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Concurrence committee reinstates expungement language in House Bill 28 after debate over 18–20-year-old CDL holders
Summary
A legislative concurrence committee voted to reinstate language in House Bill 28 that addresses whether certain DUI expungements count against commercial driver’s license eligibility for 18–20‑year‑olds after testimony from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and lawmakers.
The concurrence committee adopted an amendment to reinstate expungement language in House Bill 28 after members discussed how DUI expungements should affect commercial driver's license eligibility for people aged 18 to 20.
The issue centered on whether DUI convictions for people who held a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or commercial driver's license (CDL) at the time of the offense should count against their CDL eligibility. Taylor Rossetti, Deputy Director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, told the committee that "this is actually more of a policy decision" for the Legislature and explained the staff intent: if a person held a CLP or CDL at the time of the offense, that offense would count against them; if the offense occurred before they held a commercial license, it would not be counted for CDL eligibility.
Rossetti said the bill was drafted to create parity between younger commercial drivers and older adults, noting that "if you're willing to give an 18 year old the responsibility to drive a commercial motor vehicle, the idea was that you would treat them like a 21 year old with a commercial driver's license." He added that many of the licenses at issue are issued as intrastate licenses, which places some authority with the state.
Representative Wiley asked whether the bill also addressed lower blood‑alcohol thresholds for drivers under 21; Rossetti confirmed the bill includes a 0.02 threshold for that age group. Senator Cole and other members pressed for clearer drafting about when an offense would be counted, and Rossetti reiterated the committee's stated intent: the counting applies when the person held a CLP or CDL at the time of the offense.
After discussion, the committee agreed to "put the expunged records back in"—the members described the change as the bill's third amendment—and the amendment was adopted. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally; members stated the amendment was adopted and the committee prepared two copies of the document for signatures.
Lawmakers signaled that the bill's language could be revisited in a future session if they choose to amend it further. The committee then adjourned.
