Sexual exploitation of children-amendments.
Wyoming's HB 28 amends the legal definition of "explicit sexual conduct" under the state's child exploitation law. It adds specific examples like bestiality, masturbation, and sadistic/masochistic abuse to the existing definition, clarifying what constitutes the crime. This change directly affects law enforcement and prosecutors handling child exploitation cases by providing a more detailed standard for charging offenders. The updated definition takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Signed Mar 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
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Enrolled
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Mar 6, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft introduction format to a final enrolled act format, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for signing. The substantive legal content regarding the definition of sexual exploitation and the effective date remains unchanged, though the text was reorganized to remove draft markers and add official certification signatures.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the law; the change is purely procedural, reflecting the bill's transition from draft to final enacted status.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft headers and line numbers, replacing them with official enrolled act titles, session information, and certification signatures.
Reordered the text to place the effective date (July 1, 2026) and the definition of explicit sexual conduct in a standard statutory format rather than a draft layout.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House Feb 22, 2026
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0013
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Feb 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 60-2-0-0-0
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tomi Strock
RRepublican
Co
Ann Lucas
RRepublican
Co
Bill Allemand
RRepublican
Co
Brian Boner
RRepublican
Co
Dalton Banks
RRepublican
Co
Jayme Lien
RRepublican
Co
Joe Webb
RRepublican
Co
Joel Guggenmos
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Lynn Hutchings
RRepublican
Co
Marlene Brady
RRepublican
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