Felony interference with a police officer-amendments.
Wyoming's SF 87 creates a new felony offense for intentionally causing bodily injury to a police officer while the officer is performing lawful duties. This amendment specifically targets individuals who assault officers during the course of their work, making such acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The bill directly affects people who physically harm officers in the line of duty, strengthening penalties for this specific conduct. It amends existing law (W.S. 6-5-204(b)) to clarify that causing bodily injury during officer engagement constitutes a felony. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Failed
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (9-45-4)
house
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
H COW:Failed 10-48-4-0-0
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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