H.B. No. 0132

Homicide during pregnancy-2.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Davison, Barbuto, Blake, Craft, Edmonds, Harvey, Jaggi, Lubnau, McKim, Pedersen and Petersen and Senator(s) Cooper, Dockstader, Geis, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Peterson and Sessions

 

AN ACT relating to homicide; establishing a sentencing enhancement in homicide cases in which a pregnant woman is killed as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/10/2010   Bill Number Assigned

2/10/2010   H Received for Introduction

2/11/2010   H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel and Landon

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan, Philp and Throne

Ayes 55    Nays 2    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2010   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Blikre, Cannady, Patton and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Gingery, Peasley and Quarberg

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2010   H Placed on General File

 

HB0132HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-lines 13 through 16    Delete entirely and insert:

"(a)  Upon sentencing of a defendant who is convicted of an offense pursuant to W.S. 6-2-104, 6-2-105 or 6-2-108,  if the jury has found that the victim was pregnant at the time of the commission of the offense and that the defendant knew that the victim was pregnant at the time of the commission of the offense, the court shall impose a sentence as follows:

(i)  For a conviction of W.S. 6-2-104, imprisonment in the penitentiary for any term not less than forty (40) years, or during life; or

(ii)  For a conviction of W.S. 6-2-105 or 6-2-108, imprisonment in the penitentiary for any term not less than ten (10) years and not more than thirty (30) years.".

Page 2-lines 1 through 4           Delete entirely and insert:

"Section 2.  W.S. 6-2-104, 6-2-105(b) and 6-2-108(b) are amended to read:

6-2-104.  Murder in the second degree; penalty.

Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, whoever purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills any human being is guilty of murder in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years, or during life.

6-2-105.  Manslaughter; penalty.

(b)  Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, manslaughter is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than twenty (20) years.

6-2-108.  Drug induced homicide; penalty.

(b)  Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, drug induced homicide is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than twenty (20) years.".

Page 2-line 6           Delete "2" insert "3".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/19/2010   H Passed CoW

2/22/2010   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2010   H Advanced to 3rd Reading on Same Day

2/22/2010   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Gingery, Patton, Peasley and Quarberg

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 53    Nays 5    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2010   S Received for Introduction

2/23/2010   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/24/2010   S Placed on General File

2/24/2010   S Rereferred to S10

2/26/2010   S10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Schiffer

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2010   S Placed on General File

3/1/2010    S Passed CoW

3/2/2010    S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2010    Assigned Number HEA0045

3/3/2010    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meyer, Nicholas, Peterson, Scott, Sessions and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Case, Coe, Larson, Meier, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer and Townsend

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

3/3/2010    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0045

3/3/2010    S President Signed HEA No. 0045

3/5/2010    Governor Signed HEA No. 0045

3/8/2010    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0054  Session Laws of Wyoming 2010