Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB280: Sex offender registration.
Status: Chaptered, March 13, 2025
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be relieved from sex offender registration; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be relieved from sex offender registration; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be relieved from sex offender registration; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 7‐19‐302(h) and (j) is amended to procedure; verification; fees. (h) For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S. 6‐2‐304(a)(iii) if the victim was at least fourteen (14) years of age, W.S. 6‐2‐314(a)(ii) and (iii), 6‐2‐315(a)(i) and (iii), W.S. 6‐2‐315(a)(iv) if the victim was thirteen (13) through fifteen (15) years of age, W.S. 6‐2‐317(a)(i) and (ii) or 6‐2‐318, W.S. 6‐2‐706, W.S. 6‐4‐102 if the person solicited was a minor, W.S. 6‐4‐103 if the person enticed or compelled was a minor, W.S. 6‐4‐302(a)(i) if the offense involves the use of a minor in a sexual performance or W.S. 6‐4‐303(b)(i) through (iii), 18 U.S.C. § 2251, an offense in another jurisdiction containing the same or similar elements, or arising out of the same or similar facts or circumstances as a criminal offense specified in this subsection, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified in this subsection, or any offense enumerated in subsection (g) of this section if the offender was previously convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (g) of this section, the division shall verify the accuracy of …
Sponsors
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Gary Brown (R, H41)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53) · primary sponsor
- Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
- Tomi Strock (R, H06)
- Pearson, Laura (R, S14)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0072
- : Assigned Chapter Number 141
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0072
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0072
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0072
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
Votes
- H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (March 4, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-8-2-0-0 (February 27, 2025): 21 yea, 8 nay, passed
- S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Failed 12-19-0-0-0 (February 5, 2025): 12 yea, 19 nay, failed
Subjects: Sex offender registration.
Common questions
- What is HB280?
- HB280 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Sex offender registration.
- What does HB280 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be relieved from sex offender registration; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB280?
- Chaptered as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0072 (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB280?
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB280?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0280
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