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HB0047

Commercial Signage on Highways

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In one sentence

This bill proposed allowing businesses to pay for signs on Wyoming highways and requiring the state to use competitive bidding to award sign rights, but it did not pass.

What it does

  • Allows the Wyoming Department of Transportation to establish a program for specific service signing by business entities along interstate and primary highways.
  • Requires the department to set fees that cover the full costs of constructing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.
  • Requires the department to attempt to generate revenue by using a competitive bidding process where sign rights are awarded to the highest bidder.
  • Allows the department to contract with outside entities to administer, construct, erect, or maintain the signs.
  • Requires all fees collected from the program to be deposited into the state highway fund.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Department of Transportation.
  • Business entities that want to display their name or logo on highway signs.
  • The state highway fund.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2009 session; it failed in the Senate on February 26, 2009.
  • The official text provided is a working draft, so final details may have changed during the legislative process.

Plain language

Terms to know

Specific service signing
Signs placed along highways to provide information or advertising to travelers.
Competitive bidding
A process where multiple parties submit offers, and the contract goes to the highest or best offer.
State highway fund
A state fund used to pay for highway projects and maintenance.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 2:44 AM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

S Failed 3rd 14-15-1; Failed Reconsideration 11-19-0-0-02009-02-26 · Senate11 yes 19 no
Yes
11
No
19
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 11

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Charles ScottR · S30Dan DockstaderR · S16Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05

No 19

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Marty A MartinS12Mike MassieS09Phil A NicholasS10Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S Failed 3rd Reading 14-15-0-0-12009-02-26 · Senate14 yes 15 no
Yes
14
No
15
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
1

Yes 14

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Kathryn L SessionsS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Phil A NicholasS10Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05Stan CooperS14

No 15

Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kenneth J DecariaS15Marty A MartinS12Mike MassieS09Wayne H JohnsonS06

Conflict 1

Tony RossS04
S02 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02009-02-19 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Mike MassieS09Phil A NicholasS10Ray R PetersonS19
S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02009-02-10 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Mike MassieS09Phil A NicholasS10Ray R PetersonS19
H Passed 3rd Reading 59-1-0-0-02009-01-29 · House59 yes 1 no
Yes
59
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 59

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank D PeasleyH03Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 1

John W PattonH29
H08 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02009-01-23 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Robert M McKimH21Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Timothy P HallinanH32Zwonitzer

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Failed 3rd 14-15-1; Failed ReconsiderationSenate
  2. S Failed 3rd ReadingSenate
  3. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  4. S Passed CoWSenate
  5. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  6. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  7. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  8. S Placed on General FileSenate
  9. S02 Recommended Do PassSenate
  10. S Rereferred to S02Senate
  11. S Placed on General FileSenate
  12. S08 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
  13. S Introduced and Referred to S08Senate
  14. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  15. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  16. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  17. H Passed CoWHouse
  18. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  19. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  20. H Placed on General FileHouse

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

HB0047HW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by ZWONITZ,DV

HB0047SW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by VON FLATER

HB0047SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by VON FLATER