| 1 | | - | ORIGINAL HOUSE |
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| 2 | | - | BILL NO. HB0083 |
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| 3 | | - | ENROLLED ACT NO. 60, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 4 | | - | SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 5 | | - | 2025 GENERAL SESSION |
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| 2 | + | STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 3 | + | 25LSO-0048 |
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| 4 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 5 | + | 1HB0083 |
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| 7 | + | HOUSE BILL NO. HB0083 |
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| 8 | + | Child custody-sex offense conviction presumption. |
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| 9 | + | Sponsored by: Representative(s) Pendergraft, Angelos, |
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| 10 | + | Brady, Haroldson, Kelly and Knapp and |
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| 11 | + | Senator(s) Hutchings |
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| 12 | + | A BILL |
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| 13 | + | for |
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| 14 | + | 1 AN ACT relating to domestic relations; specifying a |
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| 15 | + | 2 rebuttable presumption that no sex offender shall have |
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| 16 | + | 3 unsupervised visitation with a child; requiring |
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| 17 | + | 4 consideration of sex-related convictions when considering |
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| 18 | + | 5 the best interests of a child in custody determinations |
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| 19 | + | 6 upon divorce; and providing for an effective date. |
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| 23 | + | 10. W.S. 20-2-201(a) by creating a new |
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| 24 | + | 11 paragraph (x) and by renumbering (x) as (xi) and 20-2-202 |
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| 25 | + | 12 by creating a new subsection (b) are amended to read: |
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| 26 | + | 13 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0048 |
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| 27 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 28 | + | 2HB00831 |
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| 31 | + | 4 (a) In granting a divorce, separation or annulment of |
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| 32 | + | 5 a marriage or upon the establishment of paternity pursuant |
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| 33 | + | 6 to W.S. 14-2-401 through 14-2-907, the court may make by |
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| 34 | + | 7 decree or order any disposition of the children that |
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| 35 | + | 8 appears most expedient and in the best interests of the |
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| 36 | + | 9 children. In determining the best interests of the child, |
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| 37 | + | 10 the court shall consider, but is not limited to, the |
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| 38 | + | 11 following factors: |
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| 44 | + | 17 (xi) Any other factors the court deems |
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| 45 | + | 18 necessary and relevant. |
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| 50 | + | 23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0048 |
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| 51 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 52 | + | 3HB0083 |
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| 7 | | - | AN ACT relating to domestic relations; specifying a |
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| 8 | | - | rebuttable presumption that no sex offender shall have |
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| 9 | | - | unsupervised visitation with a child; requiring |
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| 10 | | - | consideration of sex-related convictions when considering |
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| 11 | | - | the best interests of a child in custody determinations |
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| 12 | | - | upon divorce; and providing for an effective date. |
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| 13 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: |
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| 14 | | - | Section 1. W.S. 20-2-201(a) by creating a new |
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| 15 | | - | paragraph (x) and by renumbering (x) as (xi) and 20-2-202 |
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| 16 | | - | by creating a new subsection (b) are amended to read: |
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| 17 | | - | 20-2-201. Disposition and maintenance of children in |
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| 18 | | - | decree or order; access to records. |
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| 19 | | - | (a) In granting a divorce, separation or annulment of |
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| 20 | | - | a marriage or upon the establishment of paternity pursuant |
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| 21 | | - | to W.S. 14-2-401 through 14-2-907, the court may make by |
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| 22 | | - | decree or order any disposition of the children that |
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| 23 | | - | appears most expedient and in the best interests of the |
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| 24 | | - | children. In determining the best interests of the child, |
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| 25 | | - | the court shall consider, but is not limited to, the |
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| 26 | | - | following factors: |
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| 27 | | - | (x) Whether either parent has a conviction for |
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| 28 | | - | which the parent must register as a sex offender under W.S. |
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| 29 | | - | 7-19-301 through 7-19-310; |
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| 30 | | - | (x)(xi) Any other factors the court deems |
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| 31 | | - | necessary and relevant. |
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| 32 | | - | 20-2-202. Visitation. ORIGINAL HOUSE |
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| 33 | | - | BILL NO. HB0083 |
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| 34 | | - | ENROLLED ACT NO. 60, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 35 | | - | SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 36 | | - | 2025 GENERAL SESSION |
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| 37 | | - | 2(b) When considering an order for visitation, there |
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| 38 | | - | shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the |
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| 39 | | - | best interests of a child to grant unsupervised visitation |
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| 40 | | - | to a parent who is required to register as a sex offender |
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| 41 | | - | under W.S. 7-19-301 through 7-19-310. |
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| 42 | | - | Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon |
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| 43 | | - | completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law |
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| 44 | | - | as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming |
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| 45 | | - | Constitution. |
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| 46 | | - | (END) |
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| 47 | | - | Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________ |
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| 48 | | - | I hereby certify that this act originated in the House. |
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| 49 | | - | Chief Clerk |
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| 57 | + | 5. This act is effective immediately upon |
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| 58 | + | 6 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law |
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| 59 | + | 7 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming |
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| 60 | + | 8 Constitution. |
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| 61 | + | 9 |
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| 62 | + | 10 (END) |
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