Sexual assault parental rights.
HB 107 allows courts in Wyoming to terminate parental rights when a child was conceived as a result of sexual assault committed by the parent. The bill specifies that courts do not need to attempt family reunification and automatically accept a conviction (or guilty plea) for sexual assault as conclusive proof. It directly affects parents convicted of sexual assault who fathered children through that crime, and their children. The law took effect on July 1, 2019.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0122
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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