Operation of motorboat while intoxicated.
This Wyoming bill (SF 40) sets specific blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits for operating watercraft. It establishes a 0.08% BAC limit for motorboats and a 0.10% limit for all other watercraft, aligning motorboats with standard DUI limits while setting a slightly higher threshold for other watercraft. The law clarifies that evidence of BAC levels measured within three hours of operation can be used in prosecutions, and it specifies that operating with a BAC between 0.05% and 0.08% for motorboats (or 0.10% for other watercraft) does not automatically imply impairment. This directly affects anyone operating watercraft in Wyoming, including recreational boaters and commercial operators.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Signed Feb 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2019
How they voted
19–2
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 29, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 28, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0065
legislature
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 18-11-1-0-0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (19-2)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
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