WY SF 8

enacted

Absconding for criminal purposes-criminal offense.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 8 pass?

Yes. WY SF 8 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-27. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Governor Signed SEA No. 0008

What is WY SF 8 about?

This act creates a new criminal offense, absconding for criminal purposes. A person commits the offense of absconding for criminal purposes if the person travels from one (1) county to another county in Wyoming or from one (1) county in Wyoming to another jurisdiction outside of Wyoming: After having committed any criminal or drug-related offense and with the intent to evade or elude law enforcement;With the intent to commit an additional criminal or drug-related offense after having committed an offense in the original county; orTo dispose of or conceal the proceeds, property or other items of value obtained after having committed any criminal or drug-related offense. The penalty for absconding for criminal purposes is the same as the penalty for the most serious crime that was committed, intended to be committed, or furthered as a result of the abscondence.

Who sponsors WY SF 8?

Judiciary is the primary sponsor of WY SF 8.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-09
Latest action: 2026-02-27 — Governor Signed SEA No. 0008
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-27
Assigned Chapter Number 12
became-law
2026-02-27
Governor Signed SEA No. 0008
executive-signature
2026-02-26
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0008
2026-02-25
S President Signed SEA No. 0008
2026-02-25
Assigned Number SEA No. 0008
2026-02-25
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-24
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-23
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
H Placed on General File
2026-02-20
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-18
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-16
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-13-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-13
S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-12
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-11
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
S Placed on General File
2026-02-10
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-05
S Received for Introduction
filing
2025-12-01
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

Amendment SF0008S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Crago (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0008S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Rothfuss (Failed)Compare
EnrolledCompare
IntroducedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · 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
- Kolb: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- CRAGO: yes
- CRUM: yes
- KOLB: yes
- OLSEN: yes
- HICKS: excused
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-13-1-0-0
2026-02-16 · pass · 17-13
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Love: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Barlow: no
- Case: no
- Cooper: no
- Driskill: no
- French: no
- Gierau: no
- Landen: no
- Laursen: no
- Nethercott: no
- Pappas: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Schuler: no
- Scott: no
- McKeown: excused
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2026-02-20 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- BRADY: yes
- BRATTEN: yes
- CHESTEK: yes
- FILER: yes
- LIEN: yes
- SINGH: yes
- WEBB: yes
- WASHUT: yes
- KELLY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
2026-02-25 · pass · 57-2
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
- Filer: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Posey: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Storer: yes
- Smith: yes
- Strock: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Provenza: no
- Sherwood: no
- Kelly: excused
- Thayer: excused
- Webber: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0008

Attribution

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