Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF88: Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities.
Status: Signed into law, March 6, 2026
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting sex offenders from residing near child care facilities as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting sex offenders from residing near child care facilities as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting sex offenders from residing near child care facilities as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 6-2-320(a) by creating a new paragraph (v) and (e) by creating a new paragraph (iii), 7-19-302 by creating a new subsection (w) and 7-19-303(c)(ii) are amended to read: 6-2-320. Prohibited access to school facilities and child care facilities by adult sex offenders; exceptions; penalties; definitions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302 shall: (v) Reside within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property where a child care facility is located, measured from the nearest point on the exterior wall of the registered offender's dwelling unit to the child care facility's property line, except that this paragraph shall not apply if the registered offender's residence was established before July 1, 2026 or before the date when the child care facility was established at the location. (e) As used in this section: (iii) "Child care facility" means one (1) or more of the following: ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0088 ENROLLED ACT NO. 52, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION (A) …
Sponsors
- Tim Salazar (R, S26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned Chapter Number 59
- : Governor Signed SEA No. 0052
- : H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052
- : S President Signed SEA No. 0052
- : H H Adopted SF0088JC001: 41-19-2-0-0
- : S S Adopted SF0088JC001: 29-2-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number SEA No. 0052
- : H Appointed JCC01 Members
- : S Appointed JCC01 Members
- : S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0
Votes
- S Adopted SF0088JC001: 29-2-0-0-0 (March 4, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- H Adopted SF0088JC001: 41-19-2-0-0 (March 4, 2026): 41 yea, 19 nay, passed
- S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0 (March 2, 2026): 1 yea, 30 nay, failed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0 (March 2, 2026): 58 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 (February 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0 (February 20, 2026): 25 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities.
Common questions
- What is SF88?
- SF88 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities.
- What does SF88 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting sex offenders from residing near child care facilities as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF88?
- Signed into law as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Assigned Chapter Number 59 (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF88?
- Tim Salazar (R, S26).
- Where is the official record for SF88?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0088
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