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HB0172 • 2015

Disability placard-designation.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and placards for vehicles driven by persons with disabilities; authorizing certification of disability by advanced practice registered nurses; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Kasperik
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0172HS001

Standing Committee • HTransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTransportation

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0053

  3. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0053

  4. 2015-02-26 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0053

  5. 2015-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0053

  6. 2015-02-24 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  7. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-19 Senate

    Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation

  12. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-02-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-02-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-02-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-02-03 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2015-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2015-01-30 House

    Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  19. 2015-01-26 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  20. 2015-01-23 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2015-01-22 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0172
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0488

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 53

Chapter No.:
83

Prime Sponsor:
Kasperik

Catch Title:
Disability placard-designation.

Subject:
Amends who may
certify disability

Summary/Major Elements:

W.S. 31-2-213(c) requires the Department of Tran
sportation to issue windshield “
Handicapped
”
placards to persons with a disability certified by a physician.

This bill authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to also certify disability for the purpose of obtaining a handicapped placard.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0172

ENROLLED ACT NO.
53
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and placards for vehicles driven by persons with disabilities; authorizing certification of disability by advanced practice registered nurses; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
2
‑
213(c) and (d)(ii)
(intro)

is
amended to read:

31
‑
2
‑
213
.

Department to supply registration certificates, plates and stickers; removable windshield placards.

(c)

The department shall issue a special tamper resistant removable windshield placard to an applicant submitting a letter from his physician
or
advanced practice registered
nurse

stating the applicant has a disability that is expected to last a minimum of twelve (12) months which limits or impairs the ability to walk, or to any person responsible for the regular transportation of eligible persons with a disability that is expected to last a minimum of twelve (12) months which limits or impairs the ability to walk who submits such a letter on behalf of an eligible person. The placard shall display the international symbol of access. When a vehicle is parked in an area reserved for the handicapped, the placard shall be suspended from the rearview mirror inside the vehicle, so as to be in plain view of any person looking through the front windshield of the vehicle from the sidewalk or roadside. For motor vehicles which do not have rearview mirrors, the placard shall be displayed on the dashboard of the parked vehicle, on the side nearest the curb or roadside. Upon request, one (1) additional placard shall be
issued to applicants who have not been issued special license plates.

(d)

As used in this section:

(ii)

"Eligible person" means a person with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk as determined by a licensed physician

or
advanced practice registered
nurse
, including:

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(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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