Juvenile courts-concurrent jurisdiction clarification.
HB 9 clarifies that Wyoming's juvenile courts have concurrent jurisdiction over cases involving adults aged 18 and older who are alleged to have committed criminal offenses while they were minors. The bill explicitly states that juvenile courts can handle these cases alongside adult criminal courts, applying to all criminal offenses committed before the person turned 18. This change ensures juvenile courts can address cases where the alleged offense occurred during minority, without requiring transfer to adult court. The law takes effect July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023 · House Jan 16, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 2, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0071
legislature
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-2-1-0-0
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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