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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
2		-	BILL NO. HB0062
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 69, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes
8		-	of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include
9		-	acts of sexual contact; providing definitions; requiring
10		-	reports; and providing for an effective date.
11		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
12		-	Section 1. W.S. 6-4-101 and 6-4-102 are amended to
13		-	read:
14		-	6-4-101. Prostitution; definitions; penalties.
15		-	(a) As used in this section:
16		-	(i) "Intimate parts" means as defined by W.S.
17		-	6-2-301(a)(ii);
18		-	(ii) "Sexual contact" means touching, with the
19		-	intention of sexual arousal, gratification or abuse, of
20		-	another person's intimate parts by the actor, or of the
21		-	actor's intimate parts by the other person.
22		-	(b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through
23		-	6-2-710, a person who knowingly or intentionally performs
24		-	or permits, or offers or agrees to perform or permit an act
25		-	of sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii),
26		-	an act of sexual contact, as defined by paragraph (a)(ii)
27		-	of this section, for money or other property commits
28		-	prostitution which is a misdemeanor punishable by
29		-	imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of
30		-	not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
31		-	both.
32		-	6-4-102. Soliciting an act of prostitution;
33		-	penalties. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
34		-	BILL NO. HB0062
35		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 69, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
36		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
37		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0370
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0062
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0062
	7	+	Prostitution amendments.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Heiner, Larson, JT, Lawley
	9	+	and Washut and Senator(s) Brennan, Schuler
	10	+	and Steinmetz
	11	+	A BILL
	12	+	for
	13	+	1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes
	14	+	2 of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include
	15	+	3 acts of sexual contact; providing definitions; and
	16	+	4 providing for an effective date.
	17	+	5
	18	+	6
	19	+	7
	20	+	8. W.S. 6-4-101 and 6-4-102 are amended to
	21	+	9 read:
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	26	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0370
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2HB00621
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39		-	Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710, a
40		-	person is guilty of soliciting an act of prostitution if,
41		-	with the intent that an act of sexual intrusion as defined
42		-	by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii)
43		-	defined by W.S. 6-4-101(a)(ii) be committed, that person
44		-	knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay
45		-	money or other property to another person under
46		-	circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that
47		-	an act of prostitution be committed. Soliciting an act of
48		-	prostitution is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
49		-	for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than
50		-	seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
51		-	Section 2. Not later than November 1, 2025 and
52		-	November 1 of each year thereafter, the county sheriffs
53		-	shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee on
54		-	the number of convictions under W.S. 6-4-101 and 6-4-102
55		-	within their county and on any businesses providing
56		-	therapeutic massage services that have closed as a result
57		-	of convictions obtained or charges filed pursuant to this
58		-	act. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
59		-	BILL NO. HB0062
60		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 69, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
61		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
62		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
63		-	3Section 3. This act is effective immediately upon
64		-	completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
65		-	as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
66		-	Constitution.
67		-	(END)
68		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
69		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
70		-	Chief Clerk
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	36	+	9 Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through
	37	+	10 6-2-710, a person who knowingly or intentionally performs
	38	+	11 or permits, or offers or agrees to perform or permit an act
	39	+	12 of sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii),
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	41	+	14 for money or other property commits
	42	+	15 prostitution which is a misdemeanor punishable by
	43	+	16 imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of
	44	+	17 not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
	45	+	18 both.
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	49	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0370
	50	+	ENGROSSED
	51	+	3HB0062
	52	+	1 Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710, a
	53	+	2 person is guilty of soliciting an act of prostitution if,
	54	+	3 with the intent that an act of sexual intrusion as defined
	55	+	4 by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii)
	56	+	5 be committed, that person
	57	+	6 knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay
	58	+	7 money or other property to another person under
	59	+	8 circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that
	60	+	9 an act of prostitution be committed. Soliciting an act of
	61	+	10 prostitution is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
	62	+	11 for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than
	63	+	12 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
	64	+	13
	65	+	14. This act is effective immediately upon
	66	+	15 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
	67	+	16 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
	68	+	17 Constitution.
	69	+	18
	70	+	19 (END)