S.F. No. 0117

Confidentiality of domestic abuse victim information.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Bebout, Craft and Hastert and Representative(s) Brown, Coleman, Connolly, Esquibel, K. and Throne

 

AN ACT relating to domestic violence protection; providing that the address, city and state of residence and other information identifying the residence of a victim of domestic abuse shall remain confidential in a court proceeding; providing for additional confidentiality; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/14/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/16/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/23/2013   S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Senator(s) Burns

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0117SS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 23          After "20‑2‑309(b)(intro)" insert "and by creating new subsection (h)".

Page 6-lines 8 through 12     Delete all new language.

Page 6-line 17         After "employer." insert "Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section,".

Page 6-After line 18   Insert:

      "(h)  The confidential statement required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be inspected or further released except as provided in this subsection if the court has issued a confidentiality order pursuant to W.S. 35‑21‑112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses, city or state of residence or other identifying information.  The court may release the confidential statement required under subsection (b) of this section to the department of family services to the extent necessary to enforce the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, provided:

(i)  The department releases information protected by a confidentiality order only to governmental agencies or courts of competent jurisdiction and does not release information protected by the confidentiality order to the opposing party or attorneys representing or employed by the opposing party;

(ii)  The department shall exclude or redact information protected by a confidentiality order from information provided under this subsection to the greatest extent possible in conformance with the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act;

(iii)  The department shall provide written notice to parties receiving information protected by a confidentiality order from the department stating that the information is protected by a confidentiality order and shall only be disseminated by the receiving party to the extent necessary to comply with the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

1/28/2013   S Passed CoW

 

SF0117S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           Delete "any" insert "a".

Page 1-line 4           Delete entirely insert "proceeding;".

Page 1-line 5           Delete line through "amendments; insert "providing for additional confidentiality;".

Page 3-After line 20    Insert:

      "(d)  An order issued under this section shall only provide confidentiality in the action in which it is granted and for those additional purposes specified by law referencing an order issued pursuant to this section.".  ROSS, BEBOUT

 

1/29/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2013   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

 

1/31/2013   H Received for Introduction

2/1/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/7/2013    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Halverson and Watt

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2013    H Placed on General File

 

SF0117HS001/FAILED      (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 2           After "residence" insert "and other identifying information".

Page 2-line 2           After "residence" insert "and other identifying information".

Page 3-line 13          Delete "," insert "or"; delete "or country" insert "of the United States".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0117HW001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0117HS001/A) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 2           After "residence" insert "and other information identifying the residence".

Page 2-line 1           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse".

Page 2-line 2           After "residence" insert "and other information identifying the residence".

Page 2-line 12          Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence".

Page 2-line 20          Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence".

Page 3-line 8           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence of".

Page 3-line 13          Delete "," insert "or"; delete "or country" insert "of the United States".

Page 5-line 1           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence".

Page 5-line 2           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence".

Page 5-line 11          Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence of the party".

Page 6-line 4           Delete "identifying".

Page 6-line 5           After "information" insert "identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse".

Page 6-line 6           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence".

Page 7-line 2           Delete "identifying"; after "information" insert "identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse".  GINGERY

 

2/13/2013   H Passed CoW

2/14/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/15/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Halverson

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison and Jaggi

Ayes 57    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/19/2013   S Did Concur

 

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

 

2/19/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0039

2/20/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0039

2/22/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0039

2/27/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0039

2/27/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0098  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013