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SF0061

Insurance coverage for vehicle accident cleanup costs

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In one sentence

This bill proposed requiring motor vehicle liability insurance policies to cover the cost of cleaning up debris from vehicle accidents.

What it does

  • Amends the definition of 'injury to or destruction of property of others' to include injury caused by the scattering or deposit of debris at a vehicle accident site.
  • Requires motor vehicle liability policies to include coverage for cleanup costs associated with the scattering or deposit of debris at a vehicle accident site.
  • Applies to insurance policies, certificates, surety bonds, self-insurance, and other forms of financial responsibility delivered, issued, renewed, or originated on or after July 1, 2012.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2012.

Who it affects

  • Holders of motor vehicle liability insurance policies.
  • Insurance companies issuing liability policies in Wyoming.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and failed introduction in the Senate on February 14, 2012.
  • The provided bill text is marked as a working draft.

Plain language

Terms to know

Liability policy
An insurance policy that covers costs for injury or damage caused to others.
Debris
Material scattered or deposited at a vehicle accident site.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 5:42 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that towing operators are forced to clean up accident debris without being able to bill insurance companies or the state, creating a financial burden. He supports the bill because it requires insurance policies to cover these cleanup costs.

Public statementFloor statement at 32:35 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

S Failed Introduction 16-14-0-0-02012-02-14 · Senate16 yes 14 no
Yes
16
No
14
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 16

Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John HastertS13Leland G ChristensenS17Marty A MartinS12Ogden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 14

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Drew A PerkinsS29Fred M EmerichS05Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas PTony RossS04

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Failed IntroductionSenate
  2. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO