S.F. No. 0065

Termination of parental rights.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Perkins, Meier and Ross and Representative(s) Davison and Gingery

AN ACT relating to children and families; providing for termination of parental rights for failure to provide support and maintain regular personal contact; and providing for an effective date.

2/8/2010 Bill Number Assigned

2/9/2010 S Received for Introduction

2/10/2010 S Introduced and Referred to S01

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2010 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2010 S Placed on General File

SF0065SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1 Delete "willfully".

Page 2-line 5 Delete new language.

Page 2-line 6 Delete through "order".

Page 2-line 9 After "relationship" insert "or pay support".

Page 2-line 13 After "communications" insert ". For purposes of this paragraph, "child support" means support substantially equivalent to the amount required by W.S. 20-2-301 through 20-2-315". ROSS, CHAIRMAN

2/18/2010 S Passed CoW

2/19/2010 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2010 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Nays: Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/23/2010 H Received for Introduction

2/23/2010 H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/25/2010 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Nays: Representative(s) Blikre and Cannady

Excused: Representative(s) Patton

Ayes 6 Nays 2 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2010 H Placed on General File

SF0065HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 1 After "parent" insert ", without just cause,".

Page 2-lines 6 Delete ". Failure of the" insert ",".

Page 2-line 7 Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 8 Delete "just cause"; delete "shall" insert ";".

Page 2-lines 9 through 14 Strike and delete entirely. GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

3/1/2010 H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Bonner, Brown, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Gingery, Hales, Harshman, Harvey, Kimble, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg, Roscoe, Simpson, Stubson and Throne

Nays: Representative(s) Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Brechtel, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Goggles, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Lockhart, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Petersen, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused: Representative(s) Berger, Buchanan, Cohee, Hallinan, Hammons, Pedersen and Philp

Ayes 24 Nays 29 Excused 7 Absent 0 Conflicts 0