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2002 Special/Budget Session
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HB 178 proposed reducing the coal severance tax to the constitutionally-mandated minimum of 1.5% for underground coal mined from seams averaging less than 20 feet in thickness and "mined separately from any other production."
Supporters of the bill said it was offered in the hope of stimulating coal development outside the Powder River Basin.
Opponents pointed out that in addition to the obvious difficulties of administering this proposal, the bill flew in the face of the Legislature's recent tax incentive study (see section on Coal Severance Taxes).
Opponents also noted that the price differential between Powder River Basin coal and other coals is too great to be overcome by a severance tax break for the latter.
HB 178 easily won introduction in the House of Representatives, 47-13, but was killed in the House Revenue Committee when only three members voted to work on the bill.
(The three members were Reps. Jane Wostenberg [R-H27, Worland], Pete Anderson [R-H10, Pine Bluffs] and Nick Deegan [D-H53, Gillette].)
The vote shown below is the House of Representatives vote to introduce HB 178.
A YES vote means the representative wished to consider a severance tax break for coal mined from seams less than 20 feet thick.
A NO vote means the representative did not wish to consider the bill.
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BIG HORN BASIN LEGISLATORS |
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S18 |
Sen. Hank Coe (R) |
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H24 |
Rep. Colin Simpson (R) |
Yes |
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H50 |
Rep. Pat Childers (R) |
Yes |
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S19 |
Sen. Carroll Miller (R) |
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H25 |
Rep. Alan Jones (R) |
Yes |
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H26 |
Rep. Chas. Hessenthaler (R) |
Yes |
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S20 |
Sen. Gerald Geis (R) |
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H27 |
Rep. Jane Wostenberg (R) |
Yes |
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H28 |
Rep. Mike Baker (R) |
Yes |
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CASPER-AREA LEGISLATORS |
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S27 |
Sen. Bruce Hinchey (R) |
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H35 |
Rep. Roy Cohee (R) |
Yes |
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H36 |
Rep. Gerald Gay (R) |
Yes |
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S28 |
Sen. Keith Goodenough (D) |
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H56 |
Rep. Pat Nagel (R) |
Yes |
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H57 |
Rep. Thomas Lockhart (R) |
Yes |
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S29 |
Sen. Bill Hawks (R) |
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H37 |
Rep. Rick Tempest (R) |
Yes |
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H59 |
Rep. Dick Sadler (D) |
No |
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S30 |
Sen. Charles Scott (R) |
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H38 |
Rep. Carolyn Paseneaux (R) |
Yes |
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H58 |
Rep. Ann Robinson (D) |
No |
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CHEYENNE-AREA LEGISLATORS |
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S4 |
Sen. April Brimmer Kunz (R) |
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H7 |
Rep. Tony Ross (R) |
Yes |
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H41 |
Rep. Mac McGraw (D) |
No |
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S5 |
Sen. John Hanes (R) |
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H8 |
Rep. Larry Meuli (R) |
Yes |
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H42 |
Rep. Pete Illoway (R) |
Yes |
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S6 |
Sen. Rich Cathcart (D) |
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H9 |
Rep. Wayne Johnson (R) |
No |
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H10 |
Rep. Pete Anderson (R) |
Yes |
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S7 |
Sen. Kathryn Sessions (D) |
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H11 |
Rep. Wayne Reese (D) |
No |
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H43 |
Rep. Doug Samuelson (R) |
Yes |
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S8 |
Sen. Jayne Mockler (D) |
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H12 |
Rep. Layton Morgan (D) |
No |
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H44 |
Rep. Floyd Esquibel (D) |
No |
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GILLETTE-AREA LEGISLATORS |
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S23 |
Sen. Steven Youngbauer (R) |
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H31 |
Rep. John Hines (R) |
Yes |
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H52 |
Rep. George McMurtrey (R) |
Yes |
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S24 |
Sen. Dick Erb (R) |
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H32 |
Rep. Jeff Wasserburger (R) |
Yes |
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H53 |
Rep. Nick Deegan (D) |
Yes |
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LANDER/RIVERTON-AREA |
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S25 |
Sen. Cale Case (R) |
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H33 |
Rep. Harry Tipton (R) |
No |
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H54 |
Rep. Del McOmie (R) |
Yes |
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S26 |
Sen. Bob Peck (R) |
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H34 |
Rep. Frank Philp (R) |
Yes |
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H55 |
Rep. David Miller (R) |
Yes |
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NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL |
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S1 |
Sen. Bill Barton (R) |
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H1 |
Rep. Marlene Simons (R) |
Yes |
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H2 |
Rep. Ross Diercks (D) |
No |
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S2 |
Sen. Jim Anderson (R) |
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H5 |
Rep. Jim Hageman (R) |
Yes |
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H6 |
Rep. Dave Edwards (R) |
Yes |
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S3 |
Sen. Curt Meier (R) |
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H3 |
Rep. Bill Stafford (R) |
Yes |
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H4 |
Rep. Roger Huckfeldt (R) |
Yes |
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SHERIDAN-AREA LEGISLATORS |
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S21 |
Sen. Tom Kinnison (R) |
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H29 |
Rep. Jerry Iekel (R) |
Yes |
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H51 |
Rep. Bruce Burns (R) |
Yes |
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S22 |
Sen. John Schiffer (R) |
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H30 |
Rep. Jack Landon (R) |
No |
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H40 |
Rep. Douglas Osborn (R) |
Yes |
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SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING |
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S9 |
Sen. Mike Massie (D) |
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H13 |
Rep. Jane Warren (D) |
No |
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H45 |
Rep. Lorna Johnson (D) |
No |
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S10 |
Sen. Irene Devin (R) |
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H14 |
Rep. Phil Nicholas (R) |
Yes |
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H46 |
Rep. Jim Slater (R) |
Yes |
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S11 |
Sen. Bill Vasey (D) |
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H15 |
Rep. Tony Rose (R) |
Yes |
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H47 |
Rep. Teense Willford (R) |
Yes |
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SOUTHWEST WYOMING |
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S12 |
Sen. Rae Lynn Job (D) |
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H16 |
Rep. Stephen Watt (R) |
Yes |
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H48 |
Rep. George "Bud" Nelson (D) |
Yes |
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S13 |
Sen. Tex Boggs (D) |
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H17 |
Rep. Fred Parady (R) |
No |
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H60 |
Rep. Bill Thompson (D) |
Yes |
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S14 |
Sen. Mark Harris (D) |
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H18 |
Rep. John Eyre (R) |
Yes |
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H39 |
Rep. Chris Boswell (D) |
Yes |
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S15 |
Sen. Ken Decaria (D) |
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H19 |
Rep. Owen Petersen (R) |
Yes |
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H49 |
Rep. Saundra Meyer (D) |
Yes |
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WEST CENTRAL WYOMING |
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S16 |
Sen. Delaine Roberts (R) |
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H20 |
Rep. Louie Tomassi (R) |
Yes |
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H21 |
Rep. Randall Luthi (R) |
Yes |
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S17 |
Sen. Grant Larson (R) |
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H22 |
Rep. Jim "Bubba" Shivler (R) |
Yes |
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H23 |
Rep. Clarene Law (R) |
Yes |