RAVEN Act Creates Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
Summary
Wyoming enacted the RAVEN Act (SF0085), establishing the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Account within the Division of Criminal Investigation. The legislation creates a dedicated fund for task force operations, provides legislative findings supporting the initiative, and requires administrative rulemaking for program implementation. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon on March 7, 2026.
What changed
The Wyoming Legislature passed SF0085, the RAVEN Act, creating the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Account under the Division of Criminal Investigation. The Act provides legislative findings supporting the task force, establishes definitions for program administration, creates a dedicated account for funding, includes an appropriation, and requires rulemaking by the administering agency. The legislation passed the Senate 31-0 and the House 61-0-1 before receiving gubernatorial approval as Chapter Number 76 (SEA No. 0055).
State and local law enforcement agencies should prepare for upcoming rulemaking proceedings to establish administrative procedures for the new task force program. Government agencies anticipating involvement in task force operations should monitor for forthcoming rules governing account administration and eligibility requirements. The effective date and specific implementation timeline will be clarified through the required administrative rulemaking process.
What to do next
- Monitor for forthcoming administrative rules governing task force account administration
- Review agency eligibility requirements once rulemaking is completed
- Coordinate with Division of Criminal Investigation for task force participation
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Wyoming / SF0085 Signed by Governor SF0085 SF Signed by Governor 2026-03-07
RAVEN Act.
AN ACT relating to the division of criminal investigation; creating the internet crimes against children task force program account; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; providing for the administration of the account; providing an appropriation; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
Bill Details
State Wyoming
Session 2026 Budget Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0085
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Sponsors
Tara Nethercott (Sen - R) Barry Crago (Rep - R) Gary Crum (Sen - R) Lynn Hutchings (Rep - R) Tim Salazar (Rep - R) Wendy Davis Schuler (Sen - R) Abby Angelos (Rep - R) John Bear (Rep - R) Jayme Lien (Rep - R) Art Washut (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-07 Assigned Chapter Number 76 2026-03-07 Governor Signed SEA No. 0055 2026-03-05 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055 2026-03-05 S President Signed SEA No. 0055 2026-03-05 Assigned Number SEA No. 0055 2026-03-05 H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 2026-03-04 H 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-03-03 H COW:Passed 2026-03-02 H Placed on General File 2026-03-02 H H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 2026-02-26 H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 2026-02-23 H Received for Introduction 2026-02-23 S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 2026-02-20 S 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-02-19 S COW:Passed 2026-02-19 S Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 2026-02-16 S:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations 2026-02-16 S S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0 2026-02-10 S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 30-0-1-0-0 2026-02-09 S Received for Introduction 2026-02-07 Bill Number Assigned
Votes
2026-02-10 Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 30-0-1-0-0 Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-02-16 S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0 Yea: 3 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 Yea: 29 Nay: 2 2026-02-23 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 Yea: 31 Nay: 0 2026-03-02 H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 Yea: 61 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-10 J Judiciary 2026-02-16 J Appropriations
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-07 Introduced 2026-03-05 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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