Wyoming2010Inactive
HB0081
Safe Transportation of Railroad Employees by Contract Carriers Act
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This bill establishes specific safety, driver qualification, and vehicle maintenance requirements for companies that transport railroad employees in small vehicles.
What it does
- Creates a new section of Wyoming law titled the Safe Transportation of Railroad Employees by Contract Carriers Act.
- Requires companies to maintain a driver qualification file for each driver, including physical exam certificates, driving record reviews, and employment applications.
- Limits driver hours by capping driving time at 10 hours after 8 hours off duty and limiting total on-duty time to 15 hours or 70 hours in an 8-day period.
- Requires drivers to pass alcohol and drug tests before starting work and after certain serious accidents.
- Requires vehicles to have fully operational seatbelts, tires with sufficient tread, and an emergency road kit containing items like flares and a fire extinguisher.
- Requires companies to perform annual vehicle inspections and maintain a maintenance and repair program with weekly inspections.
Who it affects
- Companies that are paid to transport railroad employees in vehicles designed for eight or fewer people, including the driver.
- Drivers who work for these transportation companies.
- Railroad employees who ride in these vehicles.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass into law during that legislative session.
- The provided text is a working draft and cuts off before listing the specific penalty amounts or the effective date.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Railroad contract carrier
- A company that gets paid to transport railroad company employees in a vehicle designed or used to transport eight or fewer people, including the driver.
- On-duty time
- All time a driver spends at a terminal, facility, or other property of the carrier or waiting to be dispatched, including time spent inspecting or servicing the vehicle, unless relieved from duty.
- Driver qualification file
- A record kept by the company for each driver that includes physical exam certificates, driving record reviews, violation documentation, and employment applications.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 8, 6:19 AM
Couldn't find a published reason.
Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c) 3-5-1-0-02010-03-05 · House3 yes 5 no
- Yes
- 3
- No
- 5
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
H Introduced and Referred to H08;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro Vote 40-18-2-0-02010-02-10 · House40 yes 18 no
- Yes
- 40
- No
- 18
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 40
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Catherine R ConnollyH13Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dv.Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Lori A MillinH08Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Tom Lubnau IIH31W. Patrick P GogglesH33
No 18
Bryan K PedersenH07Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Dn.Edward BuchananH04John D Bonner Jr.H25Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Matt TeetersH05Pat ChildersH50Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47
Excused 2
Official activity
Bill history
- H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)House
- H Introduced and Referred to H08;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro VoteHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO