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SF0012 • 2021

Selective service registration.

AN ACT relating to selective service; requiring certification of selective service registration consent via driver's license and identification card applications; requiring the department to transmit data to the selective service system; conforming provisions; 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
Transportation
Last action
2021-01-27
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and there is no official summary text provided.

Selective Service Registration through Driver's License and ID Applications

The bill requires individuals applying for or renewing a driver's license or identification card in Wyoming to certify their consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required by federal law.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires applicants for a driver's license or ID card to sign a statement agreeing to register with the Selective Service System if required by law.
  • Instructs the Wyoming Department of Transportation to send necessary registration data to the Selective Service System.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People applying for or renewing a driver's license or ID card in Wyoming.
  • The Wyoming Department of Transportation, which will handle data transmission to the Selective Service System.

Terms To Know

Selective Service System
A federal agency that maintains information on individuals who might be called up for military service in case of a national emergency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass during its session.
  • It is unclear how many people would be affected by this requirement since it depends on who applies for or renews their driver's license or ID card in Wyoming.

Bill History

  1. 2021-01-27 Senate

    S COW:Failed 8-20-1-1-0

  2. 2021-01-27 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  3. 2021-01-27 Senate

    S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-0-1-0

  4. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation

  5. 2021-01-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2020-12-23 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0245
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0245
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0012

Selective service registration.

Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to selective service; requiring certification of selective service registration consent via driver's license and identification card applications; requiring the department to transmit data to the selective service system; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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143 is created to read:

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143.

Selective service registration.

(a)

Upon receiving the certification required in subsection (b) of this section, the department shall forward electronically or via other means of transmission to the selective service system the information necessary from the applicant's Wyoming driver's license or identification card for the applicant to comply with the federal Selective Service Act, 50

U.S.C.

3802, et seq.

(b)

An application under W.S.

31
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111(b) and 31
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101(a) shall include space for a certification and notice to the applicant that reads: "By my signature I certify that I am consenting to using information submitted on this application for registration with the United States Selective Service System if my registration is required by federal law."

(c)

The applicant's submission of the application after signing the application containing the certification in subsection (b) of this section constitutes the applicant's consent to the transmission of the information in subsection (a) of this section.

(d)

Nothing in this section shall restrict the information the department may provide under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

Section 2.

W.S. 31
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111(b) by creating a new paragraph (xv) and 31
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101(a) are amended to read:

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111.

Application for license or permit generally.

(b)

The application shall include:

(xv)

Information required by W.S. 31
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143.

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101.

Issuance to residents by department; restrictions; limited to one state
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issued credential; digital identification card; definitions; rulemaking.

(a)

Any Wyoming resident may be issued an identification card by the department of transportation if the resident does not possess or surrenders any other
state
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issued, REAL ID Act or other applicable federal law compliant driver's license or identification card. The application shall state the registrant's full legal name, social security number, date of birth and any other identifying data the department may require and shall be signed and verified by the applicant.
The application shall include information required by W.S. 31
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143.
The identification card shall at the applicant's request indicate that the applicant is an anatomical organ donor as provided by W.S. 35
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205 or that the applicant has a medical alert designation as provided for in W.S. 31
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142. Before receiving an identification card under this chapter a person who previously has been licensed or issued an identification card in this or any other state but who does not have the credential in their possession shall complete an affidavit of "No License/ID Card in Possession."

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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