SF0101

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0613 Bill No.: SF0101 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0613 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0088 Chapter No.: 171 Prime Sponsor: Landen Catch Title: Post-conviction DNA testing-procedure amendments. Has Report: No Subject: Amending dates associated with procedures for seeking relief under the Post-Conviction DNA Testing Act. Summary/Major Elements: The Post-Conviction DNA Testing Act provides a process by which persons convicted of criminal offenses may seek postconviction DNA testing to assert factual innocence, argue against a sentence enhancement, or argue against an aggravating factor alleged in a capital-murder case. Under that Act, the court cannot order DNA testing in cases in which the trial or a guilty plea occurred after January 1, 2000 and DNA testing wasn't requested for reasons of strategy or because of a lack of due diligence. A person who is convicted before January 1, 2000 isn't required to make a showing of due diligence. This act amends the dates associated with the due diligence showing to provide that persons convicted on or before July 1, 2008 (the date on which the Post-Conviction DNA Testing Act took effect) do not have to make a showing of due diligence in order to seek DNA testing. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.