Wyo lawmakers just approved an amendment to draft legislation that would create something similar to a hate crime bill in the state.
We currently lack one. This would create a felony offense, but no penalties in excess of what's on the books otherwise. wyoleg.gov/InterimCommitt…
We currently lack one. This would create a felony offense, but no penalties in excess of what's on the books otherwise. wyoleg.gov/InterimCommitt…
Right now @itsmikeyin is running an amendment to the language to add gender, sexual orientation and gender identity into the amendment, bringing Wyoming's language in-line with federal language.
@itsmikeyin And... that motion failed.
@itsmikeyin That bill failed. I could not hear the 'ayes' or 'nos' too well over the audio, and they did not announce the margin.
However, they will be considering legislation to improve the reporting of potentially bias-motivated crimes in Wyoming. wyoleg.gov/InterimCommitt…
Key lines here:
Key lines here:
The reporting bill has also failed over concerns for costs, logistics. I did not catch the roll call over the stream, but only two people supported it.
So... I don't think we will have any actions to address or document discrimination this year.
So... I don't think we will have any actions to address or document discrimination this year.
Important to note: This bill would have brought Wyoming in compliance with federal crime reporting requirements that were passed six years ago.
State officials said our failure to comply with this system is costing us up to 10% of our DOJ funding annually.
State officials said our failure to comply with this system is costing us up to 10% of our DOJ funding annually.
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