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| Keeping you updated on the bills that impact the women of Wyoming during the 2010 legislative session. |
Dear Wyoming Women's Foundation Supporters: The legislative session will more than likely wrap up this week. A budget session, which began on Monday, February 8, is shorter than normal and runs approximately 20 days. Any bill that is not a budget bill will require a two-thirds vote to be introduced during the budget session. All bill information can be found at: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/.
Below are current bills that impact the lives of women in Wyoming and the bill status. This is the first year that the Wyoming Women's Foundation has sent out weekly legislative updates. We have received some very positive feedback about our alerts, but also some concerns over our "support" for various bills. We would like to point out that WYWF is not expressing any support, approval, or disapproval of any of the below bills, but rather Wyoming Women's Foundation is keeping you updated on the status of bills that impact the lives of women in Wyoming.
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HB11 Cancer Control Act Amendment, Sponsored by Representatives K. Esquibel, Barbuto, Bonner, Byrd, Childers, and Millin and Senators Landen, Martin and Meyer This bill increases funding to allow for more frequent colorectal screening tests when medically indicated. 2/26/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file. |
HB21 Increase in Minimum Wage, Sponsored by Representatives Blake, Bagby, Barbuto, Davison, Gilmore, Throne
This bill would raise minimum wage from $5.51 per hour to $7.25 per hour and would raise tipped employees wages from $2.13 per hour to $5.00 per hour. Wyoming is currently one of only five states with minimum wages below the federal rate of $7.25 (some states do not have a minimum wage law.) 2/10/10 Failed introduction; Ayes 23 Nays 35 Excused 2 |
HB25 Child Care Development Fund, Sponsored by Joint Labor Health and Social Services Committee
This bill would put in place new formulas under the Child Care Development Fund for family eligibility and for calculation of the family contribution toward child care expenses. It would also authorize use of federal stimulus funds for an electronic benefit transfer system and for supply and material grants to child care providers. 2/26/10 Senate amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 House received for Concurrence.
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HB43 Child Support Adjustments, Sponsored by Representatives Thompson, Blake and Davison and Senators Cooper and Hastert
This bill limits the adjustments to child support orders due to changed circumstances.
2/10/10 Introduced and referred to House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee. Bill died in committee.
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HB53 Women's Right to Information, Sponsored by Representative Brechtel
This bill would prohibit physicians from performing an abortion without informed and written consent of the woman (except in the case of medical emergency). Informed consent will require that the physician performing the abortion will inform the woman orally of her right to obtain a fetal ultrasound or auscultation of fetal heart tone and will offer that service free of charge or will refer her to other local health care providers that will offer the service free of charge (list to be developed by Department of Health). 2/9/10 Failed Introduction; Ayes 23 Nays 35 Excused 2
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HB 61 Legal Services Funding, Sponsored by Representatives Throne, Connolly, Gingery, Hales, Hammons, Lockhart, Lubnau and Dan Zwonitzer and Senators Massie, Meyer, Ross and Sessions
This bill would provide additional fees to fund indigent civil legal services and program.
2/19/10 House Amended passed third reading. 2/26/10 Senate placed on General File
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HB64 Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sponsored by Representatives Millin, Buchanan, Edmonds, Gingery, Hammons, Illoway, Quarberg, Shepperson and Thompson and Senator Sessions This bill establishes a minimum sentence for first degree sexual assault of a minor when the actor is at least eighteen years of age and the victim is less than thirteen years of age. 2/17/10 House passed amended third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file. |
HB74 Homicide During Pregnancy Sponsored by Representatives Davison, Brechtel, Childers, Harvey, Jaggi, McKim, Petersen and Teeters and Senators Cooper, Dockstader, Jennings and Ross This bill establishes as a homicide the killing of a woman's unborn child knowing that the woman is pregnant, and thereby causing the involuntary termination of the woman's pregnancy without a live birth.
2/9/10 Received in the house for introduction; did not consider for introduction vote.
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HB75 Loss of Parental Rights-Homicide of Spouse Sponsored by Representatives Davison, Blikre, Brechtel, Brown, Cannady, Childers, Gilmore, Goggles, Harvey, Jaggi, McKim, Millin, Moniz, Petersen, Teeters, Throne and Dan Zwonitzer, and Senators Cooper, Dockstader, Hastert, Jennings and Sessions
This bill allows for the termination of parental rights for the parent-child legal relationship if the parent is convicted of murder or homicide of the other parent of the child.
2/22/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file. |
HB83 Crimes and Offenses Restrictions for Adult Sex-Offenders Sponsored by Representatives Harshman and Gingery and Senators Jennings, Perkins and Ross This bill establishes as a misdemeanor the offense of accessing school properties and events with some exceptions by sex offenders.
2/23/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file.
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HB85 Economic Development Reporting, Sponsored by Representatives Connolly, Brown, Kimble, Moniz and Roscoe and Senators Hastert, Sessions and Von Flatern
This bill requires that the Wyoming Business Council and the Department of Workforce Services provide additional reporting on the Workforce Development Training Fund including operational benchmarks, number of existing and recruited companies utilizing or being assisted by training fund, number of jobs created and the various sectors jobs are created in, including starting wage amounts and male-female wage disparity. The Wyoming Business Council will include in its annual report survey information from each business receiving grant on number of jobs created and a report of the Wyoming Council for Women's Issues for recommendations.
