HB0181

Official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0181 Effective : 7/1/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0402 Enrolled Act No.: HEA 72 Chapter No.: 109 Prime Sponsor: Harshman Catch Title: Speeding penalties in 80 mile per hour zone. Subject: Speeding penalties in 80 mile per hour zone. Summary/Major Elements: 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 49, allowed the Director of the Department of Transportation to establish a speed limit not to exceed 80 miles per hour on designated interstate highways . Under current law, the p enalt y for a speed ing violation on those de signated interstate highways differ s from th e penalty for an equivalent speeding violation on interstate highways with a maximum speed limit not to exceed 75 miles per hour. This bill specifies the penalt y for a speeding violation on designated interstate highways with a maximum speed limit not to exceed 80 miles per hour is the same as the penalt y for an equivalent speeding violation on interstate highways with a maximum speed limit not to exceed 75 miles per hour. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.