HB0197 • 2015

Emergency vehicles-tow trucks and wreckers.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; expanding the definition of authorized emergency vehicles to include tow trucks and wreckers; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Edmonds
Last action: 2015-03-04
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0197HS001

Standing Committee • HTransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTransportation

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HB0197S3001

3rd reading • Hastert

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Hastert

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Bill History

2015-03-04 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0075
2015-02-27 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0075
2015-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0075
2015-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0075
2015-02-26 House
H Concur:Passed 57-1-2-0-0
2015-02-25 House
H Received for Concurrence
2015-02-25 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2015-02-25 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2015-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-19 Senate
Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2015-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-02-09 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-0-0-0
2015-02-06 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-05 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-05 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-02-04 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-04 House
Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2015-01-28 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2015-01-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-27 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0197
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0544

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 75

Chapter No.:
110

Prime Sponsor:
Edmonds

Catch Title:
Emergency vehicles-tow trucks and wreckers.

Subject:
Tow trucks as emergency vehicles.

Sum
mary/Major Elements:

This legislation
adds tow trucks to the list of “
authorized emergency vehicles
”
for purposes of the motor vehicle statutes. Authorized emergency vehicles are allowed to take certain actions on roadwa
ys that other vehicles are not.

Tow trucks are considered to be emergency vehicles only while they are at the scene where a wrecked, disabled or stalled motor vehicle is located and whe
n equipped with required lights.

The legislation provides tow trucks are not covered by the provisions of W.S. 31-5-106(a), which allows emergency vehicles to speed, proceed through red lights, disregard traffic regulations and take other actions typically associated with a vehicle responding to an emergency.
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.
HB0197

ENROLLED ACT NO. 75
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; expanding the definition of authorized emergency vehicles to include tow trucks and wreckers; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
102(
a)(ii) by cr
eating a new subparagraph (C), 31
‑
5
‑
106(a)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (c) are
amended to read:

31
‑
5
‑
102
.

Definitions
.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(ii)

"Authorized emergency vehicles" means:

(C)

A
wrecker,
tow truck or other vehicle equipped with a mechanical apparatus designed to hoist
,
pull
or otherwise move
wrecked, disabled or stalled motor vehicles:

(I)

While
at the scene where the wrecked, disabled or stalled motor vehicle is located; and

(II)

When equipped wit
h at least one (1) flashing
red or
red and

blue

lamp
visible from
five hundred (500) feet in
front
of
and
behind
the vehicle
, in addition to any other equipment or lights required or authorized by law
.

31
‑
5
‑
106
.

Authorized emergency vehicles.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, t
he driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may:

(c)

Paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply to a driver of a wrecker, tow truck or other vehicle as defined in W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
102(a)(ii)(C).

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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