Withdrawn 3rd reading by MEIER
Wyoming2006Inactive
SF0004
Wyoming Bill on Disposing of Temporary Work Emails
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In one sentence
This bill defines temporary work emails and allows government employees to delete them once their purpose is served, under specific supervision.
What it does
- Defines 'transitory electronic mail' as informal communications of temporary administrative information that have no enduring value.
- Specifies that these emails do not set office policies, establish guidelines or procedures, certify the transaction of public business, or constitute a receipt.
- Allows an official or employee of a public office to delete or destroy these emails on-site as soon as their purpose has been served.
- Requires that this deletion or destruction happen under the supervision of the official custodian of public records.
Who it affects
- Officials and employees of public offices in Wyoming who send or receive transitory electronic mail.
- The official custodian of public records who must supervise the deletion process.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill is marked as inactive and did not pass the House committee.
- The bill does not specify a fixed time limit for keeping emails, only that they can be deleted once their purpose is served.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Transitory electronic mail
- An informal email message sent or received by a public office official or employee that contains temporary administrative information, has no enduring value, and does not set policy or certify public business transactions.
- Official custodian of public records
- The person responsible for supervising the deletion or destruction of transitory electronic mail, as defined by state law.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Sep 12, 11:05 AM
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
4 roll calls
H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b) 6-7-0-0-02006-03-11 · House6 yes 7 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 30-0-0-0-02006-02-20 · Senate30 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 30
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S12 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02006-02-15 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
S Introduced and Referred to S12 29-1-0-0-02006-02-13 · Senate29 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 29
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Official activity
Bill history
- H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)House
- H Introduced and Referred to H12; No Report Prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S12 Recommended Do PassSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S12Senate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- Bill Number AssignedLSO
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