# Wyoming HB 23: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; repealing requirements to physically surrender a driver's license; repealing temporary licenses; requiring peace officers to submit signed statements to the department of transportation after alcohol concentration tests for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age as specified; clarifying the timeline for contested case hearings as specified; repealing obsolete provisions; making conforming amendments; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates. Wyoming HB 23, AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; repealing requirements to physically surrender a driver's license; repealing temporary licenses; requiring peace officers to submit signed statements to the department of transportation after alcohol concentration tests for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age as specified; clarifying the timeline for contested case hearings as specified; repealing obsolete provisions; making conforming amendments; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by null Transportation; status signed, last action 2025-02-24 (Assigned Chapter Number 9); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB23-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 23 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; repealing requirements to physically surrender a driver's license; repealing temporary licenses; requiring peace officers to submit signed statements to the department of transportation after alcohol concentration tests for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age as specified; clarifying the timeline for contested case hearings as specified; repealing obsolete provisions; making conforming amendments; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-10 - Last action: 2025-02-24, Assigned Chapter Number 9 - Sponsor: null Transportation - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (162 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Suspended drivers keep their physical licenses: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, suspended drivers no longer have to surrender their physical driver's licenses. The law removes the related power to order license confiscation and the fine of up to $750 for willful nonreturn. Keeping the license does not restore driving privileges. Vehicle-registration ret… - Digital licenses protect drivers' device privacy: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, drivers may show a digital license on a portable device if Wyoming's transportation department issues them. Officers and judicial officers cannot take custody of the device to check the license or identity. Showing a digital license does not give consent to search the device… - Officers must report underage alcohol tests: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, officers must send Wyoming's transportation department a signed statement after qualifying alcohol tests. This applies when someone under 21 tests at an alcohol concentration of at least 0.02%. The statement must explain probable cause that the person drove or controlled a v… - Drivers lose temporary licenses, gain hearing protections: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming ends temporary licenses after covered alcohol or controlled-substance testing; officers must give notice of the 20-calendar-day hearing request window. Without a timely request, suspension or denial starts 30 days after notice, or after an existing suspension or revo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Transportation ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | House | H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-02-24: Assigned Chapter Number 9 - 2025-02-24: Governor Signed HEA No. 0014 (Governor) - 2025-02-20: S President Signed HEA No. 0014 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0014 (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned Number HEA No. 0014 - 2025-02-18: H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-14: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2025-02-14: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-12: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-11: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-11: S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation (Senate) - 2025-01-31: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-30: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-29: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-01-28: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-01-23: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-01-23: H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-16: H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation (House) - 2025-01-02: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2024-12-10: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0023.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0023.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0023.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor offense for injury to petroglyphs, pictographs and historic inscriptions; provid… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0023.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0023.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0023.pdf) ## Related - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF91-2025) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB23-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).