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
20–37
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Jan 19, 2023
D
Democratic5
60% Yea
R
Republican53
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
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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