SF 40 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

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

192
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 29, 2019
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2 Nay
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
Photo of Cheri Steinmetz
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
WY
3