Off-road recreational vehicle operation.
This bill amends Wyoming law to generally prohibit off-road recreational vehicles from operating on or near interstate highways, with specific exceptions for designated trails. It allows operation only on trails adjacent to interstates that have physical barriers, are officially designated under state law, and are marked as off-road vehicle trails. Operators must hold a valid driver's license for the vehicle type, display a required license plate or decal, and cross interstates only at designated, clearly marked crossings. The rule applies to all off-road recreational vehicles and takes effect July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2023 · House Jan 18, 2023
How they voted
20–10
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 21, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0051
legislature
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-11-0-0-0
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0
lower
Jan 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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