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SF0160

Amendments to Treatment Courts Act

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In one sentence

This act amends the Court Supervised Treatment Program Act by including mental health treatment, allowing participants from any jurisdiction in Wyoming, and permitting public defenders to participate as team members.

What it does

  • Adds mental health treatment options for people with specific disorders like schizophrenia or major depressive disorder under court supervision.
  • Allows court supervised treatment programs to accept participants from anywhere within the state of Wyoming.
  • Permits public defenders to join program teams and represent participants in these programs.

Who it affects

  • People who need substance use disorder and mental health treatment under court supervision.
  • Public defenders involved in these programs.
  • Courts and judicial branches managing these programs.

Limits and unknowns

  • The act does not specify how many people will be affected or the exact changes in funding for these programs.
  • It is unclear if all jurisdictions within Wyoming will participate equally in accepting participants from other areas of the state.

Plain language

Terms to know

Mental illness
A condition such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed by a mental health professional.
Substance use disorder
An addiction to drugs or alcohol defined under Wyoming law.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0757 Bill No.: SF0160 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 25LSO-0757 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0090 Chapter No.: 160 Prime Sponsor: Olsen Catch Title: Treatment courts-amendments-2. Has Report: No Subject: Amending the Court Supervised Treatment Act. Summary/Major Elements: The Court Supervised Treatment Act authorizes the Wyoming Judicial Branch to establish court supervised treatment programs for substance offenders who are in need of substance-abuse treatment. This act authorizes court supervised treatment programs to include mental health treatment under the Court Supervised Treatment Act. For purposes of this act, mental health treatment can include treatment for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or bipolar disorder. The act authorizes court supervised treatment programs to accept participants from around the state and authorizes the Public Defender to participate as a team member in court supervised treatment programs. This act amends the Court Supervised Treatment Act to provide that referral and participation in a court supervised treatment program, and consent to participate, is governed by rules that the Wyoming Supreme Court adopts. This act clarifies that multiple cities, towns, and counties may jointly apply to offer and provide a court supervised treatment program. Throughout this act, statutes are amended to change references of "substance abuse" to "substance use disorder." 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.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 3:18 AM

Jared Olsen

R · S08

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports concurrence because the amendment refines a previously considered change by limiting its scope specifically to the diversion program rather than all statutes, and notes that courts agree with this approach.

Public statementFloor statement at 2:12:01 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

S Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-02025-03-04 · Senate28 yes 3 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-02025-03-04 · House38 yes 22 no
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-02025-02-24 · House5 yes 4 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-02025-02-07 · Senate27 yes 4 no
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02025-02-04 · Senate5 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 160LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0090 Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0090House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0090Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0090LSO
  6. S Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0Senate
  7. S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
  8. H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0House
  9. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  10. H COW:PassedHouse
  11. H Placed on General FileHouse
  12. H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0House
  13. H Introduced and Referred to H01 - JudiciaryHouse
  14. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  15. S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0Senate
  16. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  17. S COW:PassedSenate
  18. S Placed on General FileSenate
  19. S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  20. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - JudiciarySenate

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

SF0160HW001

The amendment changes the definition of 'mental illness' in Wyoming's Court Supervised Treatment Program Act to include specific disorders and specify who can diagnose them.

SF0160SS001

The amendment adds a new definition for 'mental illness' in the Court Supervised Treatment Program Act.