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HB0222 • 2020

Public meetings.

AN ACT relating to public meetings; providing an exemption for the state loan and investment board for specified activities; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
HAppropriations
Last action
2020-02-20
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass as indicated by its status.

Public Meetings Act

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 This Bill 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 Names or Affects

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

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.

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.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0222HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Nicholas

Adopted

Plain English: 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.

  • Adds an exemption for the State Loan and Investment Board's activities concerning the management of the state's investment portfolio.
  • The amendment text does not specify all details about which specific activities are exempted, leaving some uncertainty about its full impact.

Bill History

  1. 2020-02-20 House

    H postponed indefinitely

  2. 2020-02-20 House

    H COW:Failed 9-51-0-0-0

  3. 2020-02-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  4. 2020-02-17 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  5. 2020-02-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 57-1-2-0-0

  6. 2020-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  7. 2020-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
20LSO-0262
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0262
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0222

Public meetings.

Sponsored by: House Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public meetings; providing an exemption for the state loan and investment board for specified activities; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 16
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4
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407 is amended to read:

16
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407.

Conflict of law; exemption.

(a)

If the provisions of this act conflict with any other statute, the provisions of this act shall control.

(b)

This act shall not apply to the state loan and investment board when meeting solely for the purpose of receiving education or training provided that the board shall take no action regarding public business during the meeting.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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