SF0070 • 2016

Off-road recreational vehicles.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing operation of off-road recreational vehicles as specified; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Burns
Last action: 2016-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/4/2016

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Amendments

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SF0070S2001

2nd reading • Burns

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 2nd reading by Burns

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SF0070SW001

Committee of the Whole • Hicks

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Hicks

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Bill History

2016-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0038
2016-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0038
2016-03-02 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0038
2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0038
2016-03-02 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-4-1-0-0
2016-03-01 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-29 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-26 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-26 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2016-02-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-23 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2016-02-22 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-22 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2016-02-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-16 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 28-2-0-0-0
2016-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0070
Effective
:
3/4/2016
LSO No.:
16LSO-0268

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0038

Chapter No.:
67

Prime Sponsor:
Burns

Catch Title:
Off-road recreational vehicles.

Subject:
Recreational vehicle trails on p
ublic road rights-of-way

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current Wyoming law,
streets, roads and highways may be designated as off-road recreational vehicle trails
.

This
act specifically
authorizes the
designation of
public road rights-of-way

as off-road recreational vehicle trails, subject to conditions specified in statute. The act

also
specifies that it
does not
authorize expansion or
acquisition
of
public road
rights-of-way.

This act
defines “
public road right-of-way
”
as the entire right-of-way of a street, road or highway, including the traveled portions, banks, ditches, shoulders and medians of a street, road or highway.

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
Senate
File No
.
SF0070

ENROLLED ACT NO. 38,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing operation of off-road recreational vehicles as specified; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1601
(
a)
(intro), (i)
, (b)
and by creating a new subsection (
c
) is amended to read:

31
‑
5
‑
1601
.

Operation on highways.

(a)

An off
‑
road recreational vehicle may be operated
upon
any p
ublic road right
s
‑
of
‑
way
,
streets, roads or highways
within Wyoming subject to the following conditions:

(i)

Off
‑
road recreational vehicles may be operated on main
‑
traveled roadways only upon that portion of a
public road right
‑
of
‑
way,

street, road or highway designated open by the state, local or federal agency with jurisdiction over the roadway and designated a Wyoming off
‑
road recreational vehicle trail pursuant to W.S. 31
‑
2
‑
701 through 31
‑
2
‑
707 by the department of state parks and cultural resources. No portion of a
public road right
‑
of
‑
way,

street, road or highway shall be designated as a Wyoming off
‑
road recreational vehicle trail by the department without the consent of the state, local or federal agency with jurisdiction over the roadway. Off
‑
road recreational vehicles operated upon roadways designated as trails shall be subject only to the user registration fee prescribed by W.S. 31
‑
2
‑
703 and shall not be deemed a motorcycle as defined in W.S. 31
‑
1
‑
101(
a)(xv)(E)(I) and 31
‑
5
‑
102(a)(xxii)
. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to authorize the department to acquire or expand any public road right
‑
of
‑
way in order to accommodate the operation of off
‑
road recreational vehicles
;

(b)

Nothing in this section authorizes the operation of an off
‑
road recreational vehicle upon a
public road right
‑
of
‑
way,
street, road or highway within Wyoming by a person who has not been issued a valid driver’s license or permit.

(
c
)

As used in this section
,
"
p
ublic road right
‑
of
‑
way" means the entire right
‑
of
‑
way of a
street, road or highway within Wyoming
, including the traveled port
ions, banks, ditches, shoulders and medians of a
street, road or highway
.

Section

2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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