---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicle franchises-exception."
description: "AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing a motor vehicle manufacturer without dealerships within the state to sell motor vehicles directly to consumers; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SF 57"
citation: "Wyoming SF 57 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Case", "Lindholm", "Pelkey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-03T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bd5966e-958c-44e7-9d13-1fe628d0ab90"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/SF0057.pdf"
source_hash: "0aaa316ed4b3b77ab47c3aa59378d86319341f1bffcb9ca68d3e147e78c5768d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming SF 57 (2017) — Motor vehicle franchises-exception.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing a motor vehicle manufacturer without dealerships within the state to sell motor vehicles directly to consumers; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/SF0057.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/SF0057.pdf)
3. **SEA0055** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/SF0057.pdf)

## Votes

- S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Concur:Passed 25-5-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 39-21-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 18-12-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Case — primary (person)
- Lindholm — primary (person)
- Pelkey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-03T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 18-12-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 39-21-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Passed 25-5-0-0-0
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0055
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0055
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0055 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bd5966e-958c-44e7-9d13-1fe628d0ab90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).