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Wyoming AI Laws: What's Enacted and What's Next (2027)
Independently fact-checked against primary sources (last audited November 5, 2026). · Law checked current as of November 5, 2026. · 8 primary sources cited on this page. How we verify our legal content
As of November 2026, Wyoming has not enacted a comprehensive AI law. The one AI act we found is HB 102, "Protecting kids from deepfakes and exploitative images" (Enrolled Act 32, Chapter 91), signed March 7, 2026, and effective July 1, 2026. It is a criminal and liability act: AI child pornography offenses, nonconsensual synthetic sexual material, two developer felonies, a no-defense rule and limited developer immunity.
This page covers Wyoming state law on artificial intelligence. Deepfakes and AI meeting recorders get short summaries here and have their own pages. For other states and the national picture, see our guide to state and federal AI laws.
Wyoming AI Laws at a Glance
| Section | What it does | Prison term and fine |
|---|---|---|
| Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303(b)(v) | Using an AI system to generate or create child pornography | 5 to 12 years, $10,000 or both; repeat offense 7 to 12 years, $10,000 or both |
| Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303(b)(vi) | Possessing child pornography known to be AI-generated | Up to 10 years, $10,000 or both; repeat offense 7 to 12 years, $10,000 or both |
| Wyo. Stat. 6-4-307 | Nonconsensual synthetic sexual material | Up to 10 years, $10,000 or both; repeat up to 12 years, $10,000 or both |
| Wyo. Stat. 6-4-308 | Developing or distributing an AI system for child pornography | Up to 10 years, $10,000 or both |
| Wyo. Stat. 6-4-701 | Developing or distributing an AI system to promote self-harm | Up to 10 years, $10,000 or both |
| Wyo. Stat. 6-1-206 | AI use is no defense to a criminal charge | None; rule of construction |
| Wyo. Stat. 1-1-143 | Limited civil immunity for AI developers | None; immunity with an exception |
HB 102: What Wyoming's AI Law Does
HB 102 passed the House 61-0 and the Senate 31-0, and the House concurred 58-1. The act defines an "artificial intelligence system" as "any machine learning-based system that can, for any given set of objectives, generate outputs that include images, audio content, video content, digitally generated text, three-dimensional models, predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing physical or virtual environments."
The title of the enrolled act mentions offenses to "censor political speech" and "causes of action." The body has neither. The censorship article appeared in the introduced version and was not enacted.
AI Child Pornography: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303 defines child pornography to include a computer or computer-generated image of explicit sexual conduct "involving a child or an individual virtually indistinguishable from a child," or one created, adapted or modified to depict such conduct involving a child. As quoted here, the text comes from a copy of the 2026 statutes retrieved July 30, 2026.
Subsection (b)(v) covers a person who "uses an artificial intelligence system to generate or create child pornography." Subsection (b)(vi) covers a person who "possesses child pornography that the person knows was generated by an artificial intelligence system."
Nonconsensual Synthetic Sexual Material: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-307
"Synthetic sexual material" is material "created, altered or manipulated through the use of an artificial intelligence system or another digital method to realistically depict the intimate parts of a specific person." The law protects adults as well as children, because it covers "another identifiable person."
The distribution offense has three elements together. The person knowingly distributes the material without the depicted person's knowledge or consent. The person knows it was created or altered without knowledge or consent and under circumstances with a reasonable expectation of privacy. And the distribution causes or is intended to cause harm.
The section also covers knowing promotion of the material on a website or platform, and threats to distribute it to obtain a benefit. Interactive computer services, information services and telecommunications services are not liable for content provided by another person. See our Wyoming deepfake laws page.
Developer Felonies: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-308 and 6-4-701
Section 6-4-308 applies to a person who knowingly develops or distributes an AI system "specifically designed to create, distribute or promote child pornography or to create, distribute or promote synthetic sexual material," with intent or knowledge that it will be used for child pornography. Section 6-4-701 applies the same structure to a system "specifically designed to promote self-harm."
Neither section reaches a system that produces such content "solely as a result of user prompts or inputs" and without the developer's intent to encourage or promote it. Both exempt bona fide school, college, university, museum or public library activities, law enforcement and judicial activities, and interactive computer, information and telecommunications services for content provided by another person. Section 6-4-701 also exempts licensed health care providers providing legitimate medical or therapeutic services.
These are developer crimes. They do not require chatbot disclosures or minor protections.
AI Liability: Wyo. Stat. 6-1-206 and 1-1-143
Under 6-1-206, "The use of an artificial intelligence system by a person to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to a criminal charge."
Under 1-1-143, a developer "shall not be liable for damages arising from the use of an artificial intelligence system when another person used the system with the intent to commit or engage in illegal or illicit activities or to cause harm." That immunity does not apply if the system "was developed with the knowledge or intent that the primary purpose of the system would be for illegal or illicit activities."
Wyoming AI Bills That Did Not Pass
HB 91 (2026, Rep. Yin) would have barred government entities from using AI for social scoring and for identifying people with biometric data. Its last action was "H COW: H Did not consider for COW" on February 23, 2026.
SF 51 (2024), on misleading synthetic media, failed on Senate third reading 11-20, then passed 17-7-7 on reconsideration. It died in a House committee on March 5, 2024.
AI in Hiring, Health Care and Elections in Wyoming
We did not find an enacted Wyoming statute written specifically for AI in hiring, AI in health care or insurance, election deepfakes or frontier AI models. We filtered the legislature's full bill lists for 2023 through 2026, including 2025 (556 bills) and 2026 (335 bills), by title for AI-related terms. A title filter can miss a provision inside a broader bill.
We also ran keyword searches on a stored copy of the Wyoming Statutes retrieved July 30, 2026. The term "artificial intelligence" appeared only in sections HB 102 wrote or amended, and "chatbot" had no hits. Laws that do not mention AI can still apply to AI use.
The NAIC's adoption map for its model bulletin on insurers' use of AI, status as of November 3, 2026, does not list Wyoming. We did not review the Wyoming Department of Insurance's own bulletins.
AI Note-Takers and Recording in Wyoming
AI meeting assistants raise a recording-consent question. See our Wyoming AI meeting recording laws page for how Wyoming law applies to them.
How Federal AI Policy Affects Wyoming
As of November 4, 2026, we found no federal statute in the public laws of the 119th Congress that sets general rules for private AI systems or generally preempts state AI laws. In December 2025, Executive Order 14365 directed federal agencies to challenge or discourage state AI laws the administration views as conflicting with national policy, and called for a federal framework from Congress. The order itself does not declare any state law invalid. See our state AI law preemption tracker.
What Changes in Wyoming AI Law in 2027
As of November 4, 2026, we found no AI law scheduled to take effect in Wyoming in 2027; we searched the legislature's bill lists by title and a stored copy of the statutes for the 2025 and 2026 sessions. A draft may reach the 2027 session, but it is not a bill.
- Working draft 27LSO-0034 v0.4: The Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology's draft, "Regulation of AI automated decision-making systems," applies to governmental entities only. It says no governmental entity shall use such a system "to make or cause to be made a consequential decision without meaningful human review."
- Draft status: Its header reads "DRAFT ONLY NOT APPROVED FOR INTRODUCTION." We did not find what the committee did with it.
- Committee agenda: The co-chairmen's March 17, 2026 memo proposed studying AI governance, automated decision-making, state government's use of AI and the legal status of AI-generated documents.
More Wyoming Laws
- Wyoming Recording Laws
- Wyoming Data Privacy Laws
- Wyoming Surveillance Camera Laws
- Wyoming Background Check Laws
- Wyoming Whistleblower Laws
- Wyoming Deepfake Laws
- Wyoming AI Meeting Recording Laws
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Wyoming have an AI law?
Wyoming has no comprehensive AI law as of November 2026. The one AI act we found is HB 102, effective July 1, 2026, which covers AI child pornography, nonconsensual synthetic sexual material, two developer felonies, a no-defense rule and limited developer immunity.
Are deepfakes illegal in Wyoming?
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-307 makes it a felony to knowingly distribute synthetic sexual material realistically depicting another identifiable person without that person's knowledge or consent, when the person knows it was created or altered without knowledge or consent under circumstances with a reasonable expectation of privacy, and the distribution causes or is intended to cause harm. It also covers knowing promotion and certain threats. We found no enacted Wyoming election deepfake statute by title search.
Is AI-generated child pornography illegal in Wyoming?
Yes. Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303 bars using an AI system to generate or create child pornography, and possessing child pornography the person knows was generated by an AI system.
Can an AI developer be sued in Wyoming?
Wyo. Stat. 1-1-143 says a developer is not liable for damages when another person used the system with intent to commit illegal or illicit activities or cause harm. That immunity does not apply if the system was developed with knowledge or intent that its primary purpose would be illegal or illicit activities.
Does Wyoming regulate AI chatbots?
We found no Wyoming chatbot duty regime. Wyo. Stat. 6-4-701 is a developer felony for an AI system specifically designed to promote self-harm, with exemptions including systems that produce such content solely from user prompts without the developer's intent.
Will Wyoming regulate government use of AI in 2027?
Not under any law we found. A committee working draft, 27LSO-0034, would require meaningful human review before government agencies use automated systems for consequential decisions, but it is marked not approved for introduction. HB 91, on government social scoring and biometric identification, did not pass in 2026.
