HB0280 — AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be relieved from sex offender registration; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Last action — Assigned Chapter Number 141
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) on March 13, 2025.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Sex offender registration.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB0280 on the official Wyoming source →Action History
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Assigned Chapter Number 141
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Governor Signed HEA No. 0072
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S President Signed HEA No. 0072
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H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0072
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Assigned Number HEA No. 0072
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S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
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S 2nd Reading:Passed
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S COW:Passed
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S Placed on General File
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S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
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S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
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S Received for Introduction
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H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
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H 2nd Reading:Passed
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H COW:Passed
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H Placed on General File
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H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
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H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
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H Received for Introduction
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Bill Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Christopher Knapp · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Christopher Knapp Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (92)
92 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 92 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 13% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (31)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Rothfuss | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Gierau | Democrat | Nay |
| Barry Crago | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Landen | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Biteman | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Ide | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Boner | Republican | Yea |
| Cale Case | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Cheri Steinmetz | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dockstader | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Laursen | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Barlow | Republican | Yea |
| Evie Brennan | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Crum | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| John Kolb | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Hicks | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Hutchings | Republican | Yea |
| Ogden Driskill | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Stacy Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Stephan Pappas | Republican | Yea |
| Tara Nethercott | Republican | Yea |
| Tim French | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Salazar | Republican | Yea |
| Troy McKeown | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Schuler | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Landen | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Boner | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Hicks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stacy Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Schuler | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 5% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (62)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Eklund | — | Yea |
| Ivan Posey | Democrat | Yea |
| Karlee Provenza | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Chestek | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Storer | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Yin | Democrat | Nay |
| Trey Sherwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Abby Angelos | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Byron | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Art Washut | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Allemand | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Nicholas | Republican | Yea |
| Chip Neiman | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Knapp | Republican | Yea |
| Clarence Styvar | Republican | Yea |
| Cody Wylie | Republican | Yea |
| Dalton Banks | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Singh | Republican | Yea |
| Darin McCann | Republican | Yea |
| J.R. Riggins | Republican | Not Voting |
| J.T. Larson | Republican | Yea |
| JD Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Wasserburger | Republican | Yea |
| Jayme Lien | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Haroldson | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Joel Guggenmos | Republican | Yea |
| John Bear | Republican | Yea |
| John Winter | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Clouston | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Pendergraft | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Bratten | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Filer | Republican | Yea |
| Lloyd Larsen | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn Connolly | Republican | Yea |
| Marlene Brady | Republican | Yea |
| Martha Lawley | Republican | Yea |
| McKay Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Schmid | Republican | Yea |
| Nina Webber | Republican | Yea |
| Ocean Andrew | Republican | Yea |
| Pam Thayer | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Hoeft | Republican | Yea |
| Pepper Ottman | Republican | Yea |
| Rachel Rodriguez-Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Reuben Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Geringer | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Wharff | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Heiner | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steve Harshman | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Tomi Strock | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Locke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Chestek | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Washut | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Singh | Republican | Yea |
| Jayme Lien | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Bratten | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Filer | Republican | Yea |
| Marlene Brady | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kelly | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0280 do?
- Sex offender registration.
- Who sponsors HB0280?
- HB0280 is sponsored by Christopher Knapp (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB0280?
- This bill died with 2025 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB0280?
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