SF0007

Official summary

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0081 Bill No.: SF0007 Effective: 7/1/2026 LSO No.: 26LSO-0081 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0009 Chapter No.: 11 Prime Sponsor: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee Catch Title: Theft amendments. Has Report: No Subject: Amending the penalty for theft and offense threshold for felony theft. Summary/Major Elements: This act amends the criminal offense of theft. The act amends the penalty for misdemeanor theft to be punishable by imprisonment for up to one (1) year (increased from six (6) months), a fine not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) (increased from seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)), or both. The act also amends the offense threshold for felony theft. A person convicted of a third or subsequent theft offense (rather than the fifth offense) is guilty of felony theft. The act amends the penalty for unlawful use of theft detection shielding devices to match the penalty for misdemeanor theft as amended in this act (imprisonment for one (1) year, a fine not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both). 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.