All Roll Calls
Yes: 130 • No: 1
WyomingSF 262025 General SessionSenate
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing an affirmative defense for use of force to protect military equipment; extending immunity for civil or criminal liability for acts committed in the performance of necessary duties to state security officers employed by the military department; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Transportation
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Wyoming military personnel gain legal protections
The law covers Wyoming Military Department employees whose main duties include armed security of military assets, and National Guard members in active state service. Effective immediately upon enactment, it provides a legal defense for reasonable, necessary force—including deadly force—used on official duty to protect department-controlled military equipment. This defense covers conduct on or after that date, and force must follow published military rules and use-of-force doctrine. Covered personnel also receive protection from personal civil and criminal liability for necessary duties under the governor’s or a lawful superior’s orders, except for clearly illegal, excessively violent, or malicious acts. In civil suits over necessary duties, they are entitled to state-paid defense lawyers and can choose their lawyer, subject to Wyoming Attorney General approval.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Transportation
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
S Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0
Yes: 28 • No: 1
House vote • 2/26/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
Yes: 59 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2025
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/24/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/21/2025
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 98
3/3/2025Governor Signed SEA No. 0055
3/3/2025GovernorH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055
2/27/2025HouseS President Signed SEA No. 0055
2/27/2025SenateAssigned Number SEA No. 0055
2/27/2025S Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0
2/27/2025SenateS Received for Concurrence
2/26/2025SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
2/26/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/25/2025HouseH COW:Passed
2/24/2025HouseH Placed on General File
2/20/2025HouseH08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/20/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2/18/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/24/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
1/24/2025SenateS 3rd Reading:Laid Back
1/23/2025SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
1/22/2025SenateS COW:Passed
1/21/2025SenateS Placed on General File
1/21/2025SenateS08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
1/21/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
1/15/2025SenateS Received for Introduction
12/19/2024SenateBill Number Assigned
12/9/2024
Bill Text
Enrolled
Introduced
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