Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0276 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	2025
2	2	STATE OF WYOMING
3	3	25LSO-06911HB0276
4	4	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0276
5	5	State agreements to perform immigration functions.
6	6	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lawley, Clouston, Connolly,
7	7	Geringer, Larson, JT, Neiman, Williams and
8	8	Wylie and Senator(s) Nethercott
9	9	A BILL
10	10	for
11	11	1 AN ACT relating to county sheriffs; requiring each county
12	12	2 sheriff to enter into an agreement with the United States
13	13	3 attorney general for the performance of immigration officer
14	14	4 functions as specified; specifying penalties for
15	15	5 noncompliance; requiring reports; and providing for an
16	16	6 effective date.
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20	20	10. W.S. 18-3-612 is created to read:
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24	24	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06912HB02761 (a) Each county sheriff, in consultation with the
25	25	2 board of county commissioners, shall negotiate the terms of
26	26	3 and enter into a written agreement between the county and
27	27	4 the United States attorney general or department of
28	28	5 justice, as provided by 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g), for the
29	29	6 enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws,
30	30	7 detentions, removals and investigations in Wyoming. The
31	31	8 agreement shall be signed by the sheriff and the board of
32	32	9 county commissioners or as otherwise required by the
33	33	10 appropriate federal agency.
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35	35	12 (b) Not later than October 1, 2025 and each October 1
36	36	13 thereafter, each county sheriff shall report to the Wyoming
37	37	14 attorney general on:
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39	39	16 (i) The status of negotiations with the United
40	40	17 States attorney general and the status of any agreement
41	41	18 entered into under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g);
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43	43	20 (ii) Whether the United States attorney general
44	44	21 has declined to enter into an agreement with the county
45	45	22 under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) and the reasons for declining;
46	46	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06913HB02761 (iii) If the United States attorney general has
47	47	2 declined to enter into an agreement with the county, the
48	48	3 county's communication and cooperation with the United
49	49	4 States attorney general under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g).
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51	51	6 (c) Not later than November 1, 2025 and each November
52	52	7 1 thereafter, the attorney general shall report to the
53	53	8 joint judiciary interim committee on the information that
54	54	9 each county sheriff communicated to the Wyoming attorney
55	55	10 general under subsection (b) of this section.
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57	57	12 (d) A county that fails to enter or fails to attempt
58	58	13 to enter into an agreement required by subsection (a) of
59	59	14 this section shall not be eligible to receive any state
60	60	15 administered federal funds associated with law enforcement
61	61	16 and law enforcement training for each fiscal year in which
62	62	17 the county is not in compliance with subsection (a) of this
63	63	18 section. A county that has reported to the Wyoming attorney
64	64	19 general that the United States attorney general has
65	65	20 declined to enter into an agreement under 8 U.S.C. §
66	66	21 1357(g) shall not be subject to this subsection.
67	67	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06914HB02761. This act is effective immediately upon
68	68	2 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
69	69	3 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
70	70	4 Constitution.
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72	72	6 (END)