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2003 General Session
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HB 9 eliminated the repeal date for the animal damage management program, which was set to expire on December 31, 2004, and provided an appropriation of $250,000 from the state's general fund for the program.
The animal damage management program operates under the direction of a 12-member board that is appointed by the Governor. Its primary purpose is to mitigate damage caused to livestock, wildlife and crops by predatory animals, and to protect human health and safety.
The animal damage management board provides predator control to benefit individual livestock and crop producers, landowners, lessors as well as urban, residential and industrial property owners.
Proponents of HB 9 believed the animal damage management program is providing a beneficial service to agricultural producers, landowners and the public in general by controlling predator numbers. They argued that aggressive control will increase wildlife game populations, thus potentially benefiting hunters.
Opponents argued that the animal damage management program is a waste of taxpayer money, citing studies that demonstrate the ineffectiveness of predator control on coyotes (which are the most common target of predator control efforts in Wyoming). They maintained that many lethal predator control activities (trapping, poisoning, etc.) kill non-target animals, and that non-lethal efforts (such as sterilization) can also affect non-target species.
Opponents to HB 9 maintained that a sunset date should be maintained for this program, to ensure that it does not become a permanent part of Wyoming government.
After amending the appropriation in the bill down to $125,000 (half the amount it started with), the House passed HB 9, 50-10.
The Senate amended a sunset date back into HB 9, specifying that the Animal Damage Management Program would expire in 2009. They added also language stating that the appropriation of $125,000 would be a one-time-only appropriation.
With these amendments, the Senate passed HB 9, 22-8.
The votes listed below are Third Reading (final passage) votes in the House and Senate.
A YES vote by a House member means the representative supported extending the Animal Damage Management Program indefinitely into the future by removing the program's termination date from the statutes. A YES vote by a senator means the senator favored extending the expiration date for the Animal Damage Management Program until 2009.
A NO vote means the legislator did not support repealing or extending the expiration date for the program.
| Bighorn Basin Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | Yes | |
| H 24 | Colin Simpson (R) | Yes | |
| H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | Yes | |
| S 19 | Laness D. Northrup (R) | Yes | |
| H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | Yes | |
| H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | Yes | |
| S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | Yes | |
| H 27 | Jane Wostenberg (R) | Yes | |
| H 28 | Micheal Baker (R) | Yes | |
| Casper-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | Yes | |
| H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | Yes | |
| H 36 | Liz Gentile (D) | No | |
| S 28 | Keith Goodenough (D) | No | |
| H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | Yes | |
| H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | Yes | |
| S 29 | Bill Hawks (R) | Yes | |
| H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | Yes | |
| H 59 | Mary Gilmore (D) | No | |
| S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | Yes | |
| H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | Yes | |
| H 58 | Ann Robinson (D) | No | |
| Cheyenne-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 4 | April Brimmer Kunz (R) | Yes | |
| H 7 | Tony Ross (R) | Yes | |
| H 41 | Becket Hinckley (R) | Yes | |
| S 5 | John Hanes (R) | Yes | |
| H 8 | Larry Meuli (R) | Yes | |
| H 42 | Pete Illoway (R) | Yes | |
| S 6 | Rich Cathcart (D) | Yes | |
| H 9 | Wayne Johnson (R) | Yes | |
| H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | Yes | |
| S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | Yes | |
| H 11 | Wayne Reese (D) | No | |
| H 43 | Ed Prosser (R) | Yes | |
| S 8 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | Yes | |
| H 12 | Layton Morgan (D) | Yes | |
| H 44 | Floyd Esquibel (D) | Yes | |
| Gillette-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 23 | John Hines (R) | Yes | |
| H 31 | Jene Jansen (R) | Yes | |
| H 52 | George McMurtrey (R) | Yes | |
| S 24 | Richard A. Erb (R) | Yes | |
| H 32 | Jeff Wasserburger (R) | Yes | |
| H 53 | Frank Latta (R) | Yes | |
| Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 25 | Cale Case (R) | No | |
| H 33 | Harry Tipton (R) | Yes | |
| H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | Yes | |
| S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | Yes | |
| H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | Yes | |
| H 55 | David Miller (R) | Yes | |
| Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 1 | Bill Barton (R) | Yes | |
| H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | Yes | |
| H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | Yes | |
| S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | Yes | |
| H 5 | James C. Hageman (R) | Yes | |
| H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | Yes | |
| S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | Yes | |
| H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | Yes | |
| H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | Yes | |
| Sheridan-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | Yes | |
| H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | Yes | |
| H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | Yes | |
| S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | Yes | |
| H 30 | Jack Landon (R) | No | |
| H 40 | Doug Osborn (R) | Yes | |
| South Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | No | |
| H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | No | |
| H 45 | Lorna Johnson (D) | No | |
| S 10 | Irene Devin (R) | Yes | |
| H 14 | Phil Nicholas (R) | Yes | |
| H 46 | James Slater (R) | Yes | |
| S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | Yes | |
| H 15 | George Bagby (D) | Yes | |
| H 47 | Kurt Bucholz (R) | Yes | |
| Southwest WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | No | |
| H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | Yes | |
| H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | No | |
| S 13 | Tex Boggs (D) | No | |
| H 17 | Fred Parady (R) | Yes | |
| H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | No | |
| S 14 | Larry Caller (D) | No | |
| H 18 | Mick Powers (R) | Yes | |
| H 39 | Chris Boswell (D) | Yes | |
| S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | No | |
| H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | Yes | |
| H 49 | Saundra Meyer (D) | No | |
| West Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/3/03 | Senate 3rd 2/26/03 |
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| S 16 | Delaine Roberts (R) | Yes | |
| H 20 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes | |
| H 21 | Randall Luthi (R) | Yes | |
| S 17 | Grant Larson (R) | No | |
| H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | Yes | |
| H 23 | Clarene Law (R) | Yes | |
See Southwest Region for H 16 and S 12 | |||