Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF75: Coroner investigations-disposition of decedent's property.
Status: Chaptered, February 27, 2025
AN ACT relating to county coroners; amending the disposition of property for decedents without personal representatives or next of kin; specifying the disposition of proceeds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to county coroners; amending the disposition of property for decedents without personal representatives or next of kin; specifying the disposition of proceeds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to county coroners; amending the disposition of property for decedents without personal representatives or next of kin; specifying the disposition of proceeds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 7‐4‐207(b) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read: 7‐4‐207. Disposition of body and effects of deceased. (b) The coroner shall, within a reasonable time after completing the investigation, turn over to the appointed personal representative of the estate of the deceased or, if none, to the clerk of the district court of the county, is found the coroner shall make a good faith effort to contact the deceased's next of kin and the coroner shall dispose of all money or other property found upon the body of the deceased in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. Personal items valued at less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and items necessary for the convenience of the deceased's next of kin may be released to the deceased's next of kin. (c) If there is no personal representative of the estate and if the deceased's next of kin does not claim the money and property found upon the body of the deceased within one hundred eighty (180) days, the coroner shall cause the property to be sold at public auction to the highest …
Sponsors
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04)
- Provenza, Karlee (D, H45)
- Case, Cale (R, S25) · primary sponsor
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Landen, Bill (R, S27)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed SEA No. 0030
- : Assigned Chapter Number 60
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- : S Received for Concurrence
- : S Concur:Passed 29-0-2-0-0
- : Assigned Number SEA No. 0030
- : S President Signed SEA No. 0030
- : H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0030
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
Votes
- S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 24, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 24, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (February 14, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-7-3-0-0 (January 30, 2025): 21 yea, 7 nay, passed
- S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (January 24, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Coroner investigations-disposition of decedent's property.
Common questions
- What is SF75?
- SF75 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Coroner investigations-disposition of decedent's property.
- What does SF75 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to county coroners; amending the disposition of property for decedents without personal representatives or next of kin; specifying the disposition of proceeds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF75?
- Chaptered as of February 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed SEA No. 0030 (February 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF75?
- Case, Cale (R, S25), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF75?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0075
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