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SF0030 • 2008

Commercial vehicle licensing.

AN ACT relating to commercial vehicles; authorizing staggered annual registration of commercial vehicles; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Geis
Last action
2008-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 54

  2. 2008-03-07 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0026

  3. 2008-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0026

  4. 2008-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0026

  5. 2008-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0026

  6. 2008-03-03 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-02-29 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2008-02-28 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2008-02-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2008-02-27 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2008-02-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  12. 2008-02-19 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2008-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2008-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2008-02-14 Senate

    S08 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2008-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  19. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2008-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0030

Bill No.:
SF0030
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
08LSO-0180
Effective Date:

1/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0026

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Geis

Catch Title:
Commercial
vehicle licensing.

Subject:
Authorizes staggered registration of commercial
vehicles.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, commercial
vehicles must be registered between January 1 and March 31, while
non-commercial vehicles must be registered by the last day of the annual
registration month, as specified in W.S. 31-2-206(e).

This act amends the
registration requirement for commercial vehicles by authorizing staggered
registration based on the last day of the annual registration month, as
specified in W.S. 31-2-206(e).

Comments:

Contains delayed effective/repeal date
This act is effective January 1, 2009.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0030

ENROLLED ACT NO. 26, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to commercial vehicles; authorizing staggered annual registration of commercial vehicles; 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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2
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201(a)(i) and 31
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2
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206(a) are amended to read:

31
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2
‑
201.

Required applications; contents; weight certificate; exemptions; fees; certificate of title as precondition.

(a)

Every owner of a vehicle shall apply for registration of and license plates for the vehicle at the following times:

(i)

Annually
between January 1 through March 31 for vehicles registered under W.S. 31
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18
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201, and for all others annually

not later than the last day of the annual registration month. Applications may be by mail;

31
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2
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206.

Annual renewal; delivery of license plates and stickers; staggered registration.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided vehicle registrations expire on the last day of the annual registration month. Renewals are effective for one (1) year beginning the first day of the month following the annual registration month. The initial registration for a vehicle in this state expires on the last day of the annual registration month in the following year
.
, except that registration for commercial vehicles registered under W.S. 31
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18
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201 shall expire on March 31 of the succeeding calendar year.
Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, nothing in this section prohibits an owner from registering a vehicle for more than twelve (12) but less than twenty
‑
four (24) months.

Section 2.

This act is effective January 1, 2009.

(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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