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Advocates press committee to modernize child-abuse statutes and expand multidisciplinary teams
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee · March 4, 2026
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Summary
Speakers asked the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee to adopt tiered child-abuse classifications, clarify mandatory-reporting standards, and expand multidisciplinary investigative teams so prosecutions and protective responses aren’t hampered by outdated statute language.
Lindsay Simoneau and Lynn Storey Hyler told the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee that Wyoming’s child-abuse statutes and mandatory-reporting laws are outdated and can prevent appropriate charges or coordinated investigations.
Simoneau asked the committee to consider tiered classifications for child abuse…
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