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SF0041 • 2007

School buses and zones-violations.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for enforcement of speed limits in safety zones established in the vicinity of schools; amending penalties for passing stopped school buses and for speeding in school zones as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Geis
Last action
2007-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

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Amendments

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SF0041H2001

2nd reading • BROWN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BROWN

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SF0041HW001

Committee of the Whole • EDWARDS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by EDWARDS

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SF0041S2001

2nd reading • ROSS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by ROSS

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SF0041SS001

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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Bill History

  1. 2007-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 192

  2. 2007-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0070

  3. 2007-02-27 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 70

  4. 2007-02-26 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0070

  5. 2007-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0070

  6. 2007-02-23 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2007-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2007-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2007-02-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2007-02-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2007-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2007-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  13. 2007-02-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2007-02-16 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2007-01-31 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  16. 2007-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2007-01-22 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2007-01-19 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2007-01-19 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  21. 2007-01-18 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  23. 2007-01-16 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  24. 2007-01-16 Senate

    S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2007-01-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  26. 2007-01-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  27. 2006-12-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0041

Bill No.:
SF0041
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
07LSO-0512
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0070

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Geis

Catch Title:
School
buses and zones-violations.

Subject:
Amends
penalties for school bus and school zone traffic violations.

Summary/Major Elements:
Current
law establishes a 20 MPH speed limit when passing a school building, school
grounds or school crossing. This act:

Provides that the school
speed limit also applies in any area in the vicinity of a school that is
designated by an official traffic control device as a school zone with a
reduced speed limit;

Increases the minimum fines
for exceeding a school speed limit by more than 10 MPH from $100 to $200 for a
first offense and from $200 to $400 for subsequent offenses within one year.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0041

ENROLLED ACT NO. 70, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for enforcement of speed limits in safety zones established in the vicinity of schools; amending penalties for passing stopped school buses and for speeding in school zones as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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5
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301(b)(i) and 31
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5
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1201(e) are amended to read:

31
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5
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301.

Maximum speed limits.

(b)

Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with subsection (a) of this section, the limits specified in this subsection or established as otherwise authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds and no person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed in excess of maximum limits:

(i)

Twenty (20) miles per hour when passing a school building,
or
the grounds thereof,
within any other area or space in the vicinity of a school designated by an official traffic control device as a school zone with a reduced speed limit
or a school crossing if appropriate signs giving notice of
that
a reduced speed
limit are erected;

31
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5
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1201.

Violation of provisions to constitute misdemeanor; penalties.

(e)

Any person convicted of a violation of W.S. 31
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5
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507(a)
or convicted of exceeding the posted speed limit in a school zone as provided in W.S. 31
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5
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301(b)(i) by more than ten (10) miles per hour
shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00)
two hundred dollars ($200.00)
nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Upon any subsequent conviction of
either
a violation of W.S. 31
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5
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507(a)
or a conviction of exceeding the posted speed limit in a school zone as provided in W.S. 31-5-301(b)(i) by more than ten (10) miles per hour
within one (1) year, a person shall be fined not less than
two hundred dollars ($200.00)
four hundred dollars ($400.00)
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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