SF0045 • 2010

School bus seat belts.

AN ACT relating to school buses; prohibiting evidentiary admissibility and limiting liability related to use of seat belts on school buses; 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 Jennings
Last action: 2010-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2010

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Amendments

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SF0045SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by COE

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Bill History

2010-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 77
2010-03-09 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0039
2010-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0039
2010-03-04 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0039
2010-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0039
2010-03-03 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2010-03-02 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2010-03-01 House
H Passed CoW
2010-02-26 House
H Placed on General File
2010-02-26 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2010-02-17 House
H Rereferred to H08
2010-02-17 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04
2010-02-16 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-02-15 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2010-02-12 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-11 Senate
S Passed CoW
2010-02-11 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2010-02-11 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2010-02-10 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-10 Senate
S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2010-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2010-02-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-02-01 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0045
Drafter:

JDA

LSO No.:
10LSO-0033
Effective Date:

7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0039

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Jennings

Catch Title:
School
bus seat belts.

Subject:
School bus
seat belts.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill provides that if it is required under state or federal law to
wear a seat belt on a school bus, evidence of failure to wear the seat belt or
to require a passenger to wear a seatbelt is not admissible in a civil action
or for purposes of establishing a violation of W.S. 31-5-1402(a) (requiring
seat belt usage).

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0045

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to school buses; prohibiting evidentiary admissibility and limiting liability related to use of seat belts on school buses; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
131 by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

21
‑
3
‑
131.

School bus standards; operators; vehicle operation; liability limited.

(c)

Evidence of a person's failure to wear a
lap or
s
eat
belt
on a school bus if required under state or federal law or the failure of a school bus
driver
to require a passenger to wear a lap or seat belt as required under W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1402(a),
shall not be admissible in any civil action
or
for the purposes of W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1402(a).

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2010.

(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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