---
type: "Bill"
title: "State archives-amendments."
description: "AN ACT relating to archives; amending provisions related to the reproduction, storage, transfer and disposition of public records; authorizing state archives and the records committee to establish standards and best practices as specified; amending the definition of a public record to provide for electronic records; amending and repealing obsolete language; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SF 27"
citation: "Wyoming SF 27 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-12-12T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4484822a-6ddb-4185-aa51-33cb301e70c2"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/SF0027.pdf"
source_hash: "82ba236113d483c575085a0b2921d704baa75dfe1fbe0fde719f5218bd5b03a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming SF 27 (2017) — State archives-amendments.

AN ACT relating to archives; amending provisions related to the reproduction, storage, transfer and disposition of public records; authorizing state archives and the records committee to establish standards and best practices as specified; amending the definition of a public record to provide for electronic records; amending and repealing obsolete language; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/SF0027.pdf)
2. **SEA0030** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/SF0027.pdf)

## Votes

- S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-1-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-12T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0030
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0030
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0030
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0030 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4484822a-6ddb-4185-aa51-33cb301e70c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).