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SF 74 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Immunity for drug overdose reporting.

Wyoming's SF 74 provides legal immunity from prosecution for two specific drug offenses - possession (W.S. 35-7-1031(c)) and use (W.S. 35-7-1039) - when a person reports or seeks medical help for a suspected overdose. To qualify, individuals must stay at the scene until help arrives, provide location details, cooperate with responders, and reasonably believe a drug overdose is occurring. The immunity applies only to the overdose event itself and limits eligibility to two incidents per person annually. This bill directly affects people experiencing overdoses and those reporting emergencies, aiming to encourage life-saving medical assistance without fear of criminal charges for minor drug offenses.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProvides immunity for reporting drug overdoses to encourage medical help, reducing criminal penalties for minor drug offenses in health emergencies, aligning with criminal justice reform goals.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides immunity for reporting overdoses, removing legal barriers to seek medical help and promoting timely emergency care access for overdose victims.92% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 6, 2025
MODERATE
This bill creates immunity from prosecution for individuals who seek medical assistance during a drug overdose event, provided they meet specific conditions like staying at the scene and cooperating with responders. The enrolled version adds a requirement that anyone seeking immunity for a second time in a 12-month period must complete a drug treatment program approved by a district attorney, which was not present in the original draft. The bill also clarifies the definition of 'drug overdose event' and updates related controlled substance statutes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new requirement for repeat offenders seeking immunity, limiting repeated use of the immunity provision to encourage treatment rather than repeated reliance on legal protection.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that a person seeking immunity for a second time in a 12-month period must complete a drug treatment program approved by the applicable district attorney.

DEFINITION

Clarified the definition of 'drug overdose event' to include extreme physical illness, decreased consciousness, or respiratory depression resulting from substance use.

ENFORCEMENT

Added language clarifying that law enforcement can still use evidence from overdose reports to investigate offenses other than those covered by the immunity provision.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments between the introduced and enrolled versions, including page headers and section numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

29–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0063
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-2-0-0
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.