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SF0042 • 2011

Choice license plates for disabled veterans.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle license plates; expanding the distinctive license plate options available for free to disabled veterans; specifying fees; specifying application procedures; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Transportation
Last action
2011-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2011

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Amendments

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SF0042SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCHIFFER

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Bill History

  1. 2011-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2011-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0020

  3. 2011-02-15 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0020

  4. 2011-02-15 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0020

  5. 2011-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0020

  6. 2011-02-14 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2011-02-11 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2011-02-10 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2011-02-09 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2011-02-09 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2011-01-31 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  12. 2011-01-21 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2011-01-18 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2011-01-17 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2011-01-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2011-01-14 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  17. 2011-01-14 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2011-01-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2011-01-13 Senate

    S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2011-01-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  21. 2011-01-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2010-12-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0042
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
11LSO-0186
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0020

Chapter No.:
26

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Transportation, Highways and Military
Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Choice
license plates for disabled veterans.

Subject:
Allowing
disabled veterans to receive a military-related distinctive license plate free
of charge.

Summary/Major Elements:

●

Under current law, a disabled
veteran is entitled to receive a disabled veteran's license plate without paying
a fee for the plate.

●

This act allows the veteran
to choose to receive any one of the military-related distinctive license plates
for which they qualify without paying a fee, in lieu of the disabled plate.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0042

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicle license plates
; expanding the distinctive license plate options available for free to disabled veterans; specifying fees; specifying application procedure
s
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 31
‑
2
‑
215(b) and by creating new subsection (e) is amended to read:

31
‑
2
‑
215.

Disabled veteran's license plates
.

(b)

Application for license plates under
subsection

subsections
(a)

and (e)
of this section shall be annually made to the county treasurer as provided by this article, except application shall be made not less than thirty (30) days before the last day of the applicant's annual registration month. Application forms shall be available at all county treasurer's offices.

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

(e)

In lieu of the disabled veterans plate described in subsection (a) of this section, a
veteran who qualifies for a special license plate under
this section may select to
receive any distinctive license plate authorized by this chapter for which the veteran qualifies and which is related to service in the
military. Application for the license plate selected
shall be made pursuant to
subsection
(b) of this section
and may require verification by the
Wyoming
veterans' commission as otherwise required by this chapter
.

Unless otherwise provided by law, any veteran applying for a license plate under this subsection shall be responsible for payment of the
registration fees prescribed by W.S. 31
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3
‑
101

and
no additional fee shall be charged.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2011
.

(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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