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HB0218 • 2017

Motor vehicles-registration fees.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle registration; increasing vehicle registration fees and a related tax as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Appropriations
Last action
2017-03-20
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

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Amendments

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HB0218JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

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HB0218S2001

2nd reading • Driskill

Adopted

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HB0218S2002

2nd reading • Driskill

Withdrawn

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HB0218S3001

3rd reading • Scott

Failed

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HB0218S3002

3rd reading • Von Flatern

Failed

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HB0218SS001

Standing Committee • SRevenue

Adopted

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-20 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-03-20 Wyoming Legislature

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  3. 2017-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0121

  4. 2017-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0121

  5. 2017-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0121

  6. 2017-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0121

  7. 2017-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0121

  8. 2017-03-03 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2017-03-03 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2017-03-02 House

    H Concur:Failed 15-43-2-0-0

  11. 2017-03-02 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  12. 2017-03-01 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0

  13. 2017-02-28 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  14. 2017-02-27 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  15. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  16. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  17. 2017-02-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue

  18. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  19. 2017-01-31 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-16-0-0-0

  20. 2017-01-30 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  21. 2017-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  22. 2017-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2017-01-26 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  24. 2017-01-24 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

  25. 2017-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2017-01-23 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0218
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0609

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0121

Chapter No.:
210

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:
Motor vehicles-registration fees.

Subject:
Increases motor vehicle registration fees.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act increases the following motor vehicle registration fees to the specified amount:
Passenger cars - $
30
School buses - $25
Motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles - $25
House trailers and other noncommercial vehicles based on unladen weight:
1,000 pounds or less - $
5
1,001 to 3,500 pounds - $30
3,501 to 4,500 pounds - $40
4,501 to 5,500 pounds - $
5
0
5,501 to 6,000 pounds - $
7
0
6,001 pounds or more - $
90

The act increases the state registration fee for commercial vehicles, except passenger cars, school buses, house trai
lers and motorcycles for which
fees are otherwise
specified
by law, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
26,000 pounds or less - $198
26,001 to 28,000 pounds - $214.50
28,001 to 30,000 pounds - $231
30,001 to 32,000 pounds - $247.50
32,001 to 34,000 pounds - $275
34,001 to 36,000 pounds - $302.50
36,001 to 38,000 pounds - $330
38,001 to 40,000 pounds - $357.50
40,001 to 42,000 pounds - $385
42,001 to 44,000 pounds - $412.50
44,001 to 46,000 pounds - $440
46,001 to 48,000 pounds - $467.50
48,001 to 50,000 pounds - $495
50,001 to 52,000 pounds - $522.50
52,001 to 54,000 pounds - $550
54,001 to 55,000 pounds - $563.75
55,001 to 56,000 pounds - $577.50
56,001 to 58,000 pounds - $605
58,001 to 60,000 pounds - $632.50
60,001 to 62,000 pounds - $660
62,001 to 64,000 pounds - $687.50
64,001 to 66,000 pounds - $715
66,001 to 68,000 pounds - $742.50
68,001 to 70,000 pounds - $770
70,001 to 72,000 pounds - $797.50
72,001 to 74,000 pounds - $825
74,001 to 76,000 pounds - $852.50
76,001 to 78,000 pounds - $880
78,001 to 80,000 pounds - $907.50
Over 80,000 pounds - $948.75

The act increases the equalized highway use tax, collected in lieu of the county registration fee, for commercial vehicles or fleets based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
26,000
pounds
or less
-
$88
26,001
to
28,000
pounds - $
110
28,001
to
30,000
pounds - $
165
30,001
to
32,000
pounds - $
220
32,001
to
34,000
pounds - $
275
34,001
to
36,000
pounds - $
330
36,001
to
38,000
pounds - $
385
38,001
to
40,000
pounds - $
440
40,001
to
42,000
pounds - $
495
42,001
to
44,000
pounds - $
550
44,001
to
46,000
pounds - $
605
46,001
to
48,000
pounds - $
660
48,001
to
50,000
pounds - $
715
50,001
to
52,000
pounds - $
770
52,001
to
54,000
pounds - $
825
54,001
to
56,000
pounds - $
880
56,001
to
58,000
pounds - $
935
58,001
to
60,000
pounds - $
990
60,001
to
62,000
pounds - $
1,045
62,001
to
64,000
pounds - $
1,100
64,001
to
66,000
pounds - $
1,155
66,001
to
68,000
pounds - $
1,210
68,001
to
70,000
pounds - $
1,265
70,001
to
72,000
pounds - $
1,320
72,001
to
74,000
pounds - $
1,375
74,001
to
76,000
pounds - $
1,430
76,001
to
78,000
pounds - $
1,485
78,001
to
80,000
pounds - $1,540
80,000 pounds or more - $1,610
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
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0218

ENROLLED ACT NO. 121,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY
‑
FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle registration; increasing vehicle registration fees and a related tax as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
3
‑
101(
a)(ii)(A), (B), (D)
and
(E)
(I) through (VI)

and 31
‑
18
‑
401(a)(ii)(A) and (iii) are
amended to read:

31
‑
3
‑
101
.

