# Wyoming SF 44: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending exceptions to the offense of gambling; amending and creating definitions; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 44, AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending exceptions to the offense of gambling; amending and creating definitions; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Mgt Council; status signed, last action 2026-03-06 (Assigned Chapter Number 51) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF44-2026 - 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 44 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending exceptions to the offense of gambling; amending and creating definitions; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Assigned Chapter Number 51 - Sponsor: null Mgt Council - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (132 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Charitable raffles get a gambling exemption: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming excludes charitable raffles and drawings from its definition of gambling. They must be held for charitable purposes. After paying all costs, supplies, and winnings, 100% of the remaining net proceeds must go to charitable purposes. - Private games among friends get gambling exemption: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming excludes qualifying private social games, wagers, and transactions from its definition of gambling. The activity must be part of a genuine social relationship between at least two people who know each other. Their relationship cannot have started for gambling, and on… - Wyoming updates gambling and profit rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming defines gambling as risking property for financial gain based wholly or partly on chance. This covers games using cards, dice, balls, or gambling devices. It also covers wagers on events the person cannot control, including sporting events. The law defines profit as… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Mgt Council ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0 | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-06: Assigned Chapter Number 51 - 2026-03-06: Governor Signed SEA No. 0038 (Governor) - 2026-03-03: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0038 (House) - 2026-03-03: S President Signed SEA No. 0038 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Assigned Number SEA No. 0038 - 2026-03-03: H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0 (House) - 2026-03-02: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-27: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-26: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-26: H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-23: H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue (House) - 2026-02-20: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-20: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0044.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0044.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0044.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/SF0044.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0044.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0044.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-SF44-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).