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HB0260
Criminal Accountability Grant Program
Last scannedOct 22, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This act establishes a grant program managed by the attorney general to provide funding to cities and towns in Wyoming to offset costs related to specified criminal activities, with requirements for application and reporting.
What it does
- Creates the Criminal Accountability Grant Program administered by the Attorney General of Wyoming.
- Establishes criteria for awarding grants based on factors such as increased jail costs, violent crimes, fentanyl cases, and nonresident crime rates.
- Requires cities or towns to apply through an application process set up by the attorney general.
- Limits the number of grants awarded each year to ten (10) cities or towns.
- Funds the program with $5 million from the state's general fund for one fiscal year.
Who it affects
- Cities and towns in Wyoming that apply for and receive grants under this program.
- The Attorney General of Wyoming, who administers the grant program and reports on its progress.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and is marked as inactive, meaning it will likely not be implemented.
- Details on how cities and towns must report their use of grant funds are only partially specified in the provided text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Grant
- Money given by a government agency to help pay for specific projects or activities.
- Nonresident
- A person who does not live in the city or town where they are charged with a crime.
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Official activity
Bill history
- H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4House
- H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H01 - JudiciaryHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO