Bill
SF 167
The act authorizes the Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners to require fingerprints and background checks for initial licensure and for investigations/disciplinary actions.
Board of Chiropractic Examiners — criminal history records
Status: Enacted (Chapter/Enrolled Act No. 86). Governor signed March 2025. Sponsors: Sen. Dockstader; cosponsors Kolb, Barlow, Driskill; Rep. Erickson.
Purpose
- Authorizes the Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners to obtain state and national criminal history record information for (a) persons applying for initial chiropractic licensure and (b) licensees who are the subject of investigations or disciplinary proceedings. Requires applicants and certain licensees to submit fingerprints and other necessary information for criminal background checks. Requires the Board to adopt implementing rules.
Key provisions
- Access authorization (W.S. 7-19-106): Criminal justice agencies may disseminate criminal history record information to the Board for the purposes described above.
- Fingerprinting requirement (W.S. 7-19-201): Adds applicants for initial licensure and licensees (upon written request from the Board in the course of an investigation or disciplinary action) to the list of persons required to submit fingerprints to obtain state and national criminal history.
- Applicant/background-check process (W.S. 33‑10‑106):
- The Board is authorized to request criminal history background information for initial applicants.
- Each initial applicant must provide fingerprints and other information necessary for the background check.
- A legislative amendment specifies that the Board must begin requesting criminal history information for all initial applicants beginning July 1, 2026.
- Investigations of licensees (W.S. 33‑10‑110):
- The Board may request criminal history information for investigations/disciplinary actions.
- Upon written request, a licensee must provide fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history check as part of an ongoing investigation or disciplinary action.
- Rulemaking: The Board must promulgate rules necessary to implement the Act (deadline: not later than July 1, 2025).
Who is affected
- Primary: persons applying for initial chiropractic licensure in Wyoming and current licensees who are subject to Board investigations or disciplinary proceedings.
- Secondary: Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation / state criminal justice agencies (to process background checks); the Board for administrative handling.
Timing / effective dates
- Overall effective date: the Act took effect in 2025 (enrolled language provides immediate and staged effectiveness for some sections).
- Rulemaking and many administrative provisions: Board to adopt rules no later than July 1, 2025.
- Required criminal-history checks for initial applicants: specified to begin July 1, 2026.
- Licensee checks for investigations/discipline: authorized upon enactment (applicability language references licensees on or after July 1, 2025).
Fiscal impact
- State Legislative Service Office fiscal note: no significant direct revenue increase or need for additional personnel on its own; however, multiple similar bills could create a cumulative administrative burden for the Division of Criminal Investigation.
Legislative history highlights
- Introduced Jan 2025; passed both chambers with amendments; enrolled as SEA No. 0086 / Enrolled Act No. 86; signed by the Governor and assigned Chapter No. 169.
If you want, I can extract the exact amended statutory text (W.S. 7-19-106, 7-19-201, 33-10-106, 33-10-110) or prepare a short timeline chart showing when each provision becomes operative.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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