Sexual exploitation of children-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how this amendment would affect current cases or future investigations.

Changes to Laws About Sexual Exploitation of Children

The bill changes the definition of 'explicit sexual conduct' in laws about sexually exploiting children.

What This Bill Does

• Updates the law on what counts as explicit sexual conduct when someone exploits a child.
• Adds showing the chest or breasts of a female person to the list of things that count as explicit sexual conduct.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who make and share images or videos that show explicit sexual acts involving children.
• Law enforcement officers who investigate crimes against children.
• Judges and lawyers dealing with cases related to child exploitation.

Terms To Know

Explicit Sexual Conduct

This means showing actual or pretend sex acts, including touching private parts in a sexual way, between people of any gender or involving animals. It also includes showing the chest or breasts of a female person.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (COW).
• It is unclear how this change would affect current cases or future investigations.
• Since the bill did not become law, there will be no effective date.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0578
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0578
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0171

Sexual exploitation of children-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Strock, Allemand, Angelos, Bratten, Clouston, Hoeft, Johnson, Knapp and Webber and Senator(s) Boner

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the definition of explicit sexual conduct for the purposes of the crime of sexual exploitation of children; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 6
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4
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303(a)(iii) is amended to read:

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4
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303.

Sexual exploitation of children; penalties; definitions.

(a)

As used in this section:

(iii)

"Explicit sexual conduct" means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, including genital
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genital, oral
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genital, anal
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genital or oral
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anal, between persons of the same or opposite sex, bestiality, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse or lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person
or the chest or breasts of a female person
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Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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