SF 160 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Treatment courts-amendments-2.

This bill amends Wyoming's Court Supervised Treatment Program Act to expand treatment options for individuals involved in the justice system. It changes "substance abuse" to "substance use" throughout the law, adds mental health treatment to program offerings, and allows programs to accept participants from any jurisdiction within Wyoming. The bill also permits public defenders to join treatment teams and represent participants, while updating definitions to clarify terms like "dual diagnosis" (co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders). These changes aim to improve access to integrated treatment and reduce incarceration for people with substance use disorders and mental health needs.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 8 edits · Mar 18, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Wyoming's court-supervised treatment program laws to include mental health treatment alongside substance abuse treatment. It expands eligibility to include people with mental illness, not just substance offenders, and allows these programs to accept participants from other jurisdictions. The bill also clarifies roles for judges and public defenders in these programs.

Scope change

Expanded from only substance abuse treatment to include both substance abuse and mental health treatment programs

DEFINITION

Changed terminology from 'substance abuse' to 'substance use' throughout the act

Added new definition for 'Mental health treatment' covering medication, therapy, and prescribed care for behavioral, emotional, or judgment disturbances

Added specific list of mental illnesses covered (schizophrenia, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder)

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'Participant' definition to include people with mental illness or dual diagnosis, not just substance offenders

Modified program eligibility to allow participants from any jurisdiction within Wyoming state

REQUIREMENT

Added goal to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jail, criminal court, and state hospital

Added provision allowing public defenders to participate as team members and represent participants in treatment programs

ENFORCEMENT

Modified judge authority to clarify that participating judges cannot act on probation revocation motions in original criminal cases

Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

27–4

Passed

Total votes 31

Feb 7, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

25 Yea 4 Nay

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed SEA No. 0090

legislature

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors