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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE
2		-	BILL NO. HB0030
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
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	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0030
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0030
	7	+	Driver's licenses and IDs-revisions.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military
	9	+	Affairs Interim Committee
	10	+	A BILL
	11	+	for
	12	+	1 AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending expiration and
	13	+	2 renewal of licenses for persons under twenty-one (21) years
	14	+	3 of age; amending identification card contents; clarifying
	15	+	4 the timeline for contested case hearings regarding
	16	+	5 licenses; amending requirements for replacement licenses;
	17	+	6 adding a fee for replacement licenses; repealing obsolete
	18	+	7 provisions; providing rulemaking authority; and providing
	19	+	8 for effective dates.
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	23	+	12. W.S. 31-7-105(e), 31-7-113(a) by creating
	24	+	13 a new paragraph (xiii), 31-7-115(b), 31-7-118 and
	25	+	14 31-8-102(a)(vii) are amended to read:
	26	+	15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0212
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2HB00301
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	30	+	3 (e) The licensee has twenty (20) days from the date
	31	+	4 the department denies the license or gives the notice of
	32	+	5 intent to suspend, revoke or cancel the license or
	33	+	6 disqualify the licensee from driving a commercial motor
	34	+	7 vehicle within which to request a hearing or the
	35	+	8 opportunity for a hearing is waived. If the request for a
	36	+	9 hearing is timely and the request is for a contested case,
	37	+	10 the department shall forward the request and certified
	38	+	11 record to the hearing examiner who shall schedule a hearing
	39	+	12 within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the certified
	40	+	13 record at a time and place specified by the hearing
	41	+	14 examiner. The hearing examiner shall provide the licensee
	42	+	15 notice of the hearing at least ten (10) days in advance of
	43	+	16 the hearing. If the hearing examiner fails to schedule the
	44	+	17 hearing within forty-five (45) days of
	45	+	18, other than at
	46	+	19 the request of the licensee, the licensee, as his sole
	47	+	20 remedy, shall be given credit against any action upheld at
	48	+	21 the hearing for the time between the expiration of the
	49	+	22 forty-five (45) day period and the date the hearing was
	50	+	23 first scheduled. The hearing examiner may administer oaths, 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0212
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	52	+	3HB0030
	53	+	1 subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses or the
	54	+	2 production of relevant books, papers and other evidence
	55	+	3 reasonably necessary to resolve the matters under
	56	+	4 consideration in accordance with W.S. 16-3-101 through
	57	+	5 16-3-115 and may require reexamination of the licensee. The
	58	+	6 hearing examiner shall issue subpoenas upon his own motion
	59	+	7 or upon the request of any party to the proceedings in
	60	+	8 compliance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon
	61	+	9 hearing, the hearing examiner shall either rescind or
	62	+	10 uphold the action or upon a showing of good cause, may
	63	+	11 continue or modify a suspension of the license.
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	67	+	15 (a) The following fees are imposed, in addition to
	68	+	16 the fee in subsection (g) of this section:
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	76	+	4HB00301 (b) Licenses issued to persons under twenty-one (21)
	77	+	2 years of age shall bear distinctive markings indicating the
	78	+	3 licensee is under twenty-one (21) years. After January 1,
	79	+	4 shall expire
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	86	+	11in accordance with W.S. 31-7-119(a).
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	90	+	15 If a license issued under this act is lost,
	91	+	16 destroyed or if the licensee desires to withdraw or insert
	92	+	17 notice of anatomical organ donation or a medical alert
	93	+	18 designation, the person may obtain the appropriate
	94	+	19 replacement license upon payment of the proper fee and
	95	+	20 surrender of the original license, if available.
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	99	+	ENGROSSED
	100	+	5HB0030
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7		-	AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending expiration and
8		-	renewal of licenses for persons under twenty-one (21) years
9		-	of age; amending identification card contents; clarifying
10		-	the timeline for contested case hearings regarding
11		-	licenses; amending requirements for replacement licenses;
12		-	adding a fee for replacement licenses; repealing obsolete
13		-	provisions; providing rulemaking authority; and providing
14		-	for effective dates.
15		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
16		-	Section 1. W.S. 31-7-105(e), 31-7-113(a) by creating
17		-	a new paragraph (xiii), 31-7-115(b), 31-7-118 and
18		-	31-8-102(a)(vii) are amended to read:
19		-	31-7-105. Administrative hearings.
