CHEYENNE — State lawmakers have advanced draft legislation aimed at revising the Wyoming Public Records Act following discussions that weighed rapid governmental transparency against local capacity constraints.

The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee met Tuesday to finalize proposals on three core issues: shortening the maximum time allowed for fulfilling a request, clarifying the fee structure and addressing burdensome requests, often from out-of-state entities aiming to mine data for commercial purposes.

Wyoming Public Records Ombudsman Darlena Potter, who chaired the task force that discussed the bill draft before the committee meeting, presented several mediation proposals designed to find a middle ground.

The original draft bill

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