SF0009 • 2026

Fentanyl to minors-enhanced penalty.

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; providing for an enhanced penalty for controlled substance offenses related to the distribution or delivery of fentanyl to minors; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2026-02-27
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify the exact fines and imprisonment terms, only that they may be up to $10,000 and 20 years.

Enhanced Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution to Minors

This law increases penalties for adults who distribute fentanyl to minors.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new penalty for people over 18 years old who distribute fentanyl to minors under 18.
Defines 'fentanyl' to include any substance within the chemical designation of fentanyl, including isomers and salts.
Sets fines up to $10,000 and imprisonment up to 20 years for distributing fentanyl to minors.

Who It Names or Affects

People over the age of 18 who distribute fentanyl to minors under 18.

Terms To Know

Fentanyl: A powerful synthetic opioid, including any substance within its chemical designation such as isomers and salts.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to fentanyl distribution.
It does not specify penalties for minors who distribute fentanyl to each other.

Bills Worth Reading With This One

These pairings are meant to flag bills from the same session that may have a bigger real-world effect when you read them together.

SF0085

SF0009 and SF0085 both address issues related to protecting minors from criminal activities involving controlled substances, but they approach the issue differently. SF0009 focuses on enhancing penalties for distributing fentanyl to minors, while SF0085 provides funding and support for investigating internet crimes against children.

High confidence Needs review

Possible combined effect: SF0009 increases legal consequences for those who distribute fentanyl to minors, while SF0085 establishes a task force and funds its operations to combat internet crimes against children. Together, these bills create a comprehensive approach by both punishing offenders more severely and providing resources to investigate such crimes.

Why this got flagged:

Both bills address issues related to protecting minors from criminal activities involving controlled substances and internet crimes. SF0009 focuses on increasing penalties for distributing fentanyl to minors, while SF0085 provides funding and support for investigating internet crimes against children. Reviewing these bills together highlights the comprehensive approach taken by lawmakers to both punish offenders more severely and provide resources to investigate such crimes.

This act provides separate and enhanced penalties for persons who distribute fentanyl to minors.
Any person who is at least age eighteen (18) and distributes fentanyl to a person under age eighteen (18) is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine specified in statute for certain controlled-substance offenses and imprisonment for up to twice the term authorized in W.S. 35-7-1031(a)(ii).
This act creates an account to provide a stable funding source for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force within the Division of Criminal Investigation.
This act appropriates one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000.00) to fund the account.

Bill History

2026-02-27 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 14
2026-02-27 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0013
2026-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0013
2026-02-26 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0013
2026-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0013
2026-02-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0
2026-02-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2026-02-23 House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-23 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2026-02-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2026-02-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-18 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2026-02-17 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2026-02-10 Senate
S Placed on General File
2026-02-10 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2026-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
2026-01-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-12-01 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0171

Bill No.:

SF0009

Effective:

7/1/2026

LSO No.:

26LSO-0171

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0013

Chapter No.:

14

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Fentanyl to minors-enhanced penalty.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Specifying enhanced penalties for distributing or delivering fentanyl to minors.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act provides separate and enhanced penalties for persons who distribute fentanyl to minors.

Any person who is at least age eighteen (18) and distributes fentanyl to a person under age eighteen (18) is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine specified in statute for certain controlled-substance offenses and imprisonment for up to twice the term authorized in W.S. 35-7-1031(a)(ii). The fine for this offense may be up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), and the term of imprisonment may be up to twenty (20) years.

The act defines "fentanyl" to include any isomer or other substance within the specific chemical designation of fentanyl.

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.

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0171

ORIGINAL Senate

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SF0009

ENROLLED ACT NO. 13,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; providing for an enhanced penalty for controlled substance offenses related to the distribution or delivery of fentanyl to minors; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; 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. 35
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1036(a) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

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1036.

Distribution to person under 18; drug free school zones.

(a)

Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over who violates W.S. 35
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1031(a) by distributing methamphetamine or a controlled substance listed in Schedules I or II which is a narcotic drug to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is at least three (3) years his junior is punishable by the fine authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(i), by a term of imprisonment of up to twice that authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(i), or both.
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a
ny person eighteen (18) years of age or over who violates W.S. 35
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1031(a) by distributing any other controlled substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is at least three (3) years his junior is punishable by the fine authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(ii), by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(ii), or both. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over who violates W.S. 35
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1031(a) by distributing any controlled substance listed in Schedule IV to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is at least three (3) years his junior is punishable by the fine authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(iii), by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(iii), or both. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over who violates W.S. 35
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1031(a) by distributing any controlled substance listed in Schedule V to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is at least three (3) years his junior is punishable by the fine authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(iv), by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(iv), or both.

(c)

Any person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age who violates W.S. 35
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1031(a) by distributing fentanyl to a person under eighteen (18) years of age is guilty of a felony punishable by the fine authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(ii), by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized by W.S. 35
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1031(a)(ii), or both. As used in this subsection, "fentanyl" includes fentanyl and any isomer, ester, ether, salt and salt of isomers, esters and ethers of fentanyl, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation of fentanyl.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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