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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming creates Internet Crimes Against Children program account and appropriates $1.6 million
Last action · March 7, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 76Sponsors: Tara Nethercott and 9 others
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming establishes the Internet Crimes Against Children task force program account, appropriates $1.6 million from the general fund for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, and requires the attorney general to promulgate implementation rules.
Establishes a dedicated state funding source and for the division of criminal investigation to combat technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and support local law enforcement agencies.
- The Internet Crimes Against Children task force program is a national network supported by the United States Department of Justice to combat technology-facilitated child exploitation. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Division of Criminal Investigation
Receives continuous appropriation of funds and administrative responsibilities to support law enforcement efforts against internet crimes against children.
Attorney General
Must promulgate implementation rules and is authorized to accept grants, gifts, and donations directed to the account.
State and local law enforcement agencies
Gain access to dedicated state resources and funding support to investigate technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.
Key Facts
- The act is known and cited as the 'Resource Allocation for Victim and Enforcement Needs (RAVEN) Act.'
- Creates the ICAC task force program account to provide a stable funding source for the ICAC task force in Wyoming.
- The account consists of legislative appropriations, grants, gifts, and donations accepted by the attorney general.
- All funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the division of criminal investigation solely to support law enforcement efforts against internet crimes against children.
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- Appropriates $1,600,000.00 from the general fund to the account for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028.
- Appropriations to the account shall not lapse, revert, be transferred, or be expended for any other purpose, and interest earnings remain in the account.
- It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the standard budget for the division of criminal investigation within the attorney general's office for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.
- The attorney general shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
- The act becomes effective July 1, 2026, except for Sections 4 and 5 which are effective immediately upon completion of constitutional requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Mar 7, 2026Governor Signed SEA No. 0055
- Mar 7, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 76
- Mar 5, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
- Mar 5, 2026Assigned Number SEA No. 0055
- Mar 5, 2026SenateS President Signed SEA No. 0055
- Mar 5, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055
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- Mar 4, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Mar 3, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 26, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- Feb 23, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 20, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 19, 2026SenateRecalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
- Feb 19, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
- Feb 16, 2026Senate:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
- Feb 10, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 30-0-1-0-0
- Feb 9, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 7, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Creation of Dedicated State Funding
The act addresses a stated lack of dedicated state resources to combat internet crimes against children by establishing a continuous funding account.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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