School district vehicles-flashing lights authorized.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on what constitutes 'most other vehicles' or how this law affects them beyond school district vehicles and school buses.

School District Vehicles Can Use Flashing Lights

This law allows school district vehicles, except for school buses, to display flashing white and amber lights when transporting students.

What This Bill Does

• Allows school district-owned or leased vehicles that are not school buses to display flashing white and amber lights.
• Requires these vehicles to be used specifically for student transportation to and from school or during school activities.

Who It Names or Affects

• School districts
• Drivers of non-school bus vehicles owned by school districts
• Students being transported in these vehicles

Terms To Know

Flashing lights

Lights that blink on and off to get attention.

School district vehicle

A car or truck owned by a school district, but not a traditional yellow school bus.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to vehicles that are used for student transportation.
• It does not change the rules for other types of vehicles on the road.
• School buses still follow different lighting rules and do not use these new flashing lights.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0317

Bill No.:

SF0005

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

25LSO-0317

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0045

Chapter No.:

77

Prime Sponsor:

Cooper

Catch Title:

School district vehicles-flashing lights authorized.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Authorizing specified school district vehicles to display flashing lights.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law generally prohibits the use of flashing lights on vehicles, with specified exceptions.

This act authorizes vehicles that school districts own, lease, or have registered that aren't school buses and that are used to transport children to and from school or school activities to display flashing white and amber lights.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0317

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0005

ENROLLED ACT NO. 45,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; specifying that school district vehicles that are not school buses and are used for transporting students may display flashing lights as specified; 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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5
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928(f) by creating a new paragraph (v) is amended to read:

31
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5
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928.

General lighting restrictions; authorized emergency vehicles.

(f)

The following vehicles are authorized to display flashing white and amber lights in addition to those otherwise authorized by law:

(v)

Vehicles owned by, leased by or registered to a public school district that are not school buses and that are used to transport children to or from school or in connection with school activities.

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.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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