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WY SF 49

died on adjournment

Public records act revisions.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 49 pass?

No. WY SF 49 died when the 2026 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-09): S Failed Introduction 15-16-0-0-0

What is WY SF 49 about?

AN ACT relating to public records; revising documents that constitute official public records; revising time periods for acknowledgement of public records requests and release of public records; providing for an extension of time to release public records; authorizing the ombudsman to refer a matter to the attorney general or district attorney; specifying fees for public records; increasing a penalty; authorizing attorney fees; and providing for an effective date.

Who sponsors WY SF 49?

Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions is the primary sponsor of WY SF 49.

Description

AN ACT relating to public records; revising documents that constitute official public records; revising time periods for acknowledgement of public records requests and release of public records; providing for an extension of time to release public records; authorizing the ombudsman to refer a matter to the attorney general or district attorney; specifying fees for public records; increasing a penalty; authorizing attorney fees; and providing for an effective date.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-09 — S Failed Introduction 15-16-0-0-0
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisionsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    S Failed Introduction 15-16-0-0-0

  2. 2026-01-29

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  3. 2026-01-16

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • S Failed Introduction 15-16-0-0-0

    2026-02-09 · fail · 15-16

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Boner: yes
    • Case: yes
    • Dockstader: yes
    • French: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Ide: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • McKeown: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Rothfuss: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Barlow: no
    • Brennan: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Crago: no
    • Crum: no
    • Driskill: no
    • Gierau: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Jones: no
    • Landen: no
    • Love: no
    • Nethercott: no
    • Olsen: no
    • Pappas: no
    • Schuler: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:54.484336Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

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