SF 86 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Burglary.

This bill creates a new misdemeanor offense in Wyoming called "burglary for minor theft." It applies to individuals who enter a building, structure, or vehicle without permission to commit theft of property valued at less than $1,000, provided the building was unoccupied, not locked, and not designed for overnight use. The law specifies that the person must not have entered to commit a felony and must not commit a felony during the act. Violating this offense carries penalties of up to one year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. The bill took effect on July 1, 2019.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2019 Last action Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
H01 - Judiciary:Do Pass Failed 4-5-0-0-0
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors