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SF0022 • 2022
Utility trailers-permanent registration.
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for the permanent registration of utility trailers as specified; providing a fee exemption for permanently registered utility trailers; 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
- Senator Kost
- Last action
- 2022-02-28
- Official status
- inactive
- Effective date
- 3/1/2022
Plain English Breakdown
The bill did not pass and was not considered for further action on February 28, 2022.
Utility Trailers: Permanent Registration
The bill allows owners of utility trailers that are at least eleven years old to permanently register their vehicles and exempts them from future registration fees.
What This Bill Does
- Allows the permanent registration of utility trailers that are not less than eleven years old upon payment of a one-time fee, including an administration fee and five times the regular annual registration fee.
- Exempts permanently registered utility trailers from paying future registration fees.
- Requires owners to display a special decal on the license plate of permanently registered utility trailers.
- Does not allow the transfer of permanent registration status when the trailer is sold.
Who It Names or Affects
- Owners of utility trailers that are at least eleven years old and subject to annual registration fees.
Terms To Know
- Utility Trailer
- A type of trailer used for carrying goods or equipment, often towed by a vehicle.
- Permanent Registration
- A one-time registration process that exempts the owner from paying future annual fees.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not considered for further action.
- It only applies to utility trailers at least eleven years old.
- Owners must pay a one-time fee, which includes multiple components as specified in the legislation.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment modifies sections related to utility trailer registrations, changing how certain fees are calculated and who processes some transactions.
- Adds a new section that specifies how state fees for transferring license plates of permanently registered utility trailers should be calculated.
- Changes the term 'department' to 'county treasurer' in one part of the bill.
- The amendment text is technical and may require additional context to fully understand all implications.
Plain English: The amendment changes how utility trailers are registered by adding specific requirements for their license plates and removing certain existing provisions.
- Removes language allowing temporary registration of utility trailers.
- Eliminates a line that previously allowed exemptions from fees under certain conditions.
- Adds new rules requiring utility trailer license plates to have a specific design, including an image of the bucking horse and rider emblem, Arabic numerals for the county, and compliance with federal or state laws.
- The exact impact on existing temporary registration processes is not fully explained in the amendment text.
SF0022SS001
Standing Committee • Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affai
Filed
Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill about utility trailers so that people can apply to register their trailers permanently and get an exemption from fees.
- Adds wording after 'may' on page 2, line 4 to say 'make application to'.
- Inserts text after 'utility trailer under' on page 4, line 6 to add 'this section or'
- The amendment's full impact is unclear without seeing the rest of the bill.
Bill History
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2022-02-28
Senate
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
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2022-02-24
Senate
S Placed on General File
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2022-02-24
Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
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2022-02-17
Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 29-1-0-0-0
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2022-01-19
Senate
S Received for Introduction
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2022-01-11
LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
22LSO-0193
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0193
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2.0
SENATE FILE NO. SF0022
Utility trailers-permanent registration.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Kost and Representative(s) Flitner
A BILL
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for the permanent registration of utility trailers as specified; providing a fee exemption for permanently registered utility trailers; 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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206 by creating new subsections (n) through (p) and 31
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101(g) by creating a new paragraph (v) are amended to read:
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Annual renewal; delivery of license plates and stickers; staggered registration; permanent registration of utility trailers.
(n)
The owner of a utility trailer as defined in W.S. 31
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101(a)(xxiii)(C) that is not less than eleven (11) years old and is subject to registration fees under W.S. 31
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201 may permanently register the utility trailer upon payment of:
(i)
A permanent registration administration and decal fee in the amount of eighty
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seven dollars and fifty cents ($87.50);
(ii)
The applicable title, registration and license fees under title 31, chapter 2, articles 1 and 2 and chapter 3 of the Wyoming statutes, if the utility trailer has not previously been titled, registered and had a license plate issued. For a utility trailer that has previously been titled, registered and issued a license plate and that is currently registered and subject to annual renewal, the owner may continue to use the plate
issued at the time the owner most recently registered the utility trailer. An owner may instead pay the applicable fees under this paragraph and be issued a new or specialty plate for permanent registration under this subsection; and
(iii)
An amount equal to five (5) times the applicable fees under W.S. 31
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101(a) and (b) and 31
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102 plus any donation amounts under W.S. 31
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101(h) or (j). Any donated amount shall not be subject to the requirement to pay five (5) times the applicable amount. If an owner chooses to display a specialty plate on the permanently registered utility trailer, the owner shall pay five (5) times the applicable fees for the specialty plate for permanent registration under this subsection.
(o)
The owner of a utility trailer that is permanently registered under subsection (n) of this section shall affix a permanent registration decal in the upper right corner of the permanently registered utility trailer's license plate. The owner of a utility trailer that is permanently registered under subsection (n) of this
section is not subject to additional registration fees for as long as the owner owns the utility trailer.
(p)
The permanent registration of a utility trailer under subsection (n) of this section shall not be transferred to a new owner. If the utility trailer is transferred to a new owner, the department shall cancel the utility trailer's permanent registration and the transfer of the utility trailer is subject to W.S. 31
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214. Upon transfer of a utility trailer that had been permanently registered under subsection (n) of this section to a new owner, the new owner shall apply for a certificate of title under W.S. 31
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101 and register the utility trailer under W.S. 31
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201.
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Registration fees; exemptions.
(g)
Owners of the following vehicles are exempt from the payment of fees provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this section:
(v)
Utility trailers if permanently registered pursuant to W.S. 31
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206(n) through (p).
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
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