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Wyoming 2026

SF 8

Absconding for criminal purposes-criminal offense.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-04 09:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Wyoming
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-12-01 18:49:46

Alternate titles

  • AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the criminal offense of absconding for criminal purposes; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Source-supplied abstracts

This act creates a new criminal offense, absconding for criminal purposes. A person commits the offense of absconding for criminal purposes if the person travels from one (1) county to another county in Wyoming or from one (1) county in Wyoming to another jurisdiction outside of Wyoming: After having committed any criminal or drug-related offense and with the intent to evade or elude law enforcement;With the intent to commit an additional criminal or drug-related offense after having committed an offense in the original county; orTo dispose of or conceal the proceeds, property or other items of value obtained after having committed any criminal or drug-related offense. The penalty for absconding for criminal purposes is the same as the penalty for the most serious crime that was committed, intended to be committed, or furthered as a result of the abscondence.

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

Sponsors

  • Judiciary (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 12

    became-law
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0008

    executive-signature
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0008

  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0008

  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0008

  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0

    passage, reading-3
  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2
  8. H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable
  9. H Placed on General File

  10. H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

    introduction, referral-committee
  12. H Received for Introduction

    filing
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-13-1-0-0

    passage, reading-3
  14. S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  15. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2
  16. S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable
  17. S Placed on General File

  18. S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable
  19. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0

    introduction, referral-committee
  20. S Received for Introduction

    filing
  21. Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

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Related measures

No resolvable related measure is supplied.