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HB0134

Disclosure of Filtered Legislators' Emails

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

The bill requires the Legislative Service Office to move emails from a legislator's filtered folder back into their inbox if requested and verified as safe.

What it does

Requires the Legislative Service Office (LSO) to confirm whether an email sent to a legislator was moved by the legislature’s system to a folder other than the main inbox.
Allows someone whose email was filtered out of a legislator's main inbox to ask the LSO to move their emails back into the inbox.
Ensures that after verifying the safety of the email addresses, the LSO must move current and future emails from those addresses to the legislator's inbox within two business days unless it poses an actual security threat.

Who it affects

Legislators who receive filtered emails.
People whose emails are filtered out of legislators' inboxes and want them back.
The Legislative Service Office responsible for managing these requests.

Limits and unknowns

The bill did not pass and was introduced but failed on February 11, 2026.
It only applies to emails filtered without user intervention through general system rules like spam filters.

Plain language

Terms to know

Legislative Service Office (LSO): An office that supports the Wyoming Legislature with administrative tasks, including email management.
Filtered emails: Emails moved by the legislature’s system to a folder other than the main inbox due to spam or security reasons.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official bill page Introduced text Official digest Current bill text Stored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 1:19 AM

John Bear

R · H31

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it codifies a process to ensure emails diverted by system filters are corrected within two days, addressing issues where constituents' messages were unknowingly sent to spam folders.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:07:51 Watch the statement

J.T. Larson

R · H17

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe it is too broad and does not specifically target junk mail, which could interfere with their personal use of email filtering for organization.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:09:51 Watch the statement

Rob Geringer

R · H42

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe the identified issue is already being handled through existing processes with IT staff and does not need to be added to state statutes.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:10:50 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 32-27-3-0-02026-02-11 · House32 yes 27 no

Yes: 32
No: 27
Absent: 0
Excused: 3
Conflict: 0

Excused 3

Dalton BanksR · H26 Mike YinD · H16 Tom KellyR · H30

Official activity

Bill history

2026-02-11H Failed Introduction 32-27-3-0-0House
2026-02-10H Received for IntroductionHouse
2026-02-09Bill Number AssignedLSO

HB0134

The bill requires the Legislative Service Office to move emails from a legislator's filtered folder back into their inbox if requested and verified as safe.

What it does

Who it affects

Limits and unknowns

Terms to know

Sources

Why lawmakers voted

John Bear

J.T. Larson

Rob Geringer

Recorded votes

Yes 32

No 27

Excused 3

Bill history