WyomingSF 102026 Budget SessionSenate

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing the department of health to enter into contracts with detention centers for holding and treating mentally ill detainees before a competency evaluation or restoration; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing immunity for persons providing competency evaluations or restoration services as specified; amending definitions; providing an appropriation; making conforming amendments; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsored By: null Judiciary

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Wyoming funds mental health services in jails

Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s Department of Health can approve county detention facilities for security, exams, or treatment of accused people. The department can contract with approved facilities or counties for these competency-related services; county jails need written contracts. The law provides $5 million through June 30, 2028, reduced dollar for dollar by same-purpose funding enacted in 2026 House Bill 0001 or Senate File 0001. Money cannot be transferred or used for another purpose, and unspent, unobligated funds return on June 30, 2028. The department must report to the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee by October 1, 2027, on facility approvals and contract use and implementation. The legislature intends this funding to enter the department’s standard budget for the next two-year budget period.

Fewer legal remedies for harmed detainees

Beginning July 1, 2026, the law limits liability for competency evaluation or restoration services provided under the new county detention contracts. Government entities are not liable under specified state claims rules for injury, death, or property damage from negligence or medical malpractice. The law also protects covered state employees and contract physicians and treats covered facility employees and contractors as public employees. These protections can limit the damages injured people or their families can recover.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • null Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 172 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/2/2026

S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0

Yes: 30 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2026

H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

Yes: 60 • No: 0

House vote • 2/23/2026

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2026

H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/13/2026

S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/10/2026

S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

Yes: 4 • No: 0

House vote • 2/9/2026

S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 67

    3/6/2026
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0033

    3/6/2026Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0033

    3/3/2026House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0033

    3/2/2026Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0033

    3/2/2026
  6. S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0

    3/2/2026Senate
  7. S Received for Concurrence

    2/26/2026Senate
  8. H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

    2/26/2026House
  9. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    2/25/2026House
  10. H COW:Passed

    2/24/2026House
  11. H Placed on General File

    2/23/2026House
  12. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

    2/23/2026House
  13. :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

    2/20/2026House
  14. H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    2/20/2026House
  15. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

    2/16/2026House
  16. H Received for Introduction

    2/13/2026House
  17. S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

    2/13/2026Senate
  18. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    2/12/2026Senate
  19. S COW:Passed

    2/11/2026Senate
  20. S Placed on General File

    2/10/2026Senate
  21. S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

    2/10/2026Senate
  22. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0

    2/9/2026Senate
  23. S Received for Introduction

    1/5/2026Senate
  24. Bill Number Assigned

    12/1/2025

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