Bill No.:                     SF0051                                   Drafter:  IDS

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0051                         Effective Date:  1/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0029

Chapter No.:            CH0071

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act compliance.

Subject:                     Regulation of commercial vehicles and licenses.

Summary/Major Elements:

· The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act is a federal law that regulates commercial drivers and commercial drivers’ licenses.  Congress and the Federal Highway Administration alter the FMCSA every year through new laws and new rules.

· This legislation makes technical changes to Wyoming law to comply with changes to the FMCSA.

· This legislation renames commercial driver’s license instruction permits, amends the definition of “tank trailer,” alters renewal and waiting periods related to commercial drivers’ licenses, requires a driver to be 18 before receiving a commercial learner’s permit, amends skills tester requirements, specifies the physical form of permits, specifies when commercial driver’s license applicants are disqualified and requires background checks of persons who conduct commercial driver’s license testing for the Wyoming Department of Transportation.