20		-	(e) The licensee has twenty (20) days from the date
21		-	the department denies the license or gives the notice of
22		-	intent to suspend, revoke or cancel the license or
23		-	disqualify the licensee from driving a commercial motor
24		-	vehicle within which to request a hearing or the
25		-	opportunity for a hearing is waived. If the request for a
26		-	hearing is timely and the request is for a contested case,
27		-	the department shall forward the request and certified
28		-	record to the hearing examiner who shall schedule a hearing
29		-	within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the certified
30		-	record at a time and place specified by the hearing
31		-	examiner. The hearing examiner shall provide the licensee
32		-	notice of the hearing at least ten (10) days in advance of
33		-	the hearing. If the hearing examiner fails to schedule the
34		-	hearing within forty-five (45) days of the
35		-	request
36		-	the request of the licensee, the licensee, as his sole
37		-	remedy, shall be given credit against any action upheld at ORIGINAL HOUSE
38		-	BILL NO. HB0030
39		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
40		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
41		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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43		-	the hearing for the time between the expiration of the
44		-	forty-five (45) day period and the date the hearing was
45		-	first scheduled. The hearing examiner may administer oaths,
46		-	subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses or the
47		-	production of relevant books, papers and other evidence
48		-	reasonably necessary to resolve the matters under
49		-	consideration in accordance with W.S. 16-3-101 through
50		-	16-3-115 and may require reexamination of the licensee. The
51		-	hearing examiner shall issue subpoenas upon his own motion
52		-	or upon the request of any party to the proceedings in
53		-	compliance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon
54		-	hearing, the hearing examiner shall either rescind or
55		-	uphold the action or upon a showing of good cause, may
56		-	continue or modify a suspension of the license.
57		-	31-7-113. Fees.
58		-	(a) The following fees are imposed, in addition to
59		-	the fee in subsection (g) of this section:
60		-	(xiii) Replacement license under W.S. 31-7-118 .
61		-	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00
62		-	31-7-115. Issuance, description and contents.
63		-	(b) Licenses issued to persons under twenty-one (21)
64		-	years of age shall bear distinctive markings indicating the
65		-	licensee is under twenty-one (21) years. After January 1,
66		-	1994, a license shall expire
67		-	licensee attains twenty-one (21) years of age. The
68		-	department shall notify the licensee at least ninety (90)
69		-	days prior to his twenty-first birthday of the expiration
70		-	date of his license. A licensee may apply for a license
71		-	within ninety (90) days of attaining the age of twenty-one ORIGINAL HOUSE
72		-	BILL NO. HB0030
73		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
74		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
75		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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77		-	(21) years, payment of the proper fee and surrender of the
78		-	original license in accordance with W.S. 31-7-119(a).
79		-	31-7-118. Replacement license.
80		-	(a) If a license issued under this act is lost,
81		-	destroyed or if the licensee desires to withdraw or insert
82		-	notice of anatomical organ donation or a medical alert
83		-	designation, the person may obtain the appropriate
84		-	replacement license upon payment of the proper fee and
85		-	surrender of the original license, if available.
86		-	(b) The department may issue a replacement license
87		-	under this section without the examinations required under
88		-	W.S. 31-7-114, except for a commercial driver's license
89		-	with a hazardous materials endorsement, upon request by the
90		-	licensee either by mail or in person if the following
91		-	conditions exist:
92		-	(i) The expiration date of the licensee's
93		-	original license is more than one (1) year from the date of
94		-	the licensee's request for a replacement license;
95		-	(ii) The licensee has not legally changed the
96		-	licensee's name since issuance of the licensee's original
97		-	license; and
98		-	(iii) The department has a digitized photograph
99		-	and signature of the licensee on record.
100		-	(c) A replacement license issued under this section
101		-	shall expire on the expiration date of the licensee's
102		-	original license.
103		-	31-8-102. Contents. ORIGINAL HOUSE
104		-	BILL NO. HB0030
105		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
106		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
107		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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109		-	(a) The identification card or digital identification
110		-	card shall resemble a Wyoming driver's license or digital
111		-	driver's license. It shall have:
112		-	(vii) The following: "State of
113		-	Wyoming"-"Identification Card No. ...."-"This card is
114		-	provided solely for the purpose of identification of the
115		-	person described on the card
116		-	ONLY";
117		-	Section 2. W.S. 31-7-113(a)(iv) and 31-7-119(e) are
118		-	repealed.
119		-	Section 3. The department of transportation shall
120		-	promulgate rules as necessary to implement this act. ORIGINAL HOUSE
121		-	BILL NO. HB0030
122		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
123		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
124		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
125		-	5Section 4.
126		-	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
127		-	section, this act is effective January 1, 2026.
128		-	(b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective
129		-	immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
130		-	bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
131		-	the Wyoming Constitution.
132		-	(END)
133		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
134		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
135		-	Chief Clerk
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	124	+	6HB00301 (a) The identification card or digital identification
	125	+	2 card shall resemble a Wyoming driver's license or digital
	126	+	3 driver's license. It shall have:
	127	+	4
	128	+	5 (vii) The following: "State of
	129	+	6 Wyoming"-"Identification Card No. ...."-"This card is
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	134	+	11W.S. 31-7-113(a)(iv) and 31-7-119(e) are
	135	+	12 repealed.
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	137	+	14The department of transportation shall
	138	+	15 promulgate rules as necessary to implement this act.
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	141	+	7HB00301
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	143	+	3 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
	144	+	4 section, this act is effective January 1, 2026
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	146	+	6 (b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective
	147	+	7 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
	148	+	8 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
	149	+	9 the Wyoming Constitution.
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	151	+	11 (END)