# Wyoming HB 26: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting motor vehicles owned by tribal governments from paying county and state registration fees; requiring the department of transportation to issue distinctive license plates for vehicles owned by tribal governments; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 26, AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting motor vehicles owned by tribal governments from paying county and state registration fees; requiring the department of transportation to issue distinctive license plates for vehicles owned by tribal governments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Ivan Posey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Assigned Chapter Number 38) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB26-2026 - 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 26 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting motor vehicles owned by tribal governments from paying county and state registration fees; requiring the department of transportation to issue distinctive license plates for vehicles owned by tribal governments; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-19 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Assigned Chapter Number 38 - Sponsor: Ivan Posey (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (164 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vehicle plates keep investigative agency ownership private: benefit, low. Wyoming’s transportation department must issue plates that do not reveal public ownership for Wyoming investigative agencies. This also covers federal criminal investigative agencies in the Justice, Defense, and Treasury departments. The department’s vehicle records must also preserve that privacy. - Senior centers get fee-free vehicle registration: benefit, low. Senior citizen centers providing services under Wyoming’s county senior-services law pay no state or county registration fees for center-owned vehicles. This exemption applies to the centers’ vehicles, not seniors’ personal vehicles. - Tribal governments get fee-free registration and plates: benefit, low. The law took effect immediately upon becoming law. Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribal governments on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation pay no state or county vehicle registration fees. Wyoming’s transportation department must issue plates showing public ownership when either government app… - Irrigation, weed-control districts lose registration fee exemptions: cost, low. The law removes state and county vehicle registration fee exemptions for irrigation districts and weed and pest control districts. These districts no longer receive those exemptions for district-owned vehicles. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ivan Posey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lloyd Larsen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Nicholas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pepper Ottman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karlee Provenza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Yin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Barlow (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ogden Driskill (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-21 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 62-0-0-0-0 | pass | 62 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Chapter Number 38 - 2026-03-05: Governor Signed HEA No. 0009 (Governor) - 2026-03-02: S President Signed HEA No. 0009 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009 (House) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Number HEA No. 0009 - 2026-02-27: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-21: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-20: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-19: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-12: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-12: H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 62-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-12-19: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0026.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0026.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0026.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendm… (vetoed) - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as… (vetoed) - SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource b… (became law) - SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and… (signed) - HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money laundering and illegal investments; providing definitions; providing penalties; and prov… (signed) - HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of state to charge a fee to expedite filings of documents as specified; and providi… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0026.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0026.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0026.pdf) ## Related - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026) - [HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026) - [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-HB26-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).