SEMA Update

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A Tale of Two States
Street Rod, Custom Vehicle Bills Enacted Through Persistence
of Hobbyists, Lawmakers

Wyoming

Each year there are thousands of bills introduced in state capitols across the country. Some take several weeks to pass, others several months. Most don’t make it past a committee hearing. If it does, the full legislature still needs to approve the bill. In a state such as Wyoming, you only have 40 days to get this done.

In spite of this short legislative session, Wyoming Representative Pat Childers was determined to pass legislation that would benefit enthusiasts in the state. Based on the SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle model bill, the new law will permit street rods and custom vehicles to be titled based on the production year they most closely resemble.

Childers, who is also a member of the SEMA-sponsored State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus, first introduced the bill in 2006. While there was never any real opposition to the bill, the short session did not provide enough time to get it approved by the legislature. After the bill was passed this year, Childers stated, “I believe that most legislators were tired of hearing from all of us and my badgering the majority floor leaders to bring up the bill.â€