H.B. No. 0028

Child protection shelter care and initial hearings.

Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to children; amending provisions of the Child Protection Act relating to shelter care hearings and initial hearings; adding definitions; eliminating the opportunity to admit or deny allegations at a shelter care hearing unless an initial hearing is held in conjunction with a shelter care hearing; clarifying time to demand a jury trial; and providing for an effective date.

12/14/2010 Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011 H Received for Introduction

1/11/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/14/2011 H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Brechtel, Brown, Cannady, Greene, Krone, Nicholas, B., Peasley and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/14/2011 H Placed on General File

1/14/2011 H Passed CoW

1/17/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0028H3001/ADOPTED

Page 7-line 22 After "true." insert "If the allegations are admitted, the court shall make the appropriate adjudication and may proceed immediately to a disposition of the case, provided the court has the predisposition report and multidisciplinary team recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 14‑3‑429, except that a commissioner acting in the absence or incapacity of the judge may take testimony to establish a factual basis and accept an admission and perform all other requirements of the initial hearing but shall not proceed to disposition.". NICHOLAS, GINGERY

1/18/2011 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Krone, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Kroeker, Loucks, Miller and Peasley

Excused: Representative(s) Goggles

Ayes 50 Nays 9 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2011 S Received for Introduction

1/31/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/14/2011 S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Esquibel, F., Hicks and Perkins

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/14/2011 S Placed on General File

2/16/2011 S Passed CoW

2/17/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/18/2011 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/2011 Assigned Number HEA No. 0027

2/18/2011 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0027

2/22/2011 S President Signed HEA No. 0027

2/24/2011 Governor Signed HEA No. 0027

2/24/2011 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0079 Session Laws of Wyoming 2011