H.B. No. 0250

Theft of fuel.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Meuli

ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing penalties for theft of fuel; providing for suspension of driver's license on conviction of theft of fuel; and providing for an effective date.

1/17/2005 Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2005 H Received for Introduction

1/18/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H08

1/26/2005 H08 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Pedersen, Powers, Slater, Walsh and Zwonitzer

Nays: Representative(s) Gilmore

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/26/2005 H Placed on General File

HB0250HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3 After ";" insert "correcting an omission in citation;"

Page 1-line 9 After "(f)" delete "and" insert ","; delete "(a)(intro), (ii)(B)" insert "(e)".

Page 1-line 10 Delete "paragraph (iii)" insert "subsection (n) and 31-9-401(f)".

Page 3-lines 8 through 22 Delete entirely and insert:

"(e)  Any person whose driver's license or nonresident operating privilege has been suspended shall, for a three (3) year period beginning on the date of suspension, file and maintain proof of financial responsibility as required in W.S. 31-9-401 through 31-9-414. The requirement for filing and maintaining proof of financial responsibility under this subsection does not apply to a suspension under subsections (f), and (g) or (n) of this section.

(n) The division shall suspend the license or nonresident operating privilege of any driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction under W.S. 6-3-402(f), a similar local ordinance or a similar statute or ordinance in another jurisdiction for:

(i) Ninety (90) days, for the first conviction;

(ii)  Six (6) months for each second or subsequent conviction under W.S. 6-3-402(f).

31-9-401.  Suspension and revocation of license and registrations until proof maintained; when proof required.

(f)  Subsections (a) through (e) of this section do not apply to the suspension of a license or nonresident operating privilege under W.S. 31-7-128(f), (g) or (n).". MEULI

1/27/2005 H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barnard, Berger, Edwards, Gay, Hageman, Harshman, Meuli, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Samuelson, Slater, Warren, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harvey, Hinckley, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Semlek, Simpson, Thompson and Walsh.

Excused: Representative(s) Hastert, Iekel, Jackson and Wasserburger.

Ayes 17 Nays 39 Excused 4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0