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HB0329 • 2025

Office of homeland security amendments.

AN ACT relating to the office of homeland security; making the office of homeland security's cooperation with homeland security agencies in other states and of the federal government discretionary; authorizing the office of homeland security to cooperate with Wyoming law enforcement agencies as specified; requiring the division of criminal investigation to cooperate with the office of homeland security; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Bratten
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore the proposed amendments are not in effect.

Changes to Wyoming's Office of Homeland Security

The bill makes it optional for the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to cooperate with other states and federal homeland security agencies, allows it to receive criminal information from Wyoming law enforcement agencies, requires cooperation between the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Office of Homeland Security, and sets an effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it optional for the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to cooperate with homeland security agencies in other states and at the federal level.
  • Allows the office to receive criminal identification, intelligence, and criminal history information from Wyoming law enforcement agencies.
  • Requires the Division of Criminal Investigation to cooperate with the Office of Homeland Security.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
  • Homeland security agencies in other states and at the federal level
  • Wyoming law enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

Division of Criminal Investigation
A part of the Wyoming government that investigates crimes.
Homeland Security
Efforts to protect a country from threats like terrorism and natural disasters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so these changes will not happen.
  • It is unclear how the new rules about cooperation with other states and federal agencies will work in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-10 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2025-02-05 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2025-02-05 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  4. 2025-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  5. 2025-01-30 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2025-01-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0764
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0764
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0329

Office of homeland security amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bratten, Brady, Connolly, Guggenmos, Lien, Singh, Washut and Yin and Senator(s) Crago and Smith, D

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the office of homeland security; making the office of homeland security's cooperation with homeland security agencies in other states and of the federal government discretionary; authorizing the office of homeland security to cooperate with Wyoming law enforcement agencies as specified; requiring the division of criminal investigation to cooperate with the office of homeland security; 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. 9
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1
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616(a) and 19
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13
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105(c)(iv) and by creating a new subsection (e) are amended to read:

9
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1
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616.

Cooperation with other law enforcement agencies and the office of homeland security; concurrent jurisdiction.

(a)

The division shall cooperate with
the Wyoming office of homeland security,
federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies and officers for the efficient investigation of criminal activity and swift apprehension of persons suspected of violating the criminal laws of this state.

19
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13
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105.

Homeland security program.

(c)

The director is the administrative head of the Wyoming office of homeland security.

In addition to the duties described in W.S. 19
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13
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104(d) the director:

(iv)

Shall
May
maintain liaison with and cooperate with homeland security agencies and programs of other states and of the federal government;

(e)

The office of homeland security may receive criminal identification, intelligence and criminal history information available to law enforcement agencies for the purposes provided by W.S. 19-13-103.

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

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