Cale Case
R · S25
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker personally dislikes the change adding 'designated' before 'official newspaper,' but believes it is not significant enough to oppose.
Public statementFloor statement at 27:01 Watch the statement
Wyoming2014Enacted
SF0020
Wyoming Law on Local Government Notices
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This law allows special districts to post required notices on official websites and changes how often they must appear in newspapers.
What it does
- Allows special districts to post required notices on a county's official website.
- Changes the number of times notices must be published in newspapers for various local actions.
- Requires counties to post a general public notice about accessing county information on their websites.
- Standardizes the term 'designated official newspaper' across different state laws.
- Sets a timeline where the frequency of general public notices in newspapers decreases after June 30, 2016.
Who it affects
- Special districts and their boards of directors.
- County commissioners and county clerks.
- City and town clerks and licensing authorities.
- Residents who need to see public notices for local government actions.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text provided is a working draft and may contain minor formatting differences from the final signed law.
- The text does not specify the exact technical requirements for how websites must display these notices.
- The bill is a companion to other laws regarding city, town, and county publications, which are not fully detailed in this excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Designated official newspaper
- The specific newspaper chosen by a county to publish official government notices.
- Special district
- A local government unit created for a specific purpose, such as water or road maintenance.
- Official website
- The main internet site for a county, city, or town government.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: SF0020 Drafter: LGC LSO No.: 14LSO-0061 Effective Date: 7/1/2014 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0029 Chapter No.: CH0093 Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee Catch Title: Local governments-legal publications. Subject: Legal publication requirements. Summary/Major Elements: This bill authorizes special districts to post various required notices on a countys official website. This bill provides consistency in statutory references to the countys designated official newspaper. This bill is a companion bill with original Senate File 19 regarding city and town legal publications and Senate File 18 regarding county legal publications.
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 7, 6:49 AM
Voted Yes
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains that the bill is a compromise developed by county and city officials to achieve uniformity in legal publication requirements, including provisions for online publication.
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
6 roll calls
S Did Concur 27-1-1-0-12014-02-28 · Senate27 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
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Yes 27
Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Excused 1
Conflict 1
H Passed 3rd Reading 56-0-4-0-02014-02-28 · House56 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 56
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Yes 56
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Dv.Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33
H07 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02014-02-24 · House9 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 9
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- 0
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- 0
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- 0
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- 0
S Passed 3rd Reading 29-0-0-0-12014-02-17 · Senate29 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 29
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- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
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Yes 29
Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Conflict 1
S07 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02014-02-13 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
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S Introduced and Referred to S07 28-1-0-0-12014-02-10 · Senate28 yes 1 no
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- 28
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Yes 28
Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Conflict 1
Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
- Governor Signed SEA0029Governor
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0029House
- S President Signed SEA No. 0029Senate
- Assigned Number SEA0029LSO
- S Did ConcurSenate
- S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Amendments AdoptedHouse
- Amendment AdoptedHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- H Passed CoWHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H07 Recommended Do PassHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H07House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
Changes
Amendments
1 stored
Adopted 3rd reading by BERGER