HB0077 • 2020

Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway-designation.

AN ACT relating to highways; designating the Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway; requiring signage; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Brown
Last action: 2020-03-09
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass during this session, but it does not specify if or when it will be reconsidered.

Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway

This act designates State Highway 59 between the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy and Wright as the 'Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway' and requires appropriate signage.

What This Bill Does

Designates a section of State Highway 59 as the 'Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway'.
Requires the Department of Transportation to install signs for this highway designation.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation, which must put up signs.
Drivers who use State Highway 59 between Douglas and Wright.

Terms To Know

Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy: A training facility for law enforcement officers in Wyoming located in Douglas.
Department of Transportation: The state agency responsible for managing and maintaining the highway system, including putting up signs.

Limits and Unknowns

It is unclear if this bill will be reconsidered or passed in future sessions.
The exact cost of installing the signage is not specified.

Bill History

2020-03-09 Senate
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
2020-03-05 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-03-05 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2020-02-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-9-1-0-0
2020-02-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-18 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2020-02-14 House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2020-02-14 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 51-8-1-0-0
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-01-29 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0414
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0414
Numbered
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0077

Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway-designation.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Brown, Blake, Burlingame, Haley, Lindholm, MacGuire, Olsen and Washut and Senator(s) Boner, Hutchings, Nethercott and Von Flatern

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to highways; designating the Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway; requiring signage; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway.

State highway 59 between the Wyoming law enforcement academy in Douglas, Wyoming as established in 1983 off of highway 59 and the municipal boundary of Wright, Wyoming
shall be known as the "Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway."

Section 2.

The department of transportation shall install appropriate signage, in compliance with applicable federal and state law, to identify the Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Highway.

Section 3
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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
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