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Yes: 100 • No: 3
WyomingSF 92025 General SessionSenate
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying eligibility for the restoration of rights; expanding the scope of judicial review of restoration of rights eligibility determinations; amending notification requirements regarding the issuance of restoration of rights certificates; clarifying the effect of a new felony conviction upon a prior restoration of rights; amending the definition of violent felony; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Judiciary
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Restored rights open jury service
A felony conviction does not bar jury service once your rights are restored under the governor's or five-year restoration path. Restoring voting rights alone does not meet this restoration requirement.
New felony convictions cancel restored rights
A new felony conviction on or after your restoration certificate's issue date makes the certificate void. This applies to Wyoming, other-state, and federal convictions. The rights restored by that certificate are no longer treated as restored.
State convictions qualify for rights restoration
The governor's restoration certificate covers felony convictions under Wyoming law or another state's law, not federal convictions. You must apply in writing. An out-of-state offense counts as violent if it would be a violent felony under Wyoming law. Felonies outside that definition count as nonviolent.
Voting rights return with eligibility limits
Voting rights return automatically for a qualifying nonviolent felony, or related nonviolent felonies from the same occurrence or events. You must finish your sentence, including probation or parole. Before conviction, you must have had voting rights or been eligible to gain them at age 18. The certificates under subsections (b) and (c) cover Wyoming and other-state convictions, not federal convictions. Wyoming sentences completed before January 1, 2010, require a written form; out-of-state cases require a written request. A separate path allows voting restoration after a written request and sentence completion for nonviolent federal convictions.
Wyoming firearm rights return after five years
The five-year firearm restoration path covers only nonviolent felonies under Wyoming law, including related felonies from the same events. Firearm and other lost rights return five years after sentence completion, with no other felonies except those related convictions. The restoration date must appear on the certificate. Certificates issued after July 1, 2023, can list that date on one certificate. People eligible through an earlier certificate can receive a separate certificate.
Court review and records support restoration
You can ask a court to review a corrections department eligibility denial under the voting or five-year restoration paths. The department must work with court clerks and criminal investigators to obtain needed information. It must notify the secretary of state of restored rights and file Wyoming certificates in the conviction record. For certificates under the governor's or five-year path, it must notify federal firearms officials and Wyoming criminal investigators. These notices are agency duties, not new duties for certificate holders.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/27/2025
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 • 1/28/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-2-0-0
Yes: 27 • No: 2
Senate vote • 1/23/2025
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 100
3/3/2025Governor Signed SEA No. 0052
3/3/2025GovernorH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052
2/27/2025HouseS President Signed SEA No. 0052
2/27/2025SenateAssigned Number SEA No. 0052
2/27/2025H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
2/27/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/26/2025HouseH COW:Passed
2/25/2025HouseH Placed on General File
2/21/2025HouseH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/21/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2/13/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/29/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-2-0-0
1/28/2025SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
1/27/2025SenateS COW:Passed
1/24/2025SenateS Placed on General File
1/23/2025SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
1/23/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
1/16/2025SenateS Received for Introduction
12/19/2024SenateBill Number Assigned
12/2/2024
Bill Text
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