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ORIGINAL House ENGROSSED Bill No. HB0092 ENROLLED ACT NO. 37, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 Budget Session AN ACT relating to administration of the government; establishing qualifications for specified public offices; specifying that sex offenders are ineligible to hold those public offices; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 9‑1‑104 is created to read: 9‑1‑104. Qualifications for office; ineligibility of candidates convicted of certain sex offenses. (a) In addition to any other qualifications to hold public office, no sex offender shall be eligible to be a candidate for, or be appointed to, any of the following offices: (i) Trustee of a school district; (ii) Community college district board member; (iii) County attorney or district attorney; (iv) County commissioner; (v) Member of the governing body of a city or town; (vi) Mayor of a city or town; (vii) County sheriff; (viii) Any office of an elected statewide official; (ix) Member of the legislature; (x) Member of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming; (xi) Clerk of district court; (xii) Member of the state board of education; (xiii) County clerk; (xiv) County treasurer; (xv) County coroner; (xvi) City attorney. (b) The secretary of state, county clerk or other appropriate election official shall refuse to certify a candidate's name if the candidate is ineligible to hold public office under this section. If a person in office is disqualified from office under this section, the office shall be deemed vacant as provided in W.S. 22‑18‑101(a)(iv). (c) As used in this section, "sex offender" means a person who is currently registered on the central registry of offenders under W.S. 7‑19‑301 through 7‑19‑310. Section 2. This act shall apply to any person elected or appointed to public office on or after July 1, 2026. Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2026. (END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED: _________ DATE APPROVED: _________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House. Chief Clerk 1
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