S.F. No. 0146

Termination of parental rights.

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Esquibel, F., Craft, Hastert, Nutting and Perkins and Representative(s) Connolly, Davison and Filer

AN ACT relating to children; modifying provisions relating to family reunification as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/18/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/21/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/21/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/25/2013   S Rereferred to S06

1/31/2013   S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barnard, Burns, Christensen, Craft and Driskill

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/31/2013   S Placed on General File

SF0146SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1           Delete "expanding grounds for" insert "modifying provisions relating to family reunification as specified;".

Page 1-line 2           Delete through "rights;".

Page 1-line 7           Delete "14‑2‑309(b)" insert "14‑2‑309(c)(intro) and by creating new paragraphs (iv) and (v)".

Page 1-line 8           Delete "paragraphs (iii) and (iv)".

Page 1-lines 13 through 16    Delete and insert:      "(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and reunify the family is not required in any case in which the court determines any one (1) or more of the following by clear and convincing evidence: that:".

Page 2-lines 1 through 3      Delete.

Page 2-line 5           Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".

Page 2-line 10          Delete "(iv)" insert "(v)".  BURNS, CHAIRMAN

1/31/2013   S Passed CoW

2/1/2013    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/4/2013    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

2/5/2013    H Received for Introduction

2/6/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/12/2013   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Watt

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/12/2013   H Placed on General File

SF0146HS001/ADOPTED     (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 7           After "(intro)" insert ", (ii)".

Page 1-line 8           Delete "(iv) and (v)" insert "(iii), (iv) and by renumbering (iii) as (v)".

Page 2-After line 2     Insert:

            "(ii)  The parent abandoned, chronically abused, tortured or sexually abused the child; or

(iii)  The parent has been convicted of committing one (1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another child of that parent:

(A)  Sexual assault under W.S. 6‑2‑302 through 6‑2‑304;

(B)  Sexual battery under W.S. 6‑2‑313;

(C)  Sexual abuse of a minor under W.S. 6‑2‑314 through 6‑2‑317.".

Page 2-lines 4 through 7      Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 9           Delete "(v)" insert "(iv)".

Page 2-line 13          After "6‑2‑201" delete "." insert ";".

Page 2-After line 13    Insert:

"(iii)(v)  Other aggravating circumstances exist indicating that there is little likelihood that services to the family will result in successful reunification.".  KRONE, VICE CHAIRMAN

2/20/2013   H Passed CoW

2/21/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2013   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, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, 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.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/22/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/25/2013   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, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas, P.

Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0072

2/26/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0072

2/26/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0072

3/13/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0072

3/13/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0145  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013