HB0028

Amends Wyoming's commercial driver's license laws to modify disqualification grounds, add serious traffic violations, authorize examination waivers, and allow consideration of expunged records for commercial license disqualification purposes.

• Adds two new serious traffic violations for commercial motor vehicle drivers: violations of state or local law prohibiting text-based communication on electronic wireless devices while driving, and violations restricting or prohibiting hand-held electronic wireless communication device use while driving. (W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xli)(K), W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xli)(M))
• Authorizes the Wyoming Department of Transportation to waive knowledge tests, skills tests, or both for commercial driver's license applicants who meet departmental requirements, which must include at least the standards designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (W.S. 31-7-114(g))
• Creates a new disqualification ground for commercial driver's licenses: persons under twenty-one years of age holding a valid commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02% or more are disqualified for not less than one year. (W.S. 31-7-305(a)(ix))
• Permits expunged records of driver's license suspensions for minors involving controlled substance or alcohol violations to be considered when determining disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle, despite the expunged status. (W.S. 31-7-120(b))
• Establishes a process requiring the Department of Transportation to notify holders of commercial driver's licenses or commercial learner's permits suspected of fraudulent license acquisition, giving them thirty days to contact the department and schedule retesting; failure to comply results in license cancellation and one-year disqualification from commercial driving. (W.S. 31-7-305(q))
• Requires the Department of Transportation to promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the act. (Section 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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