01-Judiciary
Source: wyoleg.gov
The Committee will study Wyoming's obscenity laws and consider whether changes are needed to ensure that access to material harmful to minors is limited and to prohibit online grooming communications to minors. The Committee will also consider issues associated with the stalking of minors.
The Committee will study the mineral industry's challenges in tracing mineral ownership of severed mineral estates. As part of this review, the Committee will evaluate other states' mineral interest ownership programs to consider whether a similar program will be beneficial in Wyoming.
The Committee will examine issues concerning fentanyl in Wyoming, including trafficking crimes and other fentanyl-related offenses. The Committee will consider whether additional resources and changes to Wyoming's controlled-substances laws are needed to better address fentanyl crimes and trafficking.
Prostitution amendments.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →LSO staff are available to answer questions about this committee's work.
The Committee will review issues related to theft and organized retail crime and consider whether changes to Wyoming's theft laws are needed to better deter retail theft and repeat offenders.
The Committee will receive updates from various agencies that report to the Committee, including the Judicial Branch, the Department of Family Services, the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Department of Corrections. The Committee will also study recent opinions where courts interpreted Wyoming statutes, noted the absence of legislative action, or called for legislative action. The Committee will consider any necessary legislation in response to the reports and opinions that are reviewed.
The Committee will study issues with delays in conducting competency evaluations for defendants and restoring defendants to competency at the Wyoming State Hospital and consider if counties should be reimbursed for housing these defendants until their transfer to the Wyoming State Hospital.
The Committee will review the Wyoming Probate Code and hear from practicing attorneys in the state as to whether changes and modernizations to the probate code are needed.
Child custody-sex offense conviction presumption.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
View vote →Ignition interlock restricted license-aggravated homicide.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
View vote →Voyeurism-sex offender registration amendment.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Anti-money laundering.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Post-conviction DNA testing-procedure amendments.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Sexual exploitation of children-amendments.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
View vote →State elected officials-employees at will and regulations.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 2-1-2-0-0
View vote →Wyoming pregnancy centers-autonomy and rights.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
View vote →Treatment courts-amendments-2.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
View vote →Judicial review of agency actions-limitations.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
View vote →Settlement agreements for minors-parental authorization.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Repeal-unauthorized use of vehicle crime.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Child witnesses-courtroom procedures.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Ground for termination of parental rights-guardianship.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
View vote →Restoration of rights amendments.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Protecting privacy in public spaces act.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Age verification for websites with harmful material.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Certificate of need repeal-3.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Hit and run-responsibility and penalties.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Do Pass Failed 1-4-0-0-0
View vote →Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments.
Became LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →District courts-change of venue.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
View vote →Protection order amendments.
Became LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
View vote →Protection orders-effective during appeal or review.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
View vote →Missing persons-reporting requirement.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Use of fraudulent documents to wrongfully possess property.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Compelled speech is not free speech.
Became LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
View vote →Residential property-removal of unlawful occupant.
Became LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Harmful communication-minors.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Chancery court judges-district and circuit court assistance.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Hit and run-responsibility and penalties.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Governmental claims-maximum liability amounts.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
View vote →Office of homeland security amendments.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Sex offender registration.
Signed into LawH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →Attorney general-elected.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
View vote →Political expenditures.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Supplemental budgets-limitations.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
View vote →Illegal immigration-identify, report, detain and deport.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Treatment courts-amendments-2.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Department of family services-confidentiality amendments-2.
FailedS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
View vote →Post-conviction DNA testing-procedure amendments.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
View vote →Harmful communication-minors.
FailedH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
View vote →District courts-change of venue.
Signed into LawS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
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