Wyoming SF85: RAVEN Act.

What the bill says

An act relating to the division of criminal investigation; creating the internet crimes against children task force program account; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; providing for the administration of the account; providing an appropriation; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

From the enrolled text, March 5, 2026:

AN ACT relating to the division of criminal investigation; creating the internet crimes against children task force program account; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; providing for the administration of the account; providing an appropriation; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Resource Allocation for Victim and Enforcement Needs (RAVEN) Act." (b) The legislature finds that: (i) The internet crimes against children task force program, through the United States department of justice, helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children. The program encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim assistance and community education. The program is a national network of sixty-one (61) coordinated task forces representing over five thousand four hundred (5,400) federal, state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies; (ii) There is a lack of dedicated state resources to combat internet crimes against children. As a result, many of the cases involving internet crimes against children are not adequately investigated. It is the intent of the legislature to create an account dedicated to ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO. SF0085 ENROLLED ACT NO. 55, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION combating internet crimes against children, promoting …

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Sponsors

• Abby Angelos (R, H03)
• Bear, John (R, H31)
• Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
• Washut, Art (R, H36)
• Crago, Barry (R, S22)
• Crum, Gary (R, S10)
• Hutchings, Lynn (R, S05)
• Tara Nethercott (R, S04) · primary sponsor
• Tim Salazar (R, S26)
• Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)

Latest actions

1. March 7, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 76
2. March 7, 2026: Governor Signed SEA No. 0055
3. March 5, 2026: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055
4. March 5, 2026: S President Signed SEA No. 0055
5. March 5, 2026: Assigned Number SEA No. 0055
6. March 5, 2026: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
7. March 4, 2026: H 2nd Reading:Passed
8. March 3, 2026: H COW:Passed
9. March 2, 2026: H Placed on General File
10. March 2, 2026: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

Votes

• H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (March 5, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
• H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (March 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (February 23, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 (February 19, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
• S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
• S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 30-0-1-0-0 (February 10, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SF85?

SF85 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): RAVEN Act.

What does SF85 do?

In its own words: An act relating to the division of criminal investigation; creating the internet crimes against children task force program account; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; providing for the administration of the account; providing an appropriation; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

What is the status of SF85?

Signed into law as of March 7, 2026. Latest action: Assigned Chapter Number 76 (March 7, 2026).

Who sponsored SF85?

Tara Nethercott (R, S04), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SF85?

On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0085