S.F. No. 0018

Wyoming Public Records Act.

Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Public Records Act; providing procedures for the inspection and copying of public records maintained in an electronic format; limiting the release of investigative records as specified; requiring public agencies to establish fees for release of public records as specified; and providing for an effective date.

12/20/2001 Bill Number Assigned

02/11/2002 S Received for Introduction

02/11/2002 S Introduced and Referred to S01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays: Senator(s) Goodenough and Hinchey.

Ayes 28 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/13/2002 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Hanes, Job, Meier, Schiffer and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/13/2002 S Placed on General File

02/14/2002 S Amendments Adopted

SF0018SS001/A

page 1-line 12 After "creating" delete "a"; delete "paragraph" insert "paragraphs".

Page 1-line 13 After "(xi)" insert "and (xii)".

Page 4-line 2 Delete "and".

Page 4-line 8 After "privacy" delete "." insert "; and (xii)  Information regarding the design, content and location of state information technology and physical security systems.". SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

SF0018SW001/A

Page 1-line 6 After "specified;" insert "authorizing free inspection;".

Page 1-line 13 Delete "16‑4‑204" insert "16‑4‑204(a) and". Page 4-after line 11 Insert: "(a)  In all cases in which a person has the right to inspect and copy any public records he may request that he be furnished copies, printouts or photographs for a reasonable fee to be set by the official custodian. Where fees for certified copies or other copies, printouts or photographs of the record are specifically prescribed by law, the specific fees shall apply. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing a fee to be charged as a condition of making a public record available for inspection.". SCHIFFER

02/14/2002 S Passed CoW

02/15/2002 S Passed 2nd Reading

02/18/2002 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/19/2002 H Received for Introduction

02/22/2002 H Introduced and Referred to H01

02/27/2002 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Johnson, L., Landon, Luthi, Morgan, Rose, Simpson, Slater, Wasserburger and Watt

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/27/2002 H Placed on General File

03/05/2002 H Amendments Adopted

SF0018HS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 10 Delete "content" insert "elements and components,".

Page 4-line 11 After "technology" insert "security systems". ROSE, CHAIRMAN

SF0018HW001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4 After "records" insert "and other records". ROSE

03/05/2002 H Passed CoW

03/06/2002 H Passed 2nd Reading

03/07/2002 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Osborn

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/07/2002 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/07/2002 Assigned Number SEA No. 0020

03/08/2002 S President Signed SEA No. 0020

03/08/2002 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0020

03/11/2002 Governor Signed SEA No. 0020

Chapter No. 0053 Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.