subsection, within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of the offender's residence and place of employment through non-electronic means, if electronic means are not available, as specified in the court's order rules and regulations promulgated by the attorney generalIn addition, Notification regarding an offender employed by or attending school at any educational institution shall be provided upon request to a member of the institution's campus community as defined by subsection (h) of this section;".

Page 14-lines 2 through 10    Delete and insert:

            (iii)  If the risk of reoffense is high, Notification of registration under this act shall be provided by the division to the public through a public registry and through any additional means specified in the court's order, as well as to the persons and entities required by paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection rules and regulations promulgated by the attorney general.  The division shall make the public registry available to the public through electronic internet technology and shall include:".  JENNINGS

 

2/26/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Massie and Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 25    Nays 4    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2007   H Received for Concurrence

2/27/2007   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0113

2/28/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0113

2/28/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0113

3/1/2007    Governor Signed HEA No. 0113

3/6/2007    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0160  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.