AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; requiring that the state auditor provide the public with information on payments made to vendors as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Representative Bratten
Last action
2025-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2025
Plain English Breakdown
The term 'purview' was removed as it is not defined in the official source material and its meaning could be ambiguous.
State Auditor Payment Transparency Act
This law requires the state auditor to make public information about payments made to vendors on their official website.
What This Bill Does
Requires the State Auditor to post payment details for vendors online within 30 days of making a payment.
Specifies that this information must include the date, vendor name, agency involved, total amount paid, and description of the payment.
Requres the posted information to be kept on the website for at least five years.
Who It Names or Affects
The State Auditor
Vendors receiving payments from state agencies
Public citizens who can access this information
Terms To Know
Vendor
A company or individual that provides goods or services to the government.
Limits and Unknowns
Does not specify what happens if the State Auditor fails to comply with these requirements.
Only applies to payments made on and after July 1, 2025.
The law does not cover all types of government payments, only those within the State Auditor's purview.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment removes the requirement for the state auditor to provide information about specific items or services when disclosing payments made to vendors.
Removes language that required the state auditor to disclose details on items furnished or services rendered by vendors.
It is unclear what impact this removal will have on the transparency of vendor payment information provided by the state auditor.
Bill History
2025-02-24LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 33
2025-02-24Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0018
2025-02-21Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0018
2025-02-20House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018
2025-02-20LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0018
2025-02-20House
H Concur:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2025-02-19House
H Received for Concurrence
2025-02-19Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2025-02-18Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-02-14Senate
S COW:Passed
2025-02-13Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-02-13Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2025-02-10Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2025-02-05Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-02-05House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
2025-02-04House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-02-03House
H COW:Passed
2025-01-31House
H Placed on General File
2025-01-31House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2025-01-20House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2025-01-14House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-13LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 25LSO-0490
Bill No.:
HB0166
Effective:
7/1/2025
LSO No.:
25LSO-0490
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0018
Chapter No.:
33
Prime Sponsor:
Bratten
Catch Title:
State auditor payment transparency.
Has Report:
No
Subject:
Public inspection of state auditor payments.
Summary/Major Elements:
This act amends the duties of the State Auditor to require the Auditor to make all payments made to vendors within the purview of the Auditor's Office available for public inspection on the Auditor's official website. The act specifies the information to be made available and requires the information to be made available not later than thirty (30) days after payment.
Payment information must be maintained for not less than five (5) years.
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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25LSO-0490
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0166
ENROLLED ACT NO. 18,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; requiring that the state auditor provide the public with 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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403.
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. The information shall include, at a minimum, the date of each payment, the vendor's name, the state agency requiring items or services or from whose funds the payment is made, the total amount paid and a description of the payment. Payment information required under this paragraph shall be posted to the state auditor's official website not later than thirty (30) days after the payment is made by the state auditor. Information published on the official website under this paragraph shall be maintained on the website for not less than five (5) years.
Section 2
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This act shall apply to all payments made by the state auditor on and after July 1, 2025.
Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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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
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