Covering loads on Wyoming highways.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction, so there are no further details or clarifications available in the provided sources.

Covering Loads on Wyoming Highways

The bill requires commercial vehicles with open beds to cover their loads of dirt, gravel, sand, or rock when driving on highways in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

• Requires commercial vehicles with open beds to cover their loads of dirt, gravel, sand, or rock when driving on highways.
• Does not allow these materials to drop, sift, leak, or escape from the vehicle while it is moving.
• Exempts necessary spreading of substances for highway maintenance and construction.

Who It Names or Affects

• Commercial drivers who transport dirt, gravel, sand, or rock on Wyoming highways.

Terms To Know

commercial motor vehicles

Vehicles used to carry goods for business purposes.

open bed

A truck bed that is not enclosed by a roof or sides.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
• It does not specify penalties for non-compliance with the new requirements.
• The effective date specified in the bill text (July 1, 2025) differs from the candidate explanation.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0770
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0770
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0317

Covering loads on Wyoming highways.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Locke

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring commercial motor vehicles to cover specified loads when driving on highways; 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. 31
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603 is amended to read:

31
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603.

Loads on vehicles.

(a)

No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.

(b)

No vehicle with an open bed transporting dirt, gravel, sand or rock shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the open bed is securely covered with a material that will prevent the load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.

(c)

This section does not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substance in highway maintenance or construction operations.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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