HB0191 • 2026

School board meeting requirements.

AN ACT relating to school districts; requiring meetings of school district boards of trustees to be broadcast over the internet as specified; providing that recordings of the broadcasts are public records; 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: Representative Schmid
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it has no effective date or further details on the publication of salary information in newspapers.

School Board Meeting Broadcast Requirements

The bill requires school district board meetings to be broadcast over the internet and mandates that recordings of these broadcasts are public records.

What This Bill Does

Requires school district boards to broadcast their official meetings online if possible, unless an internet connection is unavailable or unforeseen circumstances prevent it.
Specifies that meeting minutes and any recorded broadcasts must be made available as public records.

Who It Names or Affects

School district board members
Residents of Wyoming who want to access school board meetings and records

Terms To Know

Public Records: Documents, videos, or other information that the government must make available for public viewing.
Minutes: Written record of what happens in a meeting.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It only applies if internet broadcasting is possible; exceptions are made for unforeseen circumstances.

Bill History

2026-02-13 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2026-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0430
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0430
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0191

School board meeting requirements.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Brady, Larson, JT, McCann and Webb and Senator(s) Hutchings and Pearson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to school districts; requiring meetings of school district boards of trustees to be broadcast over the internet as specified; providing that recordings of the broadcasts are public records; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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110(a)(ii)(intro) is amended to read:

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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(ii)

Keep minutes of all meetings at which official action is taken and a record of all official acts including a record of all warrants issued against the monies belonging to the school district.
Effective July 1, 2026, each meeting at which official action is taken shall be broadcast live over the internet unless an internet connection is unavailable or the meeting cannot be broadcast due to other unforeseen circumstances.
The minutes
, a recording of any broadcast of the meeting
and records shall be public records. A list of each warrant over five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be published one (1) time in a legal newspaper of general circulation within the respective county within thirty (30) days of the date of the meeting. Individual yearly gross salary payments need be published only once in March of each year:

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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