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HB0025 • 2009
AN ACT relating to special license plates; allowing surviving spouses to retain Wyoming national guard license plates and purple heart license plates; and providing for an effective date.
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Committee of the Whole • ESQUIBEL,F
Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by ESQUIBEL,F
Committee of the Whole • BURNS
Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by BURNS
Assigned Chapter Number - 80
Governor Signed HEA No. 0059
S President Signed HEA No. 0059
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0059
Assigned Number HEA No. 0059
S Adopted HB0025JC01
H Adopted HB0025JC01
H Appointed JCC01 Members
S Appointed JCC01 Members
H Did Not Concur
H Received for Concurrence
S Passed 3rd Reading
S Passed 2nd Reading
S Passed CoW
Amendment Adopted
S Amendments Adopted
Amendment Adopted
S Placed on General File
S08 Recommended Do Pass
S Introduced and Referred to S08
S Received for Introduction
H Passed 3rd Reading
H Passed 2nd Reading
H Passed CoW
H Placed on General File
H08 Recommended Do Pass
H Introduced and Referred to H08
H Received for Introduction
Bill Number Assigned
Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0025 Drafter: IDS LSO No.: 09LSO-0086 Effective Date: 2/27/2009 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0059 Chapter No.: 80 Prime Sponsor: Representative Illoway Catch Title: Special license plate retention by spouse. Subject: Special license plates. Summary/Major Elements: This act extends the availability of national guard and purple heart special license plates to surviving spouses. The act: Allows the surviving spouse of a deceased Wyoming national guard member who is drawing a military survivor annuity to retain the national guard license plate. Allows the surviving spouse of a deceased purple heart recipient to retain a purple heart license plate until the license plate is required to be replaced with a new license plate.
WORKING DRAFT ORIGINAL HOUSE BILL NO. 0025 ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2009 GENERAL SESSION AN ACT relating to special license plates; allowing surviving spouses to retain Wyoming national guard license plates as specified and purple heart license plates ; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming : Section 1. W.S. 31 ‑ 2 ‑ 217(e)(i) and (iii) is amended to read: 31 ‑ 2 ‑ 217. Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors; national guard members; purple heart recipients. (e) Any person who is a Wyoming resident at the time of application may apply under this section for: (i) A national guard license plate if he presents documentation that he : (A) I s currently serving in an active or retired status of the Wyoming national guard; or (B) Is the surviving s p o use of a deceased Wyoming national guard member who was issued a license plate under this paragraph prior to death and the spouse is dr a wing a military survivor annuity. (iii) A purple heart recipient license plate if he i s an official recipient of the United States military purple heart award with document proof thereof . The surviving spouse of a deceased purple heart award recipient who was issued a license plate under this paragraph prior to death shall be permitted to retain the license plate until the license plate is required to be replaced with a new license plate. Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon co m pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit u tion. (END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED: _________ DATE APPROVED: _________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House. Chief Clerk 1