WY HB 102

enacted

Protecting kids from deepfakes and exploitative images.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY HB 102 pass?

Yes. WY HB 102 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-08. Latest recorded action (2026-03-08): Governor Signed HEA No. 0032

What is WY HB 102 about?

This act creates criminal offenses related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and amends provisions related to criminal and civil liability associated with AI. This act provides that the developer of an AI system is not liable for damages arising from the use of the AI system when another person uses the system with the intent to commit crimes or to cause harm. This immunity does not apply when the AI system was developed with the knowledge or intent that the system would be used for illegal or illicit activities. This act provides that the use of an AI system by a person to commit a crime is not a defense to a criminal charge, and nothing in the Wyoming Criminal Code is to be construed to prohibit the application of the Code against activity that an AI system facilitates. This act creates the offense of unlawful distribution of nonconsensual synthetic sexual material, which a person commits when the person knowingly distributes or makes available synthetic sexual material that realistically depicts another identifiable person without that person's knowledge or consent. A person also commits this offense if the person promotes synthetic sexual material on a website or digital platform or intentionally threatens to distribute synthetic sexual material without consent and in order to obtain a benefit in return for not disclosing or in connection with the threatened disclosure. This offense specifies a felony penalty and a separate penalty for second or subsequent offenses. This act creates the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an AI system for child pornography, which a person commits if the person knowingly develops or distributes an AI system specifically designed to create or distribute child pornography or develops the AI system with the intent that others will use the system for child pornography. The act specifies a felony penalty for this offense. This act creates the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an AI system intended to promote self-harm, which a person commits if the person knowingly develops or distributes an AI system specifically designed to promote self-harm or develops the system with the intent that others will use the system to promote self-harm. The act specifies a felony penalty for this offense. This act provides definitions associated with synthetic sexual material and AI systems. This act amends the offense of sexual exploitation of children to provide that a person is guilty of that offense for using an AI system to generate or create child pornography or for possessing child pornography that the person knows was generated by an AI system.

Who sponsors WY HB 102?

Lien is the primary sponsor of WY HB 102, joined by 22 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-10
Latest action: 2026-03-08 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0032
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-08
Assigned Chapter Number 91
became-law
2026-03-08
Governor Signed HEA No. 0032
executive-signature
2026-03-06
S President Signed HEA No. 0032
2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0032
2026-03-06
Assigned Number HEA No. 0032
2026-03-06
H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
2026-03-06
H Received for Concurrence
2026-03-05
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-03-03
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
S Placed on General File
2026-02-27
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-23
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-22
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-14
H Placed on General File
2026-02-14
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 62-0-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-06
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-06
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

Amendment HB0102SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Judiciary Committee (Adopted)Compare
Amendment HB0102HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
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IntroducedCompare
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Documents

Votes

H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 62-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 62-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lien: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Posey: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Smith: yes
- Singh: yes
- Storer: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Strock: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
2026-02-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- BRATTEN: yes
- ERICKSON: yes
- GUGGENMOS: yes
- SINGH: yes
- STROCK: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- ANDREW: yes
- KELLY: excused
- LAWLEY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2026-02-22 · pass · 61-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Byron: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Kelly: excused
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- CRAGO: yes
- CRUM: yes
- HICKS: yes
- KOLB: yes
- OLSEN: yes
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2026-03-05 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
2026-03-06 · pass · 58-1
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- L: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Posey: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Webber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Provenza: no
- Kelly: excused
- Singh: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0102

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