Public meetings-executive sessions for security plans.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens if safety plans are leaked after a private meeting.

Public Meetings and Executive Sessions for Security Planning

This law allows government agencies to hold private meetings, called executive sessions, when discussing safety plans that could endanger lives or property if disclosed.

What This Bill Does

• Allows agency governing bodies to have secret meetings (executive sessions) about security and safety planning.
• Specifies that these private meetings can only discuss issues related to safety and security plans.
• Requires a majority vote for the meeting to be held in private.

Who It Names or Affects

• Government agencies and their governing bodies

Terms To Know

Executive session

A private meeting of a government agency's leaders that is not open to the public.

Governing body

The group of people who make decisions for an organization or agency.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify which agencies are allowed to have these private meetings.
• Effective immediately upon signing into law.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0213
Bill No.:

SF0023

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

21LSO-0213

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0017

Chapter No.:

57

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Public meetings-executive sessions for security plans.

Subject:

Executive sessions of agency governing bodies.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill allows agency governing bodies to go into executive session, not open to the public, to discuss and conduct security planning that, if disclosed, would pose a threat to life safety or property.

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

21LSO-0213

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0023

ENROLLED ACT NO. 17,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to public meetings; authorizing executive sessions for safety and security planning; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 16
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405(a) by creating a new paragraph (xii) and (c) is amended to read:

16
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405.

Executive sessions.

(a)

A governing body of an agency may hold executive sessions not open to the public:

(xii)

To consider, discuss and conduct safety and security planning that, if disclosed, would pose a threat to the safety of life or property.

(c)

Unless a different procedure or vote is otherwise specified by law, an executive session may be held only pursuant to a motion that is duly seconded and carried by majority vote of the members of the governing body in attendance when the motion is made. A motion to hold an executive session which specifies any of the reasons set forth in paragraphs (a)(i) through
(xi)
(xii)
of this section shall be sufficient notice of the issue to be considered in an executive session.

Section 2
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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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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