H.B. No. 0106

Firearm ownership-domestic violence offenses.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Lubnau, Buchanan and Gingery and Senator(s) Ross and Von Flatern

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the purposes for which an expungement under W.S. 7‑13‑1501 may be used; and providing for an effective date.

1/6/2009    Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/14/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/21/2009   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Cannady, Gingery, Mercer, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0106HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 7           After ""7-13-1501" insert "(a)(intro), (i) and (ii) and".

Page 1-After line 11    Insert:

"(a)  A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been convicted of a misdemeanor under W.S. 6-2-501(a), (b) or (e), 6-2-504(a) or 6-6-102, or those same misdemeanors arising out of the same occurrence or related course of events, may petition the convicting court for an expungement of the records of conviction, for the purposes of restoring any firearm rights lost, subject to the following limitations:

(i)  At least one (1) year has five (5) years have passed since the expiration of the terms of sentence imposed by the court, including any periods of probation or the completion of any program ordered by the court;

(ii)  Other than convictions arising out of the same occurrence or related course of events for which an expungement is sought under this section, the petitioner has not previously pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been convicted of a misdemeanor for which firearm rights have been lost under W.S. 6-2-501(a), (b) or (e), 6-2-504(a) or 6-6-102;".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

1/23/2009   H Passed CoW

1/26/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/27/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Hales

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/29/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/6/2009    S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/6/2009    S Placed on General File

2/18/2009   S Passed CoW

2/19/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/20/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Martin

Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/20/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0028

2/23/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0028

2/23/2009   S President Signed HEA No. 0028

2/26/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0028

2/27/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0067  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.