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WY HB 43

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Anti-money laundering.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY HB 43 pass?

Yes. WY HB 43 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-08. 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

Sponsors

  • Management Councilprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-08

    Assigned Chapter Number 89

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-08

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0030

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  3. 2026-03-06

    S President Signed HEA No. 0030

  4. 2026-03-06

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0030

  5. 2026-03-06

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0030

  6. 2026-03-06

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

  7. 2026-03-06

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2026-03-05

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

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-04

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

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  10. 2026-03-04

    S COW:Passed

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  11. 2026-03-03

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2026-03-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-23

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-23

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  15. 2026-02-22

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

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  16. 2026-02-20

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  17. 2026-02-20

    H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-16

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2026-02-16

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-09

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

    introduction,referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-14

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  22. 2026-01-14

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

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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