This amendment adds criminal penalties for assault, threats of violence, and battery against health care providers to the bill, and updates the bill's title to reflect this addition.
- Changes the bill's catch title from 'Wyoming pregnancy centers-autonomy and rights' to 'Wyoming pregnancy centers and protection of health care providers' to reflect the addition of health care provider protections. (Page 1, lines 1-3)
- Adds to the bill's summary that it creates new offenses of assault, threat of violence, and battery against health care providers. (Page 1, lines 5-7)
- Adds a reference to the new statute W.S. 6-2-512 to the list of statutes being created by the bill. (Page 4, line 9)
- Creates a new statute W.S. 6-2-512 that establishes three criminal offenses: assault against a health care provider (first offense: misdemeanor with 2-6 months imprisonment and up to $1,000 fine; second or subsequent: felony with 45 days to 3 years imprisonment and up to $1,000 fine); threat of violence against a health care provider (same penalties); and battery against a health care provider (same penalties). The statute applies only when the offender knows or reasonably should know the victim is a health care provider performing duties within their scope of authority or employment. Defines 'health care provider' by reference to W.S. 7-13-1501(m)(iv) and specifies that 'threat of violence' includes express or implied threats to commit offenses involving bodily injury, death, or property damage of $1,000 or more, or threats accompanied by immediate force. (Page 4, lines 11-42; Page 2, lines 1-41)
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