H.B. No. 0023

Juvenile parole eligibility.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; modifying provisions relating to life sentences for juvenile offenders generally; eliminating life sentences without parole for juvenile offenders; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/30/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/8/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/11/2013   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Connolly, Gingery, Halverson, Kroeker, Krone, Miller and Walters

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker and Watt

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/11/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0023HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-lines 9 through 11     Delete entirely and insert:

      "Section 1. W.S. 6‑2‑101(b), 6‑2‑306(d)(intro) and (e), 6‑10‑201(b)(ii), 6‑10‑301(c) and 7‑13‑402(a) are amended to read:".

Page 2-lines 10 and 11  Delete all new language.

Page 2-line 18          After "elsewhere" insert "and which convictions were for offenses committed after the actor reached the age of eighteen (18) years of age".

Page 2-lines 20 and 21  Delete all new language.

Page 3-line 6           After "elsewhere" insert "and which convictions were for offenses committed after the actor reached the age of eighteen (18) years of age".

Page 3-lines 8 through 11     Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 15          Delete "his sentence" insert "incarceration".

Page 4-After line 19    Insert:

      "7‑13‑402.  General powers and duties of board; eligibility for parole; immunity.

(a)  The board may grant a parole to any person imprisoned in any institution under sentence, except a sentence of life imprisonment without parole or a life sentence, ordered by any district court of this state, provided the person has served the minimum term pronounced by the trial court less good time, if any, granted under rules promulgated pursuant to W.S. 7‑13‑420. The board may also grant parole to a person serving a sentence for an offense committed before the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years of age as provided in W.S. 6‑10‑301(c).".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

1/14/2013   H Passed CoW

1/15/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/16/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Connolly, Eklund, Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Paxton, Petroff, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Burkhart, Coleman, Davison, Esquibel, K., Gay, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Madden, McKim, Miller, Patton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Watt and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger

Ayes 42    Nays 17    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/28/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/4/2013    S01 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2013    S Placed on General File

2/7/2013    S Passed CoW

2/8/2013    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0016

2/11/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0016

2/11/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0016

2/14/2013   Governor Signed HEA No. 0016

2/15/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0018  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013