Session Update
Local lawmakers from Uinta, Lincoln, and Sublette Counties were a mixed bag during this period when it came to voting on funding and policies that would increase affordable healthcare access and improve public education, as well as proposals to support wildfire relief or even encourage hunters to commit a federal crime. Take a look to see their votes below.
Check out our Feb. 10 - 21 statewide report for more information on the bills that advanced.
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Representatives' Records
Rep. Andrew Byron
House District 22
Jackson
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted FOR funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted FOR a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted FOR funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Rep. McKay Erickson
House District 21
Afton
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted FOR funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted FOR a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted FOR funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Rep. Scott Heiner
House District 18
Green River
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted FOR a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Rep. Mike Schmid
House District 20
Pinedale
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted FOR a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Rep. Joe Webb
House District 19
Lyman
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted FOR funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted FOR a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Rep. Robert Wharff
House District 49
Evanston
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1 2015)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (HB-1-2016)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (HB-1-2018)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (HB-1 2019)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by providing hardworking school staff with cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation (HB-1 3025)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve public education by ensuring that school districts can hire safety officers (HB-1 3031)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by creating vague and unrealistic rules for school districts forcing them to obtain permission from parents about the content of school assemblies and curricula. (HB-200)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $12 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-270)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by diverting $50 million each year from public schools and instead investing it in Wall Street. (HB-271)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would improve public education by ensuring that students who don’t have food during the summer have access to school lunch during break. (HB-341)
Voted FOR funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (HB-1 3017)
Voted FOR a bill that would encourage Wyoming hunters to commit a federal crime by issuing a hunting license for grizzly bears, which are a protected species, with each resident elk license. (HB-186)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming communities by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue that funds basic public services for towns and counties. (SF-69)
Senators' Records
Sen. Dan Dockstader
Senate District 16
Afton
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2009)
Voted FOR funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2010)
Voted FOR funding that would increase healthcare access by hiring more traveling nurses to care for psychiatric patients in state care. (SF-1 2012)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (SF-1 3007)
Voted FOR a bill that would decrease women’s reproductive rights by declaring abortion is not healthcare, and thus not protected by Wyoming’s constitution. (SF-125)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (SF-1 2011)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming education by diverting public money from public education and instead using public funds for “vouchers” to send students to private and online school. (HB-199)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by politicizing school board elections by forcing candidates to publicize their political party affiliation. (SF-98)
Voted FOR funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (SF-1 3020)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public services by giving a $10 million-a-year tax break to coal companies (HB-75)
Voted FOR a bill that would increase the cost of energy for homeowners who produce electricity with rooftop solar. (SF-111)
Sen. Laura Pearson
Senate District 14
Kemmerer
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2009)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2010)
Voted FOR funding that would increase healthcare access by hiring more traveling nurses to care for psychiatric patients in state care. (SF-1 2012)
Voted AGAINST funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (SF-1 3007)
Voted FOR a bill that would decrease women’s reproductive rights by declaring abortion is not healthcare, and thus not protected by Wyoming’s constitution. (SF-125)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (SF-1 2011)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm Wyoming education by diverting public money from public education and instead using public funds for “vouchers” to send students to private and online school. (HB-199)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public education by politicizing school board elections by forcing candidates to publicize their political party affiliation. (SF-98)
Voted AGAINST funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (SF-1 3020)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public services by giving a $10 million-a-year tax break to coal companies (HB-75)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would increase the cost of energy for homeowners who produce electricity with rooftop solar. (SF-111)
Sen. Wendy Schuler
Senate District 15
Evanston
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2009)
Voted FOR funding that would increase mental healthcare access by paying behavioral health professionals higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. (SF-1 2010)
Voted FOR funding that would increase healthcare access by hiring more traveling nurses to care for psychiatric patients in state care. (SF-1 2012)
Voted FOR funding that would increase maternal healthcare access by creating a grant program for hospitals and rural health clinics supporting maternity and delivery care. (SF-1 3007)
Voted FOR a bill that would decrease women’s reproductive rights by declaring abortion is not healthcare, and thus not protected by Wyoming’s constitution. (SF-125)
Voted FOR funding that would improve public education by increasing resources for preschools that teach children with disabilities. (SF-1 2011)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm Wyoming education by diverting public money from public education and instead using public funds for “vouchers” to send students to private and online school. (HB-199)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would harm public education by politicizing school board elections by forcing candidates to publicize their political party affiliation. (SF-98)
Voted FOR funding that would improve grazing and wildlife habitat by creating a grant and loan program for landowners for combatting cheatgrass after wildfires. (SF-1 3020)
Voted FOR a bill that would harm public services by giving a $10 million-a-year tax break to coal companies (HB-75)
Voted AGAINST a bill that would increase the cost of energy for homeowners who produce electricity with rooftop solar. (SF-111)
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