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HB0084 • 2010

Gold star license plates.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing a special license plate for parents of soldiers who die during military service; specifying fees; specifying qualifications to receive the special license plate; granting authority to promulgate rules; specifying requirements for the design of the special license plate; and providing for an effective date.

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Blikre
Last action
2010-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
1/1/2011

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Amendments

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HB0084HW001

Committee of the Whole • COHEE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by COHEE

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HB0084HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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HB0084S3001

3rd reading • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by BURNS

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Bill History

  1. 2010-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 41

  2. 2010-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0024

  3. 2010-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0024

  4. 2010-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0024

  5. 2010-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0024

  6. 2010-03-01 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2010-02-26 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  10. 2010-02-26 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2010-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2010-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  13. 2010-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2010-02-23 Senate

    S08 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2010-02-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  16. 2010-02-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2010-02-17 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2010-02-16 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2010-02-15 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2010-02-15 House

    Amendment Adopted

  21. 2010-02-15 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  22. 2010-02-15 House

    Amendment Adopted

  23. 2010-02-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  24. 2010-02-12 House

    H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2010-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  26. 2010-02-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  27. 2010-02-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0084
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
10LSO-0241
Effective Date:

1/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0024

Chapter No.:
41

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Blikre

Catch Title:
Gold
star license plates.

Subject:
Specialty license
plates.

Summary/Major Elements:

This legislation creates a
new type of specialty license plate for the relatives of soldiers who die
during military service.

The statute is modeled after
the University of Wyoming license plate statute.

All registration requirements
are applicable.

The new plates are subject to
WyDOT's 2017 revision of all license plates.

If 2010 HB27 is enacted into
law (assigning armed forces license plates fees to the Wyoming veteran's
commission), the veteran's commission will be required to provide $3,000 of
funding to cover the costs of the gold star license plate.

The Wyoming Veterans'
Commission accepts applications for the plate and determines eligibility.

Comments:

WyDot is required to report to the
joint transportations, highways and military affairs committee by October 1
st

of every year regarding the actions taken and monies expended under this
legislation.

The act is
effective January 1, 2011.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0084

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicles; authorizing a special license plate for
specified relatives
of
soldiers

who die
during military service; specifying fees; specifying qualifications to receive the special license plate; granting authority to promulgate rules; specifying requirements for the design of the special license plate;
requiring a report; providing an appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
. W. S. 31
‑
2
‑
229 is created to read:

31
‑
2
‑
229.

Special plates; gold star.

(a)

Any person required to register a vehicle in
Wyoming
pursuant to this article
may
apply to the
Wyoming
veteran's commission for a statement of eligibility for
distinctive gold star license plates for any motor vehicle
that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle
owned
or leased
by that person upon registration of the vehicle.
Upon payment of
the fee required in W.S. 31
‑
3
‑
102(a)(viii)
by the department
,
the
Wyoming
veteran's commission shall issue a written statement of eligibility for the gold star plate. Only parents
, grandparents or spouses
of a member of the
United States
armed forces who died while in service or who died as a result of the service shall be
eligible
to receive the gold star plates. Application shall be made at least thirty (30) days before registration of the vehicle expires
.

(b)

License plates issued under this section shall be displayed only on the vehicle for which
they are issued.

(c)

Except as provided in this section, application for, issuance and renewal of gold star license plates shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this article.

(d)

The department shall prescribe the design of the gold star license plate authorized by this section in consultation with the Wyoming veteran's commission and shall arrange for production of the license plates. Following initial
approval
, the gold star license plates shall be subject to redesign on the same schedule as all license plates beginning with the year 2017 reissuance. The license plates shall be issued by the county treasurer of each county.

(e)

The department may prepare any special forms and issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.

(f)

The department of transportation shall submit an annual report to the joint appropriations and joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committees by October 1 of each year. The report shall identify the actions taken and monies expended pursuant to this section.

Section 2.

In the event 2010 House Bill 0027 passes, three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) of the veterans' commission expendable trust fund shall be expended to cover the costs of the gold star license plates authorized under this act
for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
2
.

Section
3
.

This act is effective
January
1, 201
1
.

(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

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