Updates
Rewrote the page around HB 102 as a criminal and liability act, noted that its title's references to political speech and causes of action are not in the enrolled body, and added HB 91 and the 2027 government automated-decision working draft.
Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes
Updated to cite the Wyoming statutes HB 102 actually created (Wyo. Stat. 6-4-307, 6-4-308, 6-4-701, 6-1-206 and 1-1-143), to correct the article’s treatment of the artificial intelligence offenses added to Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303 in 2026 as though they were pre-existing law, to replace a never-enacted 2023 committee draft with the official statute text, to correct the House committee vote and the neighboring-states comparison, and to remove an unsourced claim about past prosecutions.
Updated Colorado AI Act coverage: SB 24-205 was repealed and replaced by SB 26-189 (2026) before taking effect.
Corrected Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303's AI-related penalty description: using AI to CREATE child sexual abuse material carries 5-12 years (subsection c), while POSSESSING AI-generated material is a separate offense carrying up to 10 years with no statutory minimum (subsection d) -- the article had collapsed these into a single 5-12 year figure.
Updated HB 102's status from 'passed both chambers / enrolled' to its actual current status: signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon on March 7, 2026 as Chapter 91, Session Laws of Wyoming 2026, effective July 1, 2026. The felony penalty table figures were verified accurate to the enrolled act text and left unchanged.
The Law Behind This Article
This article rests on the statutory provisions below, held in our own legal record and retrieved from the official source. Tap a section to read the operative text.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses - Chapter 4: Offenses Against Morals, Decency and Family - Article 3: Obscenity
§ 6-4-307Unlawful distribution of nonconsensual synthetic sexual material.In forcecited in 7 of our articles
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful distribution of nonconsensual synthetic sexual material if: (i) The person: (A) Knowingly, distributes, transmits or otherwise makes available synthetic sexual material that realistically depicts another identifiable person without that person's knowledge or consent; (B) At the time of the distribution or transmission, knows that the synthetic sexual material was created or altered without the knowledge or consent of the depicted person and under circumstances in which the depicted person had a reasonable expectation of privacy; and (C) The distribution of the synthetic sexual material causes harm to the depicted person or is intended to cause harm to the depicted person.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Also relied on in: Wyoming's HB 102 Makes AI Deepfake Sexual Abuse and AI-Generated Child Exploitation a Felony, Effective July 1, 2026, Wyoming Recording Laws (2026): One-Party Consent Rules, Wyoming Data Privacy Laws: Breach Notification & Consumer Rights (2026)
§ 6-4-303Sexual exploitation of children; penalties; definitions.In forcecited in 6 of our articles
(a) As used in this section: (i) "Child" means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years; (ii) "Child pornography" means any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, computer or computer-generated image, film, video or picture, whether or not made or produced by electronic, mechanical or other means, of explicit sexual conduct, where: (A) The production of the visual depiction involves the use of a child engaging in explicit sexual conduct; (B) The visual depiction is of explicit sexual conduct involving a child or an individual virtually indistinguishable from a child; or (C) The visual depiction has been created, adapted or modified to depict explicit sexual conduct involving a child or an individual virtually indistinguishable from a child. (D) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 70, § 2.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Cited in 18 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Samuel Joseph Barrett v. The State of Wyoming (Wyoming Supreme Court 2022, 509 P.3d 940)“…rt his convictions for sexual exploitation of a child under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-303(b)(i) and (iv) (LexisNexis 2021). He al…”
- Matthew Scott Iverson v. The State of Wyoming (Wyoming Supreme Court 2025, 2025 WY 19)“…knowingly reproduce[d] child pornography” in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-303(b)(iii). The remaining possession charg…”
- David P. Bernard, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming (Wyoming Supreme Court 2025, 2025 WY 66)“…nard with 20 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-303(b)(iii) and (iv). [¶5] Counts 1–14 rel…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Are Deepfakes Illegal in Wyoming? W.S. 6-4-307 (2027), Wyoming Sexting Laws: Legal Consequences and Penalties, Wyoming Pornography Laws (2026): AV Law Explained
§ 6-4-308Unlawful development or distribution of artificial intelligence system for child pornography.In forcecited in 4 of our articles
(a) As used in this section, "child pornography" means as defined by W.S. 6-4-303(a)(ii). (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system for child pornography if the person: (i) Knowingly develops or distributes an artificial intelligence system specifically designed to create, distribute or promote child pornography or to create, distribute or promote synthetic sexual material; and (ii) Develops or distributes the artificial intelligence system with the intent that the system be used by other persons to create, distribute or promote child pornography or with knowledge that the system will be used to create, distribute or promote child pornography.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Cited in 3 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2012
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Craft v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2012, 291 P.3d 306)“…al [110] To prove that Craft sexually exploited EW under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-308 (b)(i), the State had to establish that…”