2/10/10 Introduced and Referred to House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee. Bill died in committee.
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HB87 Discrimination, Sponsored by Representatives Connolly, Bonner, Byrd, Childers, K. Esquibel, Goggles, Kimbel, Shepperson, Wallis and Dan Zwonitzer and Senators Burns, Massie, Sessions, and Von Flatern
This bill prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
2/10/10 Failed Introduction; Ayes 37 Nays 21 Excused 2
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HB108 Health Insurance Reform Sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Lubnau, Madden and Senator Scott
This bill creates the Wyoming Affordable HSA Eligible High Deductible Health Plan Act and provides a limited insurance premium tax waiver; prescribes duties of the insurance commissioner; provides exceptions to the Unfair Trade Practices Act; limits provisions for reimbursement of preferred and nonpreferred providers.
2/23/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/24/10 Senate referred to Senate Labor Health & Social Services Committee
Bill died in Committee.
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HB112 Intermediate Battery, Sponsored by Representatives Dan Zwonitzer, Berger, Connolly and Patton and Senator Sessions.
This bill creates the crime of intermediate battery when a person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes substantial bodily injury to another person by use of physical force and the person is not eligible for probation without an adjudication of guilt.
2/10/10 Failed introduction; Ayes 23 Nays 35 Excused 2
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HB119 Public Health Nurses, Sponsored by Craft, Cohee, Davison, Gilmore, Lockhart, Millin, Throne and Wallis and Senator Hastert.
This bill provides for the funding and employment of public health nurses.
2/10/10 Introduced and referred to House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee.
Bill died in Committee.
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HB121 Child Health Insurance Program Prenatal Coverage Sponsored by Representative Esquibel and Senator Elliott
This bill provides for a state plan amendment to the child health insurance program to provide prenatal care to pregnant women.
2/12/12 Bill withdrawn by sponsor. |
HB128 Health Insurance-Interstate Purchase sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Buchanan, Cohee, Goggles, Hammons, Illoway, Lubnau, Millin, Pedersen, Quarberg and Teeters and Senators Coe and Peterson
This bill authorizes the sale in Wyoming of health insurance by out-of-state insurers without a Wyoming certificate of authority
2/23/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file. |
HB132 Homicide During Pregnancy-2 Sponsored by Representatives Harvey, Davison, Jaggi, Lubnau, McKim and Petersen This bill establishes a sentencing enhancement in homicide cases in which a pregnant woman is killed.
2/22/10 House amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 Senate placed on general file. |
SF08 Medical Support of Children, Joint Judiciary Interim Committee This bill requires that parents provide for the medical support of dependent children as part of the child support order.
2/16/10 Senate passed third reading.
2/26/10 House passed third reading.
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SF30 Sex Offender Registration, Sponsored by Senators Cooper, Hastert and Martin and Representatives Barbuto, Blake, Craft, Davison and Thompson This bill clarifies that sex offenders are required to provide the sheriff with each address at which the offender resides.
2/9/10 Introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bill died in Committee. |
SF32 Wyoming Investment in Nursing Extension, Sponsored by Joint Labor Health and Social Services Committee
This bill would extend the sunset date of the Wyoming Investment in Nursing Program from 2011 to 2015 and would appropriate $2.6 million for the second year of the FY2011-2012 biennium. 2/18/10 Senate amended passed third reading.2/26/10 House amended passed Committee of the Whole.
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SF33 Stalking Penalties, Sponsored by Senators Meyer, Hastert, and Sessions and Representatives Craft, Gingery, Hammons, Stubson and Throne
This bill adds specified violations of protection orders as actions for which an enhanced penalty for stalking may be imposed. 2/9/10 Introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. Bill died in Committee.
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SF41 Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program, Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
This bill will extend the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program for an additional five years. The program provides loans to students who will remain and teach in Wyoming after graduation. 2/15/10 Senate amended passed third reading. 2/26/10 House amended passed Committee of the Whole.
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SF48 Licensure of Midwives Sponsored by Senator Johnson and Representative Harvey
This bill would create a board of midwifery and provide for licensure of midwives specifying requirements and grounds for denial and revocation.
2/26/10 House amended placed on general file. |
SF61 Health Insurance Reform-2, Sponsored by Senators Scott, Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen and Schiffer and Representatives Brown, Bonner, Landon, Millin and Throne This bill creates a health care reform demonstration project using the board and administrative structure of the Wyoming health insurance pool. 2/22/10 Senate amended passed third reading.
2/26/10 House amended placed on general file.
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SF65 Termination of Parental Rights, Sponsored by Senators Perkins, Meier and Ross and Representatives Davison and Gingery.
This bill provides for termination of parental rights for failure to provide support and maintain regular personal contact. 2/22/10 Senate amended passed third reading.
2/23/10 House introduced and referred to House Judiciary Committee.
Bill died in committee. |
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