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HB0201 • 2024

State Auditor payment transparency.

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring the state auditor to provide to the public information on payments made to vendors as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Hornok
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material confirms all details provided in the candidate explanation.

State Auditor Payment Transparency Act

The bill requires the state auditor to make public information about payments made to vendors for items or services over the past five fiscal years.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the state auditor to post payment details on their official website.
  • Includes vendor name, date of payment, total amount paid, and description of payment.
  • Makes this information available for public inspection and download.
  • Requires posting within thirty days after a payment is made.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state auditor's office
  • Vendors receiving payments from the state auditor
  • Public citizens who want to access payment details

Terms To Know

Vendor
A company or individual that provides goods or services to the government.
Fiscal year
The period of time used for calculating financial statements, usually from July 1st to June 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • It applies only if the bill had become law on or after July 1, 2024.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-02-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-02-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0548
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0548
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0201

State Auditor payment transparency.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Hornok, Allemand, Andrew, Heiner, Jennings, Knapp, Locke, Ottman, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams, Singh and Winter and Senator(s) Biteman, Bouchard and Hutchings

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring the state auditor to provide to the public information on payments made to vendors as specified; specifying applicability; 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. 9
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403(a) by creating a new paragraph (ix) is amended to read:

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State auditor; duties; prohibited acts; powers; investigative subpoenas.

(a)

The state auditor shall:

(ix)

Subject to state and federal law, make available for public inspection and download on the state auditor's official website information on all payments within the purview of the state auditor's office made to vendors for items furnished or services rendered for the five (5) previous fiscal years. The information shall include at a minimum the date of each payment, the vendor's name, state agency, total amount paid and a description of the payment. Payments shall be posted to the state auditor's official website not later than thirty (30) days after payment.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to all payments made by the state auditor on and after July 1, 2024.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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