HB0192 • 2018

Legislator communications on recordings and broadcasts.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; providing that communications audible on an official recording or broadcast of an interim committee meeting or other meeting are not confidential and privileged as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Mgt Council
Last action: 2018-03-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/12/2018

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HB0192SS001

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Bill History

2018-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0051
2018-03-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 81
2018-03-09 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0051
2018-03-09 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0051
2018-03-08 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0051
2018-03-08 House
H Concur:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2018-03-07 House
H Received for Concurrence
2018-03-07 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2018-03-06 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-05 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-03-05 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-03-05 Senate
S12 - Rules:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2018-02-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S12 - Rules
2018-02-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-20 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-20 House
H12 - Rules:Recommend Do Pass 13-0-0-0-0
2018-02-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H12 - Rules 59-0-1-0-0
2018-02-15 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-14 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0192
Effective
:
Immediate
ly

LSO No.:
18LSO-0320

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0051

Chapter No.:
81

Prime Sponsor:
Management Council

Catch Title:
Legislator communications on recordings and broadcasts.

Subject:
Legislator communications on recordings and broadcasts of legislative meetings.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law provides for confidentiality of certain communications between a legislator and legislative staff.

This act provides that the recording or broadcast of a communication made by a legislator or legislative staff shall not be deemed to be confidential to the extent the communication is audible on the official legislative service office recording or broadcast of a public meeting of
a
joint interim committee, select committee or task force.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0192

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 28
‑
8
‑
116(a)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (d)
is
amended to read:

28
‑
8
‑
116
.

Confidential communications.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and u
nless the privilege is waived by the individual legislator involved, the following shall be deemed confidential and privileged:

(d)

The recording or broadcast of a communication made by a legislator or legislative staff which would otherwise be confidential and privileged under this section shall not be deemed confidential and privileged to the extent that t
he communication is audible on the official legislative service office
recording or broadcast of a
public
meeting of
management council, the joint appropriations committee, the management audit committee,

a joint interim committee, select committee or task force. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to waive the privilege for any communication or portion of a communication that is not audible on the recording or broadcast.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk