SF0076 • 2009

Snow plows-emergency lights.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; specifying colors of lights that may be used on snow plows; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Johnson
Last action: 2009-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/3/2009

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Amendments

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SF0076HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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Bill History

2009-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 122
2009-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0051
2009-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0051
2009-02-26 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0051
2009-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0051
2009-02-26 Senate
S Did Concur
2009-02-26 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2009-02-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-25 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-24 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-24 House
H Amendments Adopted
2009-02-24 House
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-18 House
H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-01-30 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2009-01-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-21 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-01-20 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-01-19 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-01-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-01-16 Senate
S04 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2009-01-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0076
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0480
Effective Date

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0051

Chapter No.:
122

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Johnson

Catch Title:
Snow
plows-emergency lights.

Subject:
Authorizing the Department of Transportation to
specify by rule the color of lights that may be used on Department snow plows.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, snow plows
used by the Department of Transportation are required to be equipped with at
least one red lamp visible from 500 feet in front of the vehicle and may be
equipped with one or more blue, white or amber lights.

This bill authorizes the
Department of Transportation to adopt rules specifying the color of lights a Department
snow plow may be equipped with, to allow more conspicuous colors for visibility
during inclement weather.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0076

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicles;
authorizing lights of a conspicuous color to be used on snow plows
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
928(d) is amended to read:

31
‑
5
‑
928.

General lighting restrictions; authorized emergency vehicles.

(d)

Every authorized emergency vehicle, except police vehicles and as otherwise specified in this subsection, shall, in addition to any other equipment required by law, be equipped with at least one (1) red lamp visible from five hundred (500) feet in front of the vehicle. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every authorized emergency vehicle, may be equipped with one (1) or more blue, white or amber lights.
Vehicles used by the department to clear snow from public highways may be equipped with one (1) or more
lights
of a conspicuous color as specified by rules adopted by the department
.

Privately
-
owned vehicles used by members of a fire department or emergency service organization in performing or traveling to perform assigned duties in those organizations shall display at least one (1) flashing white, red or amber light, but no blue lights, visible from five hundred (500) feet in front of the vehicle.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk