Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB191: School board meeting requirements.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
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. 21-3-110(a)(ii)(intro) is amended to read: 21-3-110. Duties of boards of trustees. (a) The board of trustees in each school district shall: HB0191 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0430 (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. This act …
Sponsors
- Marlene Brady (R, H60)
- Larson, JT (I)
- McCann, Darin (R, H48)
- Michael Schmid (R, H20) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Webb (R, H19)
- Hutchings, Lynn (R, S05)
- Pearson, Laura (R, S14)
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: School board meeting requirements.
Common questions
- What is HB191?
- HB191 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): School board meeting requirements.
- What does HB191 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB191?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB191?
- Michael Schmid (R, H20), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB191?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0191
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