Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate rejects conference report to let local authorities reduce speed limits on unpaved roads below 55 without a speed study
Summary
Senators debated and voted down a joint conference committee report on Senate File 32, which would have allowed local authorities to decrease maximum speed limits on unpaved roads to as low as 35 mph without conducting a speed study; concerns focused on local control and safety thresholds.
The Wyoming Senate considered a joint conference committee report on Senate File 32, a measure about speed limits on unpaved roads, and ultimately rejected the conference report after extended floor debate on Feb. 25.
Senator Pappas, sponsor of the conference report, told colleagues the reconciled language would allow a local authority to "decrease a maximum speed limit to not less than 35 miles per hour on unpaved roads ... without first conducting the speed study," restoring the original interim committee…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
