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Yes: 224 • No: 1
WyomingHB 1022026 Budget SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intelligence to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to the offense; establishing criminal offenses concerning the use of synthetic sexual material or artificial intelligence against children; establishing criminal offenses concerning the use of artificial intelligence to promote self-harm or to censor political speech; providing immunity for developers of artificial intelligence systems as specified; specifying penalties; providing and amending definitions; providing causes of action; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: Jayme Lien (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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AI use cannot excuse criminal conduct
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s criminal laws apply to conduct carried out using AI. People charged with crimes cannot use the fact that they used AI as a defense.
AI developer protection limits victims’ claims
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming generally shields AI developers from damages caused by another person’s misuse of their system. The user must intend to engage in illegal or illicit activity or cause harm. Protection does not apply when the developer knew or intended that the system’s main purpose was illegal or illicit activity. This limits developers’ liability but also narrows harmed people’s ability to recover damages from them.
New child protections and AI pornography penalties
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming extends child sexual exploitation laws to AI-generated child pornography. Knowingly creating it using AI carries 5 to 12 years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Knowingly possessing AI-generated child pornography carries up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. A second or later conviction for either offense carries 7 to 12 years, a fine up to $10,000, or both. A separate felony covers knowingly making or distributing an AI system specifically designed to create, distribute, or promote child pornography or synthetic sexual material. The person must intend that others use it for child pornography or know it will be used that way. This system offense carries up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Its exceptions cover output based solely on user prompts without developer intent to encourage or promote child pornography. Exceptions also cover specified genuine educational, museum, public library, law-enforcement, judicial, and third-party content-service activities.
New penalties for sharing fake sexual images
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming creates felony penalties to protect people from nonconsensual synthetic sexual material. This means digitally created or altered material realistically showing a specific person’s intimate parts. The distribution offense requires knowing sharing without consent, creation or alteration without knowledge or consent, a reasonable expectation of privacy, and actual or intended harm. The law also covers knowing online promotion and threats to share nonconsensual sexual material to obtain a benefit. A first conviction carries up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both; a repeat conviction carries up to 12 years, the same fine, or both. Repeat convictions include those under substantially similar laws. Prior consent to creating the material or voluntarily sending it to the defendant is not a defense, subject to the law’s lawful-purpose exception. Covered internet, information, and telecommunications services are not liable for content supplied by someone else.
Penalties for AI systems promoting self-harm
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming creates a felony targeting AI systems designed to promote self-harm. It covers knowingly making or distributing such a system with intent that others use it for self-harm promotion, or knowledge that they will. The penalty is up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Output based solely on user prompts is exempt when the developer lacks intent to encourage or promote self-harm. Exceptions also cover specified genuine educational, museum, public library, law-enforcement, judicial, licensed health-care, and third-party content-service activities.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jayme Lien
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Bill Allemand
Republican • House
Marlene Brady
Republican • House
Gary Brown
Republican • House
Kevin Campbell
Republican • House
Lee Filer
Republican • House
Rob Geringer
Republican • House
Joel Guggenmos
Republican • House
Scott Heiner
Republican • House
Paul Hoeft
Republican • House
Steve Johnson
Republican • House
Ken Pendergraft
Republican • House
Ivan Posey
Democratic • House
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Republican • House
Mike Schmid
Republican • House
Scott Smith
Republican • House
Joe Webb
Republican • House
Nina Webber
Republican • House
Robert Wharff
Republican • House
John Kolb
Republican • Senate
Tara Nethercott
Republican • Senate
Jared Olsen
Republican • Senate
Laura Pearson
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/6/2026
H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
Yes: 58 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/21/2026
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
Yes: 61 • No: 0
House vote • 2/13/2026
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 2/10/2026
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 62-0-0-0-0
Yes: 62 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 91
3/7/2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0032
3/7/2026GovernorS President Signed HEA No. 0032
3/6/2026SenateH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0032
3/6/2026HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0032
3/6/2026H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
3/6/2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
3/6/2026HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
3/5/2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
3/4/2026SenateS COW:Passed
3/3/2026SenateS Placed on General File
2/27/2026SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/27/2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2/23/2026SenateS Received for Introduction
2/23/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2/21/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/20/2026HouseH COW:Passed
2/19/2026HouseH Placed on General File
2/13/2026HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
2/13/2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 62-0-0-0-0
2/10/2026HouseH Received for Introduction
2/6/2026HouseBill Number Assigned
2/5/2026
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