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SF0019 • 2017

Snow plow lights.

AN ACT relating to the regulation of traffic on highways; providing the department of transportation rulemaking authority relating to lights of a conspicuous color on municipal and county snow plows; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Emerich
Last action
2017-02-21
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/17/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0019S2001

2nd reading • Hicks

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Hicks

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SF0019SS001

Standing Committee • STransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by STransportation

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-21 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0016

  2. 2017-02-21 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  3. 2017-02-16 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0016

  4. 2017-02-15 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0016

  5. 2017-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0016

  6. 2017-02-15 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-1-0-0

  7. 2017-02-14 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2017-02-13 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2017-02-10 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2017-02-10 House

    H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2017-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  12. 2017-01-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2017-01-23 Senate

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

  14. 2017-01-20 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2017-01-19 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2017-01-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2017-01-19 Senate

    S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2017-01-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation

  19. 2017-01-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2016-12-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
SF0019
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0227

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0016

Chapter No.:
46

Prime Sponsor:
Emerich

Catch Title:
Snow plow lights.

Subject:
Lights on snow p
lows
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act provides rulemaking authority to
the
Wyoming Department of Transportation to permit the use of lights of a conspicuous color on municipal and county snow plows.

Currently the
Wyoming Department of Transportation

only
has rulemaking authority to allow state snow plows to use these lights.

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
.
SF0019

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to the regulation of traffic on highways; providing the department of transportation rulemaking authority relating to lights of a conspicuous color on municipal and county snow plows; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
928(
d) is amended to read:

31
‑
5
‑
928
.

General lighting restrictions; authorized emergency vehicles.

(d)

Every authorized emergency vehicle, except
police

law enforcement
vehicles and as otherwise specified in this
subsection, shall, in addition to any other equipment required by law, be equipped with at least one (1) red lamp visible from five hundred (500) feet in front of the vehicle. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every authorized emergency vehicle, may be equipped with one (1) or more blue, white or amber lights. Vehicles used
or contracted

by

a municipality, county or
the department to clear snow from public
streets
, roads

or
highways may be equipped with one (1) or more lights of a conspicuous color as specified by rules adopted by the department. Privately
‑
owned vehicles used by members of a fire department or emergency service organization in performing or traveling to perform assigned duties in those organizations shall display at least one (1) flashing white, red or amber light, but no blue lights, visible from five hundred (500) feet in front of the vehicle.

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)

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