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2005 General Session
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HB 82 would have given the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission the authority to institute an electronic licensing program whereby a hunter or angler would receive an electronic license, stamp or tag from a license selling agent or from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) website as an alternative to a paper license, stamp or tag. The WGFD hoped to offer electronic licensing in 2006 if the Legislature had passed HB 82.
HB 82 would have authorized the WGFD to assess a fee for electronic payments to help cover the cost of issuing electronic licenses.
Supporters of HB 82 characterized it as a way to bring Wyoming up to date with surrounding states, noting that Colorado, Montana and Utah all allow internet purchase of fishing, big game and trophy game licenses. Supporters defended the electronic licensing process in Wyoming as a way to make the permitting system easier for resident and nonresident sportsmen and to help manage the preference point system Wyoming recently started.
There was no opposition to HB 82 most of the way through its legislative journey, and it unanimously passed House and Senate committees and the full House. But when it arrived before the full Senate, concern about potential harm to local selling agents apparently outweighed the benefits of making the permitting system easier for resident and nonresident sportsmen and women, at least in the minds of enough senators to kill the bill.
With this concern in mind, the Senate Committee of the Whole defeated HB 82, 8-20 (2 excused). The surprising defeat of HB 82 leaves the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in limbo with its efforts to improve the license selling system.
The votes listed below are the Senate Committee of the Whole vote on the bill. A YES vote means the senator wanted to allow the WGFD to supplement the traditional method of selling licenses through local license-selling agents and by direct mail with internet license sales. A NO vote means the senator did not want to allow the WGFD to sell licenses over the Internet.
| Bighorn Basin Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | No |
| H 24 | Colin Simpson (R) | |
| H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | |
| S 19 | Laness D. Northrup (R) | No |
| H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | |
| H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | |
| S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | No |
| H 27 | Debbie Hammons (D) | |
| H 28 | Lorraine Quarberg (R) | |
| Casper-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | No |
| H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | |
| H 36 | Gerald Gay (R) | |
| S 28 | Kit Jennings (R) | Excused |
| H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | |
| H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | |
| S 29 | Bill Hawks (R) | No |
| H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | |
| H 59 | Mary Gilmore (D) | |
| S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | Yes |
| H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | |
| H 58 | Ann Robinson (D) | |
| Cheyenne-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 4 | Tony Ross (R) | Yes |
| H 7 | Doug Samuelson (R) | |
| H 41 | Becket Hinckley (R) | |
| S 5 | John Hanes (R) | Yes |
| H 8 | Larry Meuli (R) | |
| H 42 | Pete Illoway (R) | |
| S 6 | Wayne H. Johnson (R) | No |
| H 9 | Bryan Pedersen (R) | |
| H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | |
| S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | No |
| H 11 | Wayne Reese (D) | |
| H 43 | Dan Zwonitzer (R) | |
| S 8 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | No |
| H 12 | Layton Morgan (D) | |
| H 44 | Floyd Esquibel (D) | |
| Gillette-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 23 | John Hines (R) | No |
| H 31 | Thomas E. Lubnau II (R) | |
| H 52 | Burke Jackson (R) | |
| S 24 | Michael Von Flatern (R) | Yes |
| H 32 | Jeff Wasserburger (R) | |
| H 53 | Frank Latta (R) | |
| Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 25 | Cale Case (R) | No |
| H 33 | W. Patrick Goggles (D) | |
| H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | |
| S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | No |
| H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | |
| H 55 | David Miller (R) | |
| Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 1 | C.L. Townsend (R) | No |
| H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | |
| H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | |
| S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | No |
| H 5 | James C. Hageman (R) | |
| H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | |
| S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | No |
| H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | |
| H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | |
| Sheridan-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | Yes |
| H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | |
| H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | |
| S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | No |
| H 30 | Jack Landon (R) | |
| H 40 | Doug Osborn (R) | |
| South Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | Yes |
| H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | |
| H 45 | Kevin A. White (R) | |
| S 10 | Phil Nicholas (R) | Yes |
| H 14 | Kermit C. Brown (R) | |
| H 46 | James Slater (R) | |
| S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | No |
| H 15 | George Bagby (D) | |
| H 47 | Kurt Bucholz (R) | |
| Southwest WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Excused |
| H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | |
| H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | |
| S 13 | Tex Boggs (D) | No |
| H 17 | Stephen Watt (R) | |
| H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | |
| S 14 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes |
| H 18 | Mick Powers (R) | |
| H 39 | John Hastert (D) | |
| S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | No |
| H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | |
| H 49 | Bruce Barnard (R) | |
| West Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/14/05 |
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| S 16 | Pat Aullman (R) | No |
| H 20 | Kathy Davison (R) | |
| H 21 | Randall Luthi (R) | |
| S 17 | Grant Larson (R) | No |
| H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | |
| H 23 | Keith Gingery (R) | |
See Southwest Region for H 16 and S 12 | ||