- Lefferdink v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2011, 250 P.3d 173)“…counts of sexual exploitation of children in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 6-4-308 (b)(iv) and 6-4-303(b)(ififi) (LexisNex…”
- Blagg v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2010, 241 P.3d 502)“…exploitation of a child-for possessing child pornography. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-308 (b)(iv) & (d). On August 9, 2010, appel…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure - Chapter 1: General Provisions as to Civil Actions
§ 1-1-143Developers of artificial intelligence systems; liability; limitations.In forcecited in 4 of our articles
(a) As used in this section, "artificial intelligence system" means as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xix). (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the developer of an artificial intelligence system shall not be liable for damages arising from the use of an artificial intelligence system when another person used the system with the intent to commit or engage in illegal or illicit activities or to cause harm. (c) The immunity provided in subsection (b) of this section shall not apply if the artificial intelligence system was developed with the knowledge or intent that the primary purpose of the system would be for illegal or illicit activities.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Also relied on in: Wyoming AI Meeting Recording Laws (2026)
Wyoming Statutes, Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses - Chapter 1: General Provisions - Article 1: In General
§ 6-1-104Definitions.In forcecited in 10 of our articles
(a) As used in this act, unless otherwise defined: (i) "Bodily injury" means: (A) A cut, abrasion, burn or temporary disfigurement; (B) Physical pain; or (C) Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty. (ii) "Coin machine" means a mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed to: (A) Receive a coin, bill or token made for that purpose; and (B) Automatically offer, provide or assist in providing or permit the acquisition of property or service in return for the insertion of the coin, bill or token. (iii) "Criminal negligence" is defined as the following conduct: A person acts with criminal negligence when, through a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the harm he is accused of causing will occur, and the harm results.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Cited in 64 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Wilson v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2000, 14 P.3d 912)“…physical condition. Both definitions are taken from Wyo.Stat. Ann. § 6-1-104 (Michie 1997). The district court refus…”
- Schmuck v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2017, 406 P.3d 286)“…statutory definition of the term “recklessly” provided by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-104 (a)(ix) (LexisNexis 2017): (a) As use…”
- Perritt v. State (Wyoming Supreme Court 2005, 120 P.3d 181)“…ny or any other association or entity, public or private." Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-104 (a)(vi) (LexisNexis 2005). "Property" i…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Wyoming Assault and Battery Laws: Charges and Penalties (2026), Are Brass Knuckles Legal in Wyoming? (2026 Law), Wyoming Expungement Laws: Wyo. Stat. §§ 7-13-1401, 7-13-1501, and 7-13-1502 Explained
Wyoming Statutes, Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses - Chapter 1: General Provisions - Article 2: Liability
§ 6-1-206Artificial intelligence; liability and defense.In forcecited in 4 of our articles
(a) Nothing in the Wyoming Criminal Code shall be construed to prohibit the application of this code against activity facilitated by an artificial intelligence system. (b) The use of an artificial intelligence system by a person to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to a criminal charge.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Wyoming Statutes, Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses - Chapter 4: Offenses Against Morals, Decency and Family - Article 7: Artificial Intelligence Offenses
§ 6-4-701Unlawful development or distribution of artificial intelligence systems intended to promote self-harm.In forcecited in 3 of our articles
(a) As used in this section, "self-harm" means any behavior or action that is self-directed and that deliberately results in bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death or the potential of bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death to oneself. (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system intended to promote self-harm if the person: (i) Knowingly develops or distributes an artificial intelligence system specifically designed to promote self-harm; and (ii) Develops or distributes the system with the intent that the system will be used by others to promote self-harm or with knowledge that the system will be used to promote self-harm.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at wyoleg.gov
Sources and References
- Wyoming HB 102 (2026), Enrolled Act 32(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyoming HB 102 (2026), bill status(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyoming HB 102 (2026), introduced version(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303, Sexual exploitation of children (2026 statutes, stored copy retrieved July 30, 2026)(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyoming HB 91 (2026), Ban on government social scoring with AI(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyoming SF 51 (2024), bill status(wyoleg.gov).gov
- NAIC, Implementation of NAIC Model Bulletin: Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers (status as of November 3, 2026)(content.naic.org)
- Wyoming working draft 27LSO-0034 v0.4, Regulation of AI automated decision-making systems(wyoleg.gov).gov
- Wyoming Select Committee co-chairmen memo, Proposed 2026 Interim Topics (March 17, 2026)(wyoleg.gov).gov