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.

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 during its session, so the effective date of March 1, 2026, mentioned in the candidate explanation is incorrect.

School Board Meeting Broadcast Requirements

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

What This Bill Does

Requires school district boards to broadcast their meetings live on the internet when possible, unless an internet connection is unavailable or other unforeseen circumstances prevent it.
Specifies that any recording made during the broadcast and minutes of the meeting are public records.

Who It Names or Affects

School district boards in Wyoming
Residents who want to access public records related to school board meetings

Terms To Know

Public Records: Documents and recordings that are available for the public to view or obtain.
Minutes: A written record of what happens in a meeting, including decisions made and actions taken.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during its session.
It does not specify how to handle situations where internet broadcasting is unavailable or disrupted other than stating that the meetings should be broadcast unless an internet connection is unavailable or unforeseen circumstances prevent it.

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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