# Wyoming SF 10: 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. Wyoming SF 10, 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., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-03-06 (Assigned Chapter Number 67) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 10 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Assigned Chapter Number 67 - Sponsor: null Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (172 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming funds mental health services in jails: benefit, low. 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 pr… - Fewer legal remedies for harmed detainees: cost, low. 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. T… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-03-06: Assigned Chapter Number 67 - 2026-03-06: Governor Signed SEA No. 0033 (Governor) - 2026-03-03: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0033 (House) - 2026-03-02: S President Signed SEA No. 0033 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Assigned Number SEA No. 0033 - 2026-03-02: S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: S Received for Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-02-26: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-25: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-23: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-23: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-20: :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-20: H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-16: H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor (House) - 2026-02-13: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-13: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-11: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-10: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-10: S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-05: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-12-01: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0010.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0010.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0010.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 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) - 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) - 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) - HB 102: 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; estab… (signed) - HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process for alternative fuel taxes; providing a per kilowatt hour license tax on electr… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0010.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0010.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0010.pdf) ## Related - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [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) - [HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intell…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB102-2026) - [HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB145-2026) - [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-SF10-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).