Rodeo license plate.
SF 121 creates special "Rodeo - The Official Sport of Wyoming" license plates for non-commercial vehicles. Owners can choose to donate $1 or more per plate, with funds distributed annually to support rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges. The plates require a $1+ fee beyond standard registration and will stop production if fewer than 500 are issued by December 2031. Production begins January 2026, with plates designed to include the official sport designation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Feb 28, 2025
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Enrolled
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Feb 28, 2025
MODERATE
This bill authorizes Wyoming to issue special license plates recognizing rodeo as the state's official sport. The main changes from introduction to enrollment include increasing the optional donation amount from $1 to $20 per plate, adding a new section requiring the Department of Transportation to notify law enforcement when plates are lost or stolen, and expanding the list of vehicle types eligible for replacement duplicate plates in the loss/mutilation section.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include mandatory law enforcement notification procedures for lost or stolen plates and broadened the categories of vehicles eligible for replacement duplicate plates in the loss/mutilation section.
FISCAL
The optional donation amount on the application form increased from $1.00 to $20.00 per plate to support rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and community colleges.
ENFORCEMENT
New requirement for the Department of Transportation to notify law enforcement agencies when license plates or stickers are lost, mutilated, or destroyed.
REQUIREMENT
The loss/mutilation section was expanded to include additional vehicle categories (31-2-227, 31-2-229 through 31-2-233, and 31-2-234) eligible for replacement duplicate plates.
TIMELINE
Added specific availability date of January 1, 2026, for rodeo license plates and effective date of July 1, 2025, for the act.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 3, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 28, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0047
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-9-3-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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