All Roll Calls
Yes: 205 • No: 19
WyomingHB 92026 Budget SessionHouse
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing the criminal offense of grooming of a minor for a sexual offense; specifying penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Judiciary
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New felony for grooming minors
Wyoming makes grooming of a minor a felony. It applies when the offender is 18 or older and at least 4 years older than the child. Grooming includes messages on social media, games, or other online tools. It covers building trust, sharing sexual content, using others to reach the child, or misusing authority to form a secret or intimate relationship. No meeting or sexual contact has to happen for this crime.
Tough penalties for grooming minors
Penalties now scale by the child’s age and the offender’s authority. Base penalty: up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. If the child is older than 12 but under 16, it is up to 10 years and $10,000. If the child is under 12 and the offender is 18 or older, it is up to 15 years and $15,000. If the offender is in a position of authority: up to 10 years and $10,000; for ages 12 to 16, up to 20 years and $20,000; for under 12, up to 30 years and $30,000.
Required treatment, tighter probation for grooming
If convicted of grooming, you must complete a sexual offender treatment program approved by the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The court can put you on probation for up to 10 years. The law also blocks the state’s special first‑offender probation option for grooming cases, even if you have no prior felony.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2026
H Concur:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
Yes: 57 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/24/2026
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/13/2026
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
Yes: 61 • No: 0
House vote • 2/11/2026
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • 2/9/2026
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 43-19-0-0-0
Yes: 43 • No: 19
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed HEA No. 0012
3/5/2026GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 41
3/5/2026H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0012
3/2/2026HouseS President Signed HEA No. 0012
3/2/2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2/27/2026SenateH Received for Concurrence
2/27/2026HouseH Concur:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
2/27/2026HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0012
2/27/2026S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/26/2026SenateS COW:Passed
2/25/2026SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/24/2026SenateS Placed on General File
2/24/2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2/23/2026SenateS Received for Introduction
2/16/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2/13/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/12/2026HouseH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2/11/2026HouseH Placed on General File
2/11/2026HouseH COW:Passed
2/11/2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 43-19-0-0-0
2/9/2026HouseH Received for Introduction
1/9/2026HouseBill Number Assigned
12/1/2025
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