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SF 10 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Contracts for holding and treating mentally ill detainees.

SF 10 allows Wyoming's Department of Health to enter contracts with county detention centers to provide security, examination, and treatment for mentally ill individuals awaiting competency evaluations in criminal cases. This bill directly affects county detention facilities (if designated), the Department of Health, and mentally ill detainees who would be held in these contracted facilities instead of the state hospital. Key provisions include creating new authority for the Department to designate qualified facilities and establish written contracts with counties under Section 7-11-308. The bill amends definitions to explicitly include county jails with such contracts as "facilities" under the law. It takes effect July 1, 2026.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill creates contracts for mental health treatment of detainees in criminal cases, diverting from state hospitals to improve care and aligns with criminal justice reform goals.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill enables mental health treatment contracts for detainees, expanding access to care within detention facilities per its explicit purpose.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Mar 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 6, 2026
MODERATE
This bill authorizes the Wyoming Department of Health to contract with county detention centers to hold and treat mentally ill detainees before they undergo competency evaluations. It expands the legal definition of 'facility' to include these county jails, amends liability laws to cover services provided at these sites, and appropriates $5 million for implementation.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the Department of Health's authority to include contracting with county detention facilities, which were previously not explicitly covered under the existing state hospital framework.
SCOPE

Authorized the Department of Health to enter into contracts with county detention centers for the security, examination, and treatment of mentally ill detainees.

DEFINITION

Updated the legal definition of 'facility' to explicitly include county jails that have written contracts under this new act.

ELIGIBILITY

Amended liability laws to include health care providers and public employees acting within county detention facilities under the new contracts.

FISCAL

Appropriated $5 million from the general fund for the 2026-2028 biennium to implement the program, with a provision to decrease funding if other bills appropriate similar funds.

REQUIREMENT

Required the Department of Health to submit a report to the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee by October 1, 2027, detailing facility designations and contract utilization.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to July 1, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 13, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 6, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0033
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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