This bill mandates that the legislative service office in Wyoming must provide live video broadcasts of specific legislative meetings, including those of the management council, joint appropriations committee, management audit committee, and other select committees or task forces. The broadcasts will be made available to the public and subsequently posted on the legislature's website. Importantly, the bill clarifies that these broadcasts do not replace the official written records of the meetings and that meetings held in executive session are exempt from broadcasting. Additionally, it states that technical failures in broadcasting will not delay meetings or invalidate any actions taken during them.

The bill also includes provisions that ensure the broadcasting requirement does not conflict with existing laws regarding public records and meetings. It specifies that if broadcasting capabilities are not reasonably available, no broadcast will be required, and the failure to broadcast will not affect the validity of the meeting's actions. The effective date for this legislation is set for July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 28-8-105