S.F. No. 0064

Veterans-identity theft protection.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Meier, Barrasso, Hanes, Peck and Schiffer and Representative(s) Robinson, Ross and Walsh

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing for the recording of certificates of discharge or releases from military services with the county clerk; providing for confidentiality; providing for access by specific persons; providing for confidentiality upon request for previously recorded certificates of discharge or releases; and providing for an effective date.

1/13/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003 S Received for Introduction

1/15/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/24/2003 S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Meier, Scott and Sessions

Nays: Senator(s) Case and Massie

Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2003 S Placed on General File

1/27/2003 S Amendments Considered

SF0064SS001/A ADOPTED

Page 2-line 9 Before "All documents" insert "(b)" and renumber.

Page 2-line 10 After "section" insert "on and after July 1, 2003,".

Page 2-line 11 After "discharged person," insert "that person's authorized agent,".

Page 2-line 15 Delete "(b)" insert "(c)".

Page 2-line 17 Delete "the effective date of this act" insert "July 1, 2003".

Page 2-line 18 After "documents" insert "which have not been commingled".

Page 2-after line 20 Insert and renumber:

"(d) A county clerk and ex officio register of deeds shall, to the greatest extent practical, take appropriate protective actions in accordance with any limitations determined necessary by him with regard to records that were filed with or placed in storage by a county clerk prior to July 1, 2003.

(e) Ten (10) years after the death of the veteran, or, if the date of death of the veteran is unknown, one hundred (100) years from the time of discharge or release from active service, the county clerk may transfer the documents filed under this section to a public archive.". MEIER, CHAIRMAN

1/27/2003 S Passed CoW

1/28/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/31/2003 H Received for Introduction

2/4/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H08

2/21/2003 H08 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Brechtel, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Harshman, Jansen, Johnson, W. and Walsh

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2003 H Placed on General File

2/24/2003 H Amendments Considered

SF0064HW001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15 After "commission" insert ", a peace officer". JOHNSON, W.

2/24/2003 H Passed CoW

2/25/2003 H Amendments Considered

SF0064H2001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 2-line 23 Delete "(a)" insert "(b)". ROBINSON

2/25/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/27/2003 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Scott and Sessions.

Nays: Senator(s) Barton, Burns, Case, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Hines, Kunz, Schiffer and Vasey.

Ayes 20 Nays 10 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/27/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0041

2/27/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0041

2/27/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

3/3/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0041

Chapter No. 0095 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.