HB 43 Wyoming House · 2023 Regular Session

Winter road closures.

HB 43 amends Wyoming law to remove the requirement that drivers must "willfully" ignore road closure signs to be charged with a misdemeanor. The bill keeps the same fine range ($750-$1,500) but lowers the legal bar for conviction by eliminating the "willful" element. It directly affects drivers who disregard posted road closures, particularly during winter conditions when closures are common. The law takes effect July 1, 2023, and does not change existing penalties or exceptions.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Failed
Jan 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023 Last action Jan 19, 2023
Floor votes · House Jan 19, 2023

How they voted

2037
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Jan 19, 2023
D Democratic5
3 Yea 2 Nay
60% Yea
R Republican53
17 Yea 35 Nay 1
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 19, 2023
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (20-37-1)
house
Jan 19, 2023
Committee
H COW:Failed 23-38-1-0-0
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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