---
type: "Bill"
title: "Return of victim's property held as evidence."
description: "AN ACT relating to the victim and witness bill of rights; providing for the return of property where photographs may be submitted into evidence in place of the property as specified; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "Wyoming HB 87 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christensen", "Driskill", "Greear", "Hallinan", "Halverson", "Jennings", "Loucks", "Pownall", "Steinmetz", "Von Flatern", "Wasserburger", "Winters", "Zwonitzer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efcda573-f707-4ef2-a44d-dac676019be2"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0087.pdf"
source_hash: "fda65cb59e4f25540fb4842018667d45f97fd4851c1137ce2fbb947c67be356b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming HB 87 (2017) — Return of victim's property held as evidence.

AN ACT relating to the victim and witness bill of rights; providing for the return of property where photographs may be submitted into evidence in place of the property as specified; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/HB0087.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/HB0087.pdf)
3. **HEA0070** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/HB0087.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Christensen — primary (person)
- Driskill — primary (person)
- Greear — primary (person)
- Hallinan — primary (person)
- Halverson — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- Loucks — primary (person)
- Pownall — primary (person)
- Steinmetz — primary (person)
- Von Flatern — primary (person)
- Wasserburger — primary (person)
- Winters — primary (person)
- Zwonitzer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-06T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0070
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed HEA No. 0070
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed HEA No. 0070
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0070 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efcda573-f707-4ef2-a44d-dac676019be2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).