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HB0154 • 2026

License plate decal-Wyoming veterans.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for a decal designating Wyoming veterans to attach to a license plate; providing for a decal fee; 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
Representative Strock
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

License Plate Decal for Wyoming Veterans

The bill proposes to create a special decal for Wyoming veterans that can be attached to their license plates, with certain requirements and fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new type of license plate decal for Wyoming residents who are honorably discharged U.S. armed forces veterans.
  • Specifies that the decal must have a distinctive symbol or letters identifying the veteran status.
  • Requires applicants to pay an administration fee, not exceeding $5 per set of decals.
  • Allows veterans to obtain one decal under this section or another similar section but not both.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Wyoming residents who are honorably discharged U.S. armed forces veterans
  • County treasurers responsible for issuing the decals

Terms To Know

Honorably Discharged Veteran
A person who has served in the United States armed forces and received an honorable discharge.
Administration Fee
The cost paid by applicants to cover the expenses of issuing the decals.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • It specifies an effective date of July 1, 2026, but this is no longer applicable since the bill did not move forward.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2026-02-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
26LSO-0451
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0451
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0154

License plate decal-Wyoming veterans.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Strock, Andrew, Guggenmos, Sherwood and Wasserburger and Senator(s) Boner

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for a decal designating Wyoming veterans to attach to a license plate; providing for a decal fee; 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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217(e) by creating a new paragraph (vi) and by creating new subsections (n) and (o) is amended to read:

31
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Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors; national guard members; armed forces veterans; purple heart recipients; women armed forces veteran decals; Wyoming armed forces veteran decals.

(e)

Any person who is a Wyoming resident at the time of application may apply under this section for:

(vi)

A Wyoming veteran decal by presenting documentation that the person is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces who resides in Wyoming.

(n)

The decal designating a Wyoming veteran shall bear a distinctive symbol or letters identifying the registrant as an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces who resides in Wyoming. The decal shall be attached in the lower left corner of the license plate without obscuring any other symbols, letters or numbers on the license plate. Application forms shall be available at all county treasurer's offices. Each applicant for a decal under this subsection shall submit an administration fee with the application. The fee shall be in an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to recover reasonable administrative costs of the decal, but not more than five dollars ($5.00) per set of decals for any one (1) vehicle. Upon completion of the application, receipt of the administration fee and issuance or renewal of a license plate under this article, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant the number of decals corresponding to the number of license plates issued or renewed. Decals issued under this subsection shall not be required to be renewed upon renewal of a license plate. The replacement fee for a decal under this subsection shall be the same as for the original decal. Any applicant for Wyoming veteran decals under this subsection shall be:

(i)

A Wyoming resident at the time of application; and

(ii)

An honorably discharged veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States whose written evidence of separation from the armed forces shows an honorable discharge or the rendition of honorable military service.

(o)

A person may obtain a decal under either W.S. 31
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217(n) or 31
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217(m), but not both.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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