# Wyoming HB 9: 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. Wyoming HB 9, 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., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Assigned Chapter Number 41); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB9-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 9 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Assigned Chapter Number 41 - Sponsor: null Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (205 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grooming offenders face treatment and monitoring: cost, low. People convicted of grooming a minor must complete sex offender treatment provided or approved by Wyoming's Department of Corrections. They are also subject to probation for up to 10 years. Courts cannot use the deferred-proceedings probation option for this felony. While required to register, offe… - New felony penalties for grooming minors: mixed, low. Effective upon enactment, Wyoming law adds protection for minors by making sexual grooming a felony. The offender must be at least 18 and at least four years older than the minor. The offense requires a purposeful or knowing pattern of grooming for one of four purposes: manipulating the minor into… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | H Concur:Passed 57-0-5-0-0 | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 43-19-0-0-0 | pass | 43 | 19 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Chapter Number 41 - 2026-03-05: Governor Signed HEA No. 0012 (Governor) - 2026-03-02: S President Signed HEA No. 0012 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0012 (House) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Number HEA No. 0012 - 2026-02-27: H Concur:Passed 57-0-5-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-27: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2026-02-27: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-13: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-12: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-11: H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-09: H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 43-19-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-12-01: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0009.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0009.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0009.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendm… (vetoed) - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as… (vetoed) - SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource b… (became law) - SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and… (signed) - HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of state to charge a fee to expedite filings of documents as specified; and providi… (signed) - HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money laundering and illegal investments; providing definitions; providing penalties; and prov… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0009.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0009.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0009.pdf) ## Related - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026) - [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB9-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).