All Roll Calls
Yes: 100 • No: 4
WyomingSF 1002025 General SessionSenate
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying and amending procedures for children to testify in specified criminal cases outside the presence of the defendant and the jury; specifying accommodations that may be provided to children testifying in specified criminal cases; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: Wendy Schuler (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Extra courtroom help for child victims
Beginning July 1, 2025, in cases of incest, sexual assault, human trafficking, or violent felonies with a victim under 18, courts may give extra help to the child. Judges may use age‑appropriate questions and oath, stop nuisance or harassing tactics, allow a supportive person to sit close and visible if that person will not be a witness, and give breaks. Judges may also allow a certified therapy dog or a comfort item in the room.
Remote child testimony and room exclusions
Beginning July 1, 2025, courts may let a child under 18 in incest or sexual‑assault cases testify outside the defendant’s and jury’s presence. The judge must first hold a hearing and find that in‑court testimony would cause more than minimal emotional distress and that remote testimony is needed. The court may keep the defendant out of the room if their presence would likely cause serious distress that hurts the child’s ability to speak. If excluded, the child testifies live by secure two‑way video; the courtroom sees the child, and the child sees the courtroom and defendant on a monitor. The defendant can waive showing their image in the child’s room. The court must give the defendant real‑time contact with their lawyer and allow reasonable breaks. On the prosecutor’s motion, and with specific findings, the court may also keep the jury out and show the child’s live testimony in the courtroom.
New rules on child witness videos
Beginning July 1, 2025, a court may use the new remote‑testimony process instead of a videotaped deposition for a child witness. But if the prosecutor takes an admissible videotaped deposition and the child will not or cannot testify live under the new process, the child cannot later testify live without the defendant’s consent.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Wendy Schuler
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Abby Angelos
Republican • House
Scott Heiner
Republican • House
Lloyd Larsen
Republican • House
Evie Brennan
Republican • Senate
Barry Crago
Republican • Senate
Mike Gierau
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/3/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
Yes: 60 • No: 0
House vote • 2/21/2025
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
Yes: 27 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/3/2025
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed SEA No. 0067
3/6/2025GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 124
3/6/2025H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
3/3/2025HouseAssigned Number SEA No. 0067
3/3/2025S President Signed SEA No. 0067
3/3/2025SenateH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0067
3/3/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/28/2025HouseH COW:Passed
2/27/2025HouseH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/21/2025HouseH Placed on General File
2/21/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2/18/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
2/7/2025SenateH Received for Introduction
2/7/2025HouseS 2nd Reading:Passed
2/6/2025SenateS COW:Passed
2/5/2025SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2/3/2025SenateS Placed on General File
2/3/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
1/22/2025SenateS Received for Introduction
1/10/2025SenateBill Number Assigned
1/9/2025
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