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SF0087 • 2026

Felony interference with a police officer-amendments.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the offense of interference with a peace officer by creating an additional felony offense; 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
Senator Kolb
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about the bill's impact on police officers being injured, which is not directly addressed in the provided source material.

Felony Interference with Police Officers

The bill proposes to amend the offense of interference with a peace officer by creating an additional felony offense for causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a peace officer while they are performing their duties, punishable by up to ten years in prison.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends existing laws related to interference with peace officers by adding an additional felony offense for causing or attempting to cause bodily harm to a peace officer during the performance of their official duties.
  • Specifies that this new felony is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals who cause or attempt to cause bodily injury to police officers while they are performing their official duties

Terms To Know

Felony offense
A serious crime that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
Peace officer
An individual who has the authority to enforce laws and maintain public order, such as a police officer or sheriff's deputy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its current session.
  • It would have taken effect on July 1, 2026, if passed.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0087HS001

Standing Committee • House Judiciary Committee

Failed

Plain English: 1 SF0087HS001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY) 1 Page 1-line 2 Delete "by creating an".

  • 1 SF0087HS001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY) 1 Page 1-line 2 Delete "by creating an".
  • 2 3 Page 1-line 3 Delete "additional felony offense".
  • 4 5 Page 1-line 15 Before "bodily" insert "serious".
  • WASHUT, 6 CHAIRMAN
SF0087SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: 1 SF0087SS001 1 Page 2-line 1 Delete "that peace officer is".

  • 1 SF0087SS001 1 Page 2-line 1 Delete "that peace officer is".
  • OLSEN, 2 CHAIRMAN

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    H COW:Failed 10-48-4-0-0

  2. 2026-02-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2026-02-27 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0

  4. 2026-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  5. 2026-02-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2026-02-23 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0

  7. 2026-02-20 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2026-02-19 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2026-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2026-02-17 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2026-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0

  12. 2026-02-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2026-02-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0446
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0446
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0087

Felony interference with a police officer-amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Kolb, Anderson, Boner, Dockstader, Hutchings, Nethercott and Steinmetz and Representative(s) Heiner, Lien and Washut

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the offense of interference with a peace officer by creating an additional felony offense; 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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5
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204(b) is amended to read:

6
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5
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204.

Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties.

(b)

A person who intentionally and knowingly causes or attempts to cause
, or who in the course of violating subsection (a) of this section causes,
bodily injury to a peace officer
while
engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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