2023 23LSO-0420
STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0094
Board of parole-Wyoming residency.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams,
Haroldson and Washut and Senator(s) Kolb
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring that any
2 person appointed to serve on the state board of parole has
3 been a resident of the state of Wyoming for at least one
4 (1) year prior to their appointment and remains a resident
5 during the member's term; specifying applicability; and
6 providing for an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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10 Section 1. W.S. 7-13-401(b) is amended to read:
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12 7-13-401. Definitions; creation of board; officers;
13 compensation; hearing panels; meetings.
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1 (b) There is created the state board of parole which
2 consists of seven (7) members appointed by the governor
3 with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance
4 with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. No person shall be
5 appointed as a member of the board who has not been a
6 resident of the state of Wyoming for at least one (1) year
7 immediately before the person's appointment and shall be a
8 resident throughout the member's term. Not more than
9 seventy-five percent (75%) of the members shall be of the
10 same political party. Members of the board shall be
11 appointed for six (6) year terms. The governor may remove
12 any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
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14 Section 2. This act shall apply to all members
15 appointed or reappointed to the board on or after July 1,
16 2023.
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18 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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20 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 7-13-401