Bill > HB0093

This bill mandates that all Wyoming courts, including the supreme court, district courts, and municipal courts, must make their court records and audio or video recordings of proceedings publicly available online at no cost, accessible through standard internet browsers without requiring registration or fees. Court records are broadly defined to include all documents filed, evidence submitted, and case information like docket numbers and party names, while "sensitive and bulky exhibits" like firearms or child pornography are exempt from online access if they cannot be reasonably digitized. Exceptions to online access also exist for juvenile court proceedings, adoption, guardianship, and conservatorship cases, and cases involving minors unless the minor is charged as an adult or the case is transferred to district court, in which case only records generated after the transfer are public. Additionally, courts can limit online access to records in cases involving sexual assault offenses or those sealed by a court, but sealing must be narrowly tailored, require clear and convincing evidence of harm, and prioritize redaction or delayed disclosure over complete sealing, with a brief description of the reason for sealing still being made public. Courts are also required to provide live streaming of hearings and make recordings available online within seven days, with an archive searchable by case number, party, and date, though this requirement does not apply to courts that haven't made recordings before July 1, 2026, or to the specifically exempted case types. The bill also amends an existing law to allow funds from the judicial systems automation account to be used for providing this online public access and appropriates $100,000 for the implementation of these changes, which are set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0093