Registration fees; exemptions.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall accompany each application for the registration of a vehicle:

(ii)

A state registration fee

computed
as

follows:

(A)

Passenger cars
....
$
15.00

30
.00

(B)

School buses
......
$
10.00

25.00

(D)

Motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles
........................................................
$
12.00

25.00

(E)

House trailers and other noncommercial vehicles based on unladen weight, which for purposes of this subparagraph only, shall be by the manufacturer's published weight, if available:

(I)

1,000 pounds or less
........................................................
$
2.00

5
.00

(II)

1,001 to 3,500 pounds
........................................................
$
15.00

30.00

(III)

3,501 to 4,500 pounds
........................................................
$
20.00

40.00

(IV)

4,501 to 5,500 pounds
........................................................
$
30.00

5
0.00

(V)

5,501 to 6,000 pounds
.....................................................
$
40.00

7
0.00

(VI)

6,001 pounds or more
.....................................................
$
60.00

9
0.00

31
‑
18
‑
401.

Registration fees.

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall accompany each application for the registration of a commercial vehicle:

(ii) A state registration fee computed as follows:

(A) Commercial vehicles except passenger cars, school buses, house trailers and motorcycles for which the fees shall be computed as provided by W.S. 31
‑
3
‑
101(
a)(ii) based on gross vehicle weight pursuant to the following table:

GROSS VEHICLE OR GROSS
COMBINATION VEHICLE WEIGHT IN POUNDS

FEE
26,000
‑
or less
$
180.00

198.00
26,001
‑
28,000

195.00

214.50
28,001
‑
30,000

210.00

231.00
30,001
‑
32,000

225.00

247.50
32,001
‑
34,000

250.00

275.00
34,001
‑
36,000

275.00

302.50
36,001
‑
38,000

300.00

330.00
38,001
‑
40,000

325.00

357.50
40,001
‑
42,000

350.00

385.00
42,001
‑
44,000

375.00

412.50
44,001
‑
46,000

400.00

440.00
46,001
‑
48,000

425.00

467.50
48,001
‑
50,000

450.00

495.00
50,001
‑
52,000

475.00

522.50
52,001
‑
54,000

500.00

550.00
54,001
‑
55,000

512.50

563.75
55,001
‑
56,000

525.00

577.50
56,001
‑
58,000

550.00

605.00
58,001
‑
60,000

575.00

632.50
60,001
‑
62,000

600.00

660.00
62,001
‑
64,000

625.00

687.50
64,001
‑
66,000

650.00

715.00
66,001
‑
68,000

675.00

742.50
68,001
‑
70,000

700.00

770.00
70,001
‑
72,000

725.00

797.50
72,001
‑
74,000

750.00

825.00
74,001
‑
76,000

775.00

852.50
76,001
‑
78,000

800.00

880.00
78,001
‑
80,000

825.00

907.50

For weights over eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, the fee shall be
eight hundred twenty
‑
five dollars ($825.00)
nine hundred forty
‑
eight dollars and seventy
‑
five cents ($948.75)

plus twenty
‑
five dollars ($25.00) for each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof.

(iii) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 31
‑
18
‑
201(
d)(iii), an equalized highway use tax collected by the department in lieu of the county registration fee imposed by paragraph (a)(i) of this section for commercial vehicles or fleets proportionally registered under W.S. 31
‑
18
‑
201(b)(i) and described in W.S. 31
‑
18
‑
201(d)(ii) pursuant to the following table:

VEHICLE OR COMBINATION
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
EQUALIZED HIGHWAY
IN POUNDS
USE TAX

26,000
‑
or less
$
80.00

88.00
26,001
‑
28,000

100.00

110.00
28,001
‑
30,000

150.00

165.00
30,001
‑
32,000

200.00

220.00
32,001
‑
34,000

250.00

275.00
34,001
‑
36,000

300.00

330.00
36,001
‑
38,000

350.00

385.00
38,001
‑
40,000

400.00

440.00
40,001
‑
42,000

450.00

495.00
42,001
‑
44,000

500.00

550.00
44,001
‑
46,000

550.00

605.00
46,001
‑
48,000

600.00

660.00
48,001
‑
50,000

650.00

715.00
50,001
‑
52,000

700.00

770.00
52,001
‑
54,000

750.00

825.00
54,001
‑
56,000

800.00

880.00
56,001
‑
58,000

850.00

935.00
58,001
‑
60,000

900.00

990.00
60,001
‑
62,000

950.00

1,045.00
62,001
‑
64,000

1,000.00

1,100.00
64,001
‑
66,000

1,050.00

1,155.00
66,001
‑
68,000

1,100.00

1,210.00
68,001
‑
70,000

1,150.00

1,265.00
70,001
‑
72,000

1,200.00

1,320.00
72,001
‑
74,000

1,250.00

1,375.00
74,001
‑
76,000

1,300.00

1,430.00
76,001
‑
78,000

1,350.00

1,485.00
78,001
‑
80,000

1,400.00

1,540.00

For weights over eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, the tax under this paragraph shall be
one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400.00)
one thousand six hundred ten dollars ($1,610.00)
plus fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof.

Section
2
.

T
his act is effective
July 1, 2017.

(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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