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HB0222

Public Meetings Act

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

The bill proposes to amend rules for public meetings by adding an exemption for the state loan and investment board when meeting solely for education or training purposes, without taking any action on public business.

What it does

  • Amends a law about public meetings to add an exemption for the state loan and investment board.
  • Allows the board to have private meetings for education or training purposes only, as long as no decisions are made during these meetings.

Who it affects

  • The state loan and investment board
  • People who attend public meetings

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was postponed indefinitely on February 20, 2020.
  • It is unclear how many meetings the state loan and investment board will have under this exemption.

Plain language

Terms to know

Public Meetings Act
A law that sets rules for when government meetings must be open to the public.
Exemption
An exception or special rule that allows certain groups to follow different rules than others.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 9:52 PM

Bob Nicholas

R · H08

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because current open meeting laws create impractical burdens for the State Loan and Investment Board when receiving proprietary training, requiring excessive time and notice that hinders necessary discussions on investment portfolios.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:13:10 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because, while acknowledging it would be more efficient for the board, they believe maintaining public transparency and avoiding the perception of secrecy is a higher priority than convenience.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:25:45 Watch the statement

Landon Brown

R · H09

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because existing executive session laws already cover confidential information, and they are unwilling to support a new exemption when elected officials refuse to publicly advocate for it.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:26:51 Watch the statement

Bob Nicholas

R · H08

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that the bill allows state retirement officials to present information and training to the entire SLIB board in one meeting, avoiding a waste of time caused by current rules requiring multiple meetings when more than two members are present.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:54:09 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

H COW:Failed 9-51-0-0-02020-02-20 · House9 yes 51 no
Yes
9
No
51
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Bob NicholasR · H08Clark D StithH48Dan FurphyH14Eric BarlowR · H03James A RoscoeH22Jerry D PaxtonH47Patrick SweeneyH58Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42

No 51

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36CLIFFORDCarl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Charles J GrayH57Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51DAYTON-SELMANDan R KirkbrideH04Dan ZwonitzerH43Danny EyreH19David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Evan J SimpsonH21Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02Jamie L FlitnerH26Jared OlsenR · H11Jerry A ObermuellerH56John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANLandon BrownR · H09Mark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Mike YinD · H16Richard TassH40Robert A ClausenH06Roy H EdwardsH53Sandy NewsomeH24Sara BurlingameH44Scott M ClemH31Shelly DuncanH05Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas D CrankH18Thomas J WaltersH38Tim SalazarR · H34Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46William H PownallH52
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02020-02-17 · House7 yes 0 no
Yes
7
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 7

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08Jared OlsenR · H11Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark S KinnerH29Thomas J WaltersH38
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 57-1-2-0-02020-02-13 · House57 yes 1 no
Yes
57
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 57

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36Bob NicholasR · H08CLIFFORDCarl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Clarence StyvarR · H12Clark D StithH48Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51DAYTON-SELMANDan FurphyH14Dan R KirkbrideH04Dan ZwonitzerH43Danny EyreH19David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Evan J SimpsonH21Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02James A RoscoeH22Jamie L FlitnerH26Jared OlsenR · H11Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANLandon BrownR · H09Mark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Richard TassH40Robert A ClausenH06Roy H EdwardsH53Sandy NewsomeH24Sara BurlingameH44Scott M ClemH31Shelly DuncanH05Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas D CrankH18Tim SalazarR · H34Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46William H PownallH52

No 1

Charles J GrayH57

Excused 2

Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas J WaltersH38

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H postponed indefinitelyHouse
  2. H COW:Failed 9-51-0-0-0House
  3. H Placed on General FileHouse
  4. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0House
  5. H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 57-1-2-0-0House
  6. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  7. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0222HW001

The amendment adds language to exempt certain activities of the State Loan and Investment Board related to managing the state’s investment portfolio from public meeting requirements.