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SF0018

Wildlife Conservation Donations for Transportation System

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In one sentence

This law allows people to donate money when they register their vehicles, snowmobiles, or off-road recreational vehicles to support wildlife conservation efforts related to transportation systems.

What it does

  • It lets owners of vehicles, snowmobiles, and off-road recreational vehicles choose to give extra money on registration forms for wildlife conservation efforts.
  • The collected donations go into a special account for wildlife conservation efforts related to the transportation system.

Who it affects

  • People who register vehicles, snowmobiles, or off-road recreational vehicles in Wyoming will see an option to donate money.
  • The state government manages the wildlife conservation account where donations are put.

Limits and unknowns

  • It is not clear how much money will be collected from these donations.
  • The law does not specify what happens if people do not want to donate money.

Plain language

Terms to know

Wildlife Conservation Account
A special fund that holds money donated by people to help protect animals near roads and highways.
Transportation System
The network of roads, bridges, and other ways vehicles travel in a state or country.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0038 Bill No.: SF0018 Effective: 7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 20LSO-0038 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0013 Chapter No.: 32 Prime Sponsor: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee Catch Title: Wildlife conservation efforts-2. Subject: Donations to support wildlife conservation efforts. Summary/Major Elements: The act allows for voluntary donations to support wildlife conservation efforts related to the transportation system by requiring that an opportunity to donate be provided on application and registration forms for a driver's license or motor vehicle, snowmobile or off-road recreational vehicle registration. The act provides that funds collected shall be deposited into the wildlife conservation account created by W.S. 31 ‑ 2 ‑ 231(b), which account is used to provide for wildlife conservation efforts related to the transportation system, including signage, wildlife corridors, wildlife crossings and game fences. 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.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 9:58 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker explains that the House amendments correct a wrong statutory reference regarding registered vehicles and driver's licenses, which are included in this bill.

Public statementFloor statement at 19:02 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

S Concur:Passed 27-3-0-0-02020-03-05 · Senate27 yes 3 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-0-0-02020-03-04 · House52 yes 8 no
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02020-02-26 · House9 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-02020-02-18 · Senate29 yes 1 no
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02020-02-11 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 29-0-1-0-02020-02-10 · Senate29 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 32LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0013 Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0013House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0013Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0013LSO
  6. S Concur:Passed 27-3-0-0-0Senate
  7. S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
  8. H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-0-0-0House
  9. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  10. H COW:PassedHouse
  11. H Placed on General FileHouse
  12. H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  13. H Introduced and Referred to H08 - TransportationHouse
  14. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  15. S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0Senate
  16. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  17. S COW:PassedSenate
  18. S Placed on General FileSenate
  19. S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  20. S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 29-0-1-0-0Senate

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0018HW001

The amendment changes specific references in the bill to include a new section related to wildlife conservation efforts.