Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because financial institutions and tax collectors are against exempting trailers from titles, based on past experience.
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Wyoming2014Did Not Pass
HB0060
Removing Title Requirements for Small Utility Trailers
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In one sentence
This bill would remove the requirement for owners to get a certificate of title for utility trailers that weigh 1,000 pounds or less when empty.
What it does
- Removes the requirement to apply for a certificate of title for utility trailers weighing 1,000 pounds or less unladen.
- Adds these small utility trailers to the list of vehicles that do not need a title.
- Allows county treasurers to register these trailers without a title if the owner provides an affidavit of ownership.
- Updates transfer rules to clarify that a title does not need to be delivered when selling a vehicle that does not require a title.
- Sets an effective date of July 1, 2014, if the bill had passed.
Who it affects
- Owners of utility trailers weighing 1,000 pounds or less unladen.
- County clerks and treasurers who process vehicle registrations and titles.
- People buying or selling these specific trailers.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and died in committee on March 3, 2014.
- The bill only applies to utility trailers weighing 1,000 pounds or less unladen; it does not change rules for other types of trailers or vehicles.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Unladen
- The weight of the trailer without any cargo or load inside it.
- Certificate of Title
- An official document that proves who owns a vehicle.
- Affidavit of Ownership
- A written statement signed under oath that proves a person owns the vehicle.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 7, 6:36 AM
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it simplifies the process to get a title for light trailers by avoiding a complex five-step procedure involving Cheyenne.
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H08 Motion to Do Pass Fail in Accordance with House Rule 5-4 1-8-0-0-02014-03-03 · House1 yes 8 no
- Yes
- 1
- No
- 8
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H Introduced and Referred to H08 42-18-0-0-02014-02-11 · House42 yes 18 no
- Yes
- 42
- No
- 18
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 42
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Kermit C BrownH14Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BRichard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52
No 18
Dan R KirkbrideH04David R MillerH55Dn.Eric BarlowR · H03Gregory R BlikreH53James W ByrdH44Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Lee FilerD · H12Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mary A ThroneH11Michael K MaddenH40Norine A KasperikH32Robert M McKimH21Thomas F ReederH58W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Official activity
Bill history
- H Died in CommitteeHouse
- H08 Motion to Do Pass Fail in Accordance with House Rule 5-4House
- H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H08House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO