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HB0252 • 2023

Regulation of propane delivery contracts.

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; authorizing propane dealers to fill or refill a propane container during emergencies as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Yin
Last action
2023-02-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill is marked as inactive, which means it will not be further considered in its current session.

Regulation of Propane Delivery Contracts

This act allows propane dealers to fill or refill a customer's propane container during emergencies declared by the governor and provides definitions for propane-related terms.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows propane dealers to fill or refill customers' propane containers during emergencies if the governor declares an emergency.
  • Defines 'propane' as liquefied petroleum gas mainly composed of hydrocarbons like propane, propylene, butane, isobutane, and butylenes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Propane dealers who can fill or refill containers during emergencies declared by the governor.
  • Customers whose propane containers may be filled or refilled during emergencies declared by the governor.

Terms To Know

propane
Liquefied petroleum gas mainly composed of hydrocarbons like propane, propylene, butane, isobutane, and butylenes.
emergency
A situation declared by the governor that allows special rules for filling propane containers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies during emergencies declared by the governor.
  • It does not require dealers to fill or refill containers, even in emergencies.
  • This bill is inactive and no longer moving forward in its current session.

Bill History

  1. 2023-02-07 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2023-02-07 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2023-01-31 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  4. 2023-01-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2023-01-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0350
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0350
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0252

Regulation of propane delivery contracts.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Yin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; authorizing propane dealers to fill or refill a propane container during emergencies as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 40
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ARTICLE 2
PROPANE FILLS DURING EMERGENCIES

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Propane fill or refill during emergencies.

(a)

As used in this section, "propane" shall include any liquefied petroleum gas that is offered for sale and is composed predominantly of propane, propylene, butane, isobutane and butylenes or any mixture of those hydrocarbons.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is not the owner of a propane container may fill or refill that container with propane during the period of any emergency that the governor has declared for the purpose of facilitating a waiver from the United States department of transportation and the federal motor carrier safety administration that grants relief from title 49, parts 390 to 399 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(c)

Any owner that authorizes a person to fill or refill a propane container pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any injury or damage that is caused by an action of that person while the person is filling or refilling the propane container under this section.

(d)

A person who fills or refills a propane container pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any injury or damage that is caused by the condition of the propane container.

(e)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person who is authorized by an owner to fill or refill a propane container under this section to fill or refill that container.

Section 2
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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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