The state may contract with detention centers to hold and treat mentally ill detainees pending competency evaluations, with liability protections for evaluators.
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing the department of health to enter into contracts with detention centers for holding and treating mentally ill detainees before a competency evaluation or restoration; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing immunity for persons providing competency evaluations or restoration services as specified; amending definitions; providing an appropriation; making conforming amendments; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.
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Authorizes the Wyoming Department of Health to contract with county detention facilities to hold and treat mentally ill detainees pending competency evaluation or restoration.
Effective: July 1, 2026
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3/6/2026(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 67
3/6/2026(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0033
3/3/2026(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0033
3/2/2026(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0033
3/2/2026(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0033
Sponsor: Representative Larsen, L
Sponsor: House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Sponsor: House Appropriations Committee
Sponsor: Senate Judiciary Committee
3/2/2026(Senate)
S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2/26/2026(Senate)
S Received for Concurrence
2/26/2026(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
2/25/2026(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/24/2026(House)
H COW:Passed
2/23/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
2/23/2026(House)
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2/20/2026(House)
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2/20/2026(House)
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/16/2026(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2/13/2026(House)
H Received for Introduction
2/13/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2/12/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/11/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
2/10/2026(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/10/2026(Senate)
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2/9/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
1/5/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
12/1/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Crago, Cooper, Crum, Dockstader, French, Gierau, Hicks, Ide, Hutchings, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Love, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Biteman, Steinmetz
Excused: Driskill
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
Key VotePassedThis committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendments SF0010HS001, SF0010HS002.
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: ALLEMAND, ANGELOS, HAROLDSON, PENDERGRAFT, SHERWOOD, S. SMITH, BEAR
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendments SF0010HS001, SF0010HS002.
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: CLOUSTON, GUGGENMOS, HOEFT, MCCANN, OTTMAN, THAYER, WASSERBURGER, YIN, RODRIGUEZ-WILLIAMS
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Ide, Hicks, Jones, Hutchings, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Olsen, Nethercott, Rothfuss, Pappas, Pearson, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0010SS001.
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
RecommendedS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Driskill, Dockstader, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Rothfuss, Pearson, Salazar, Scott, Schuler, Steinmetz, Biteman
Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, Byron, L. Brown, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Connolly, Clouston, Davis, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Harshman, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Locke, Lien, McCann, Lucas, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Sherwood, Schmid, Smith, Singh, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Wasserburger, Webb, Washut, Wharff, Williams, Webber, Winter, Neiman, Wylie, Yin
Excused: Erickson, Kelly
Yea: CRAGO, CRUM, KOLB, OLSEN
Excused: HICKS