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WY SF 88

enacted

Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 88 pass?

Yes. WY SF 88 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-06. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052

What is WY SF 88 about?

This act prohibits sex offenders from living within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a child care center, unless the sex offender's residence was established before July 1, 2026 or before the child care center was established at that location. This act requires law enforcement to verify the residential address of sex offenders to determine whether the offender lives near a child care facility. Law enforcement must provide notice to each child care facility established within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a sex offender's residence.

Who sponsors WY SF 88?

Salazar is the primary sponsor of WY SF 88.

Description

This act prohibits sex offenders from living within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a child care center, unless the sex offender's residence was established before July 1, 2026 or before the child care center was established at that location. This act requires law enforcement to verify the residential address of sex offenders to determine whether the offender lives near a child care facility. Law enforcement must provide notice to each child care facility established within one thousand ($1,000.00) feet of a sex offender's residence.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-03-06 — H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Salazarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-06

    Assigned Chapter Number 59

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-06

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0052

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-06

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052

  4. 2026-03-05

    S President Signed SEA No. 0052

  5. 2026-03-05

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0052

  6. 2026-03-03

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. 2026-03-02

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. 2026-03-02

    S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0

  9. 2026-03-02

    S Received for Concurrence

  10. 2026-03-02

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-02-27

    H 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  12. 2026-02-26

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-25

    H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-25

    H Placed on General File

  15. 2026-02-25

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-23

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-21

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  18. 2026-02-20

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2026-02-19

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

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  20. 2026-02-19

    S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-18

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-02-11

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  24. 2026-02-10

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  25. 2026-02-09

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

  • Amendment SF0088SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Judiciary Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Salazar (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088JC001 (Conference Committee)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088H3002 (3rd reading) - Representative Lien (Withdrawn)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Haroldson (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Chestek (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment SF0088H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Larsen, L (Adopted)Compare
  • EnrolledCompare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0

    2026-02-11 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: 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
    • Olsen: yes
    • Nethercott: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Brennan: no
    • Case: no
    • Rothfuss: no
  • S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • CRAGO: yes
    • CRUM: yes
    • HICKS: yes
    • KOLB: yes
    • OLSEN: yes
  • S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

    2026-02-20 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Crago: yes
    • Crum: yes
    • Dockstader: yes
    • Driskill: yes
    • French: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Ide: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Landen: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • Love: yes
    • McKeown: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Nethercott: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Brennan: no
    • Case: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Gierau: no
    • Rothfuss: no
    • Scott: no
  • H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0

    2026-02-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • BRADY: yes
    • BRATTEN: yes
    • CHESTEK: yes
    • LIEN: yes
    • SINGH: yes
    • WEBB: yes
    • WASHUT: yes
    • FILER: excused
    • KELLY: excused
  • H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0

    2026-03-02 · 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
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • E: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Kelly: excused
    • Lucas: excused
    • Ottman: excused
    • Schmid: excused
  • S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0

    2026-03-02 · fail · 1-30

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Scott: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Barlow: no
    • Boner: no
    • Brennan: no
    • Case: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Crago: no
    • Crum: no
    • Dockstader: no
    • Driskill: no
    • French: no
    • Gierau: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Ide: no
    • Hutchings: no
    • Jones: no
    • Kolb: no
    • Landen: no
    • Laursen: no
    • Love: no
    • McKeown: no
    • Nethercott: no
    • Olsen: no
    • Pappas: no
    • Pearson: no
    • Rothfuss: no
    • Salazar: no
    • Schuler: no
    • Steinmetz: no
    • Biteman: no
  • SF0088JC001: S Adopted SF0088JC001: 29-2-0-0-0

    2026-03-04 · pass · 29-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Brennan: 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
    • Olsen: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Case: no
    • Rothfuss: no
  • SF0088JC001: H Adopted SF0088JC001: 41-19-2-0-0

    2026-03-05 · pass · 41-19

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • L: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Angelos: no
    • Bear: no
    • Brady: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Connolly: no
    • Davis: no
    • Guggenmos: no
    • Haroldson: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Hoeft: no
    • Lien: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Strock: no
    • Webber: no
    • Yin: no
    • Kelly: excused
    • Posey: excused

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