CHEYENNE - The House approved a bill on final reading Wednesday that would give wrongly convicted prisoners a way to prove their innocence with genetic evidence.

Senate File 65 now goes to a House-Senate conference committee, where lawmakers will try to iron out minor differences with the legislation.

It was one of several bills that advanced Wednesday, the final day for bills to clear third reading.

SF 65 would bring Wyoming in line with about 40 others states that have adopted so-called DNA exoneration laws.

Lawmakers and public defenders don't expect many state prisoners to apply for DNA testing, but they said it's important to have the law in place. More than 200 people have been freed by DNA evidence in the United States.

"It was a case of legislation and justice catching up to technology," said Sen. Bruce Burns, R-Sheridan, who helped craft the bill. "One of the biggest tragedies in our country is someone who is wrongfully convicted."

Here's a list of other legislation that advanced Wednesday:

* Senate File 19, which would require property owners to clean up clandestine drug labs and establish a state fund to help cover the expense, was endorsed by the House on third reading.

* Senate File 47, which changes the name of the Wyoming State Training School to the Wyoming Life Resources Center, was endorsed by the House on third reading.