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HB0313 • 2025

Speed limits established by local authorities-amendments.

AN ACT relating to speed limits; changing the process for counties to decrease maximum speed limits on highways as specified; providing an exception for the department of transportation's approval of alterations on state highways as specified; authorizing the transportation commission to override a board of county commissioners' resolution to decrease maximum speed limits as specified; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

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

Sponsor
Representative Schmid
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details that are not explicitly stated in the provided official summary, such as specific dates or processes.

Changes to Speed Limit Rules

The bill changes the process for counties to lower speed limits on highways and gives the transportation commission power to override such decisions.

What This Bill Does

  • It allows counties to decide if they want to lower speed limits on certain roads within their area, but only after sending their decision to the transportation department first.
  • The transportation commission can say no to a county's plan to lower speed limits within 60 days of receiving it.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties that want to change speed limits
  • People driving on roads where speed limits might be lowered

Terms To Know

Transportation Commission
A group that makes decisions about transportation rules in the state.
Board of County Commissioners
The elected officials who make decisions for a county, including setting speed limits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill is inactive and will not be passed this session.
  • It only applies to changes made on or after July 1, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 House

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

  2. 2025-02-07 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2025-01-30 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  4. 2025-01-29 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2025-01-28 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0481
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0481
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0313

Speed limits established by local authorities-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Connolly, Smith, S, Tarver, Winter and Wylie and Senator(s) Pearson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to speed limits; changing the process for counties to decrease maximum speed limits on highways as specified; providing an exception for the department of transportation's approval of alterations on state highways as specified; authorizing the transportation commission to override a board of county commissioners' resolution to decrease maximum speed limits as specified; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; 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. 24
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109 by creating a new subsection (c) and 31
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303(b), (d) and by creating a new subsection (f) are amended to read:

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109.

Designation of state highways; vesting of county interest in state; commission authorized to acquire severed portions of land; land to be sold; overriding maximum speed limits.

(c)

The commission shall have the authority to override, by a majority vote of the commission, a board of county commissioners' adopted resolution to decrease the maximum speed limit under W.S. 31
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303(f). The commission may override an adopted resolution not more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the resolution. If the commission takes no action under this subsection within sixty (60) days after receipt of the resolution then the commission waives its ability to override the resolution.

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303.

Establishing maximum speed limits by local authorities.

(b)

In compliance with rules promulgated by the department
and subsection (f) of this section
, local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may determine the proper maximum speed for all streets and highways within their respective corporate jurisdiction which maximum speed is reasonable and safe and which may be greater or less than the maximum speed permitted under this act. The rules promulgated by the department shall adopt standards consistent with national practices.

(d)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a
ny alteration of maximum limits on state highways or extensions thereof in a municipality by local authorities is not effective until the alteration has been approved by the superintendent.

(f)

Counties may decrease the maximum speed limit for any streets or highways as defined by W.S. 31
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102(a)(xlix) and state highways as defined by W.S. 31
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101(a)(xvii), that are not interstate highways as defined by W.S. 31
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801(a)(xvi) within their respective corporate jurisdiction if the board of county commissioners has adopted a resolution to decrease the maximum speed limit. The board of county commissioners shall submit an adopted resolution to decrease the maximum speed limit under this subsection to the commission not more than sixty (60) days after the resolution has been adopted. The maximum speed limit shall not be decreased if the commission overrides the adopted resolution pursuant to W.S. 24
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109(c).

Section 2
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This act shall apply to proposed changes to decrease maximum speed limits by the board of county commissioners on and after July 1, 2025.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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