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HB0187 • 2025

Theft amendments.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the penalties for theft and related offenses as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Crime
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Wasserburger
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide a detailed summary or digest text, so additional details about the bill's content are based on the provided excerpt.

Changes to Theft Penalties

The bill changes the penalties for theft and related offenses in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the value threshold for felony theft from $1,000 to $500.
  • Increases the penalty for repeat theft offenders by changing a third offense to a felony.
  • Raises the maximum fine for misdemeanor theft from $750 to $1,500.
  • Makes using devices that block anti-theft systems in stores a more serious crime.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who commit theft or related offenses
  • Law enforcement agencies and courts

Terms To Know

Felony
A serious crime that can lead to a prison sentence of more than one year.
Misdemeanor
A less serious crime that usually results in a shorter jail time or fine.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • It is unclear how these changes would affect the number of theft cases classified as felonies versus misdemeanors.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2025-01-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2025-01-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0586
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0586
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0187

Theft amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Wasserburger, Banks, Filer, Hoeft and Lucas

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the penalties for theft and related offenses as specified; specifying applicability; 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.

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402(c)(i), (iii) and (j) and 6
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411(e) are amended to read:

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402.

Theft; penalties.

(c)

Except as provided in subsections (g) and (j) of this section, theft is:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more or if the property is a firearm, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, buffalo or swine regardless of value; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months
one (1) year
, a fine of not more than
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)
one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00)
, or both, if the value of the property is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
five hundred dollars ($500.00)
.

(j)

Any person convicted of a
fifth
third
or subsequent offense for theft, shoplifting, larceny, wrongful taking of property, wrongful disposal of property or livestock rustling, any other theft offense under this section, any theft offense under a municipal ordinance or any theft offense pursuant to a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction separately brought and tried shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

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411.

Unlawful use of theft detection shielding devices; penalty.

(e)

A person who commits any of the offenses specified under subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months
one (1) year
, a fine of not more than
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)
one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00)
, or both.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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