# Wyoming SF 8: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the criminal offense of absconding for criminal purposes; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 8, AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the criminal offense of absconding for criminal purposes; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Assigned Chapter Number 12) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF8-2026
- 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 8
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the criminal offense of absconding for criminal purposes; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-02-27, Assigned Chapter Number 12
- Sponsor: null Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (117 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New crime for offenders crossing county lines: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming creates the crime of absconding for criminal purposes. It applies after someone commits a crime under Wyoming's criminal code or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971. The person must then travel between Wyoming counties or from a Wyoming county to somewhere…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: null Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0 | pass | 57 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-13-1-0-0 | pass | 17 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | S01 - Judiciary:Recommend 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 (21)

- 2026-02-27: Assigned Chapter Number 12
- 2026-02-27: Governor Signed SEA No. 0008 (Governor)
- 2026-02-26: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0008 (House)
- 2026-02-25: S President Signed SEA No. 0008 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned Number SEA No. 0008
- 2026-02-25: H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-24: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-23: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-20: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-20: H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-18: H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-18: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-16: S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-13-1-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: S 3rd Reading:Laid Back (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 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/SF0008.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0008.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0008.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0008.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0008.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0008.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF8-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).