HB0006 • 2020

Commercial operators-registration and authority to operate.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing the department of transportation to suspend, revoke, cancel or refuse to issue registration of a commercial vehicle and authority to operate as a private motor carrier; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Transportation
Last action: 2020-03-05
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary does not provide specific details on all possible reasons for suspensions, revocations, cancellations, or refusals to issue registrations.

Commercial Vehicle Registration and Operation Rules

This law gives the Department of Transportation more power to suspend, revoke, cancel or refuse to issue commercial vehicle registrations and operating authority for private motor carriers if they break safety rules.

What This Bill Does

Gives the Department of Transportation the ability to suspend a commercial vehicle's registration or operating authority as a private motor carrier when serious safety violations occur.

Who It Names or Affects

Commercial vehicle operators
Private motor carriers

Terms To Know

Suspension: Temporarily stopping a commercial vehicle's registration or operating authority.
Revocation: Permanently canceling a commercial vehicle's registration or operating authority.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify all the reasons for suspensions, revocations, cancellations, or refusals to issue registrations.
It is unclear how often these powers will be used by the Department of Transportation.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0006H2001

2nd reading • Representative Brown

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how the Department of Transportation can handle commercial vehicle registrations by specifying actions it can take and removing certain phrases related to records and experience.

Adds 'cancel, revoke, suspend or refuse to issue' as options for handling commercial vehicle registrations.
Removes references to 'records and prior experience' when considering actions against commercial vehicles.

The exact impact of removing phrases related to records and experience is not fully explained in the amendment text.

Bill History

2020-03-05 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 9
2020-03-05 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0009
2020-03-04 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0009
2020-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009
2020-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0009
2020-03-03 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-0
2020-03-02 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-28 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2020-02-27 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-27 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2020-02-18 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-17 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-5-2-0-0
2020-02-14 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-13 House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-12 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 55-4-1-0-0
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2019-12-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0042
Bill No.:

HB0006

Effective:

7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

20LSO-0042

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0009

Chapter No.:

9

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Commercial operators-registration and authority to operate.

Subject:

Suspension of commercial vehicle registration and private motor carrier operations.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act allows the Department of Transportation to suspend the registration or temporary registration of a commercial vehicle or the authority to operate as a private motor carrier in specified situations, such as when a carrier has been cited with serious safety violations. Although the authority to suspend is created by this act, the department already held the authority to cancel, revoke or refuse to issue registrations and authorities to operate.

The act establishes bases for cancelation, revocation, suspension or refusal to issue a registration, applying the same standards that are applied to cancel, revoke or refuse to issue a temporary registration.
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

Read the full stored bill text

20LSO-0042

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0006

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

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

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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104(a)(iii), 31
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201(k) and (y), 31
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209(a) and 31
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301(a) are amended to read:

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104.

Powers and duties of the department.

(a)

The department shall:

(iii)

Issue
,

or
refuse to issue
or suspend the:

(A)

A
uthority to operate as a contract or private motor carrier;
or

(B)

Commercial vehicle registration.

31
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201.

Commercial vehicles; registration; exemptions.

(k)

Upon application and payment of fees as prescribed by subsection (d) of this section, the department shall register commercial vehicles and in the case of Wyoming based commercial carriers issue distinctive Wyoming license plates. In the case of non
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Wyoming based commercial vehicles the department may issue distinctive Wyoming license plates, distinctive stickers, or other suitable visual identification devices in such form as prescribed by the department which shall be affixed to the vehicle as required by the department.
The department may also issue a registration card for each vehicle registered identifying the vehicle which shall be carried in the vehicle at all times.
The department shall cancel, revoke, suspend or refuse to issue the registrations provided by this section based upon a finding from its records and prior experience that:

(i)

The operation or equipment used renders the highways unsafe;

(ii)

Delinquent fees are due and payable to the department; or

(iii)

The permittee has not complied with or continues to not comply with all laws and applicable rules and regulations of this act or governing the operations of interstate motor carriers as defined by law.

(y)

A temporary permit issued under this section shall be carried in the power unit. Unlawful use of the temporary permit or fraudulent or false information given to obtain the temporary permit invalidates the permit and results in the penalty provided by W.S. 31
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701. The department shall cancel, revoke
, suspend
or refuse to issue the temporary permits provided by this section based upon a finding from its records and prior experience
or from the records and prior experience of the department
that:

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209.

Issuance of authority; matters to be considered; deposit of insurance.

(a)

The department shall issue authority to qualified motor carriers. The authority shall remain valid and in effect unless revoked
or suspended
by the department for good cause,
such as a violation of this act, or cancelled at the request of the authority holder.

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301.

Permanent cards and decals; operation without authority; inspections.

(a)

The authority of any motor carrier issued after April 1, 1989, is valid until cancelled
, suspended
or revoked.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(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