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WY HB 43

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Anti-money laundering.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

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Did WY HB 43 pass?

Yes. WY HB 43 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-08): Governor Signed HEA No. 0030

What is WY HB 43 about?

This act creates the criminal offenses of money laundering and illegal investment as follows:The offense of money laundering includes transporting, possessing, directing, organizing, financing, planning, managing, supervising or engaging in transactions involving property that a person knows or reasonably should know is derived from criminal activity, including transactions conducted to promote criminal activity, conceal the source or ownership of criminal proceeds or avoid state or federal reporting requirements.The offense of illegal investment includes intentionally causing a financial or business institution to fail to file a required report or structuring transactions with one (1) or more institutions to evade state or federal currency transaction reporting requirements. This act specifies felony penalties for money laundering and illegal investment including imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. This act provides that the offense of money laundering does not apply to federally insured financial institutions or their employees under certain circumstances.

Who sponsors WY HB 43?

Management Council is the primary sponsor of WY HB 43.

Description

This act creates the criminal offenses of money laundering and illegal investment as follows:The offense of money laundering includes transporting, possessing, directing, organizing, financing, planning, managing, supervising or engaging in transactions involving property that a person knows or reasonably should know is derived from criminal activity, including transactions conducted to promote criminal activity, conceal the source or ownership of criminal proceeds or avoid state or federal reporting requirements.The offense of illegal investment includes intentionally causing a financial or business institution to fail to file a required report or structuring transactions with one (1) or more institutions to evade state or federal currency transaction reporting requirements. This act specifies felony penalties for money laundering and illegal investment including imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. This act provides that the offense of money laundering does not apply to federally insured financial institutions or their employees under certain circumstances.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-03-08 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0030
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Management Councilprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-08

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0030

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-08

    Assigned Chapter Number 89

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-06

    H Received for Concurrence

  4. 2026-03-06

    H Concur:Passed 58-0-4-0-0

  5. 2026-03-06

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0030

  6. 2026-03-06

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0030

  7. 2026-03-06

    S President Signed HEA No. 0030

  8. 2026-03-05

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-04

    S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-04

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-03

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-03

    S Placed on General File

  13. 2026-02-23

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  14. 2026-02-23

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-22

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-02-20

    H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-20

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  18. 2026-02-16

    H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-02-16

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2026-02-09

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 62-0-0-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-14

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

  22. 2026-01-14

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

Versions

  • Amendment HB0043SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Crago (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0043SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Judiciary Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0043HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Minerals, Business and Economic Development (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0043H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Lien (Adopted)Compare
  • EnrolledCompare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 62-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-09 · pass · 62-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
  • H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

    2026-02-16 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • K: yes
    • KNAPP: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • RIGGINS: yes
    • SCHMID: yes
    • TARVER: yes
    • WEBBER: yes
    • HEINER: yes
    • LAWLEY: excused
  • HB0043H2001: Amendment adopted 60-1-1-0-0

    2026-02-20 · pass · 60-1

    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
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Nicholas: no
    • Kelly: 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
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • E: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Knapp: 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
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Kelly: excused
  • S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    2026-03-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • CRAGO: yes
    • CRUM: yes
    • HICKS: yes
    • KOLB: yes
    • OLSEN: yes
  • S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0

    2026-03-05 · pass · 27-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Case: yes
    • Crago: yes
    • Crum: yes
    • Dockstader: yes
    • Driskill: yes
    • French: yes
    • Gierau: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Landen: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Nethercott: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Rothfuss: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Cooper: no
    • Ide: no
    • McKeown: no
    • Pearson: no
  • H Concur:Passed 58-0-4-0-0

    2026-03-06 · pass · 58-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: 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
    • Lucas: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Kelly: excused
    • Singh: excused
    • Wylie: excused

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