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HB 162: CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEGREGATED POLITICAL FUNDS - 1998 Budget/Special Session
Sponsor: Rep. Eli Bebout (R-H55, Riverton); co-sponsors Rep. Bruce Hinchey (R-H36, Casper), Rep. Bill Stafford (R-H3, Chugwater), Sen. Hank Coe (R-S18, Cody), Sen. Robert Grieve (R-S11, Savery)
Current state and federal law prohibits the use of membership dues for organizations for political purposes. Members of interest groups that are politically active -- unions, professional organizations, trade groups, non-profits, etc. -- must voluntarily give above and beyond membership dues to fund electoral activities.
Many organizations provide an opportunity for their members to make political contributions by a payroll deduction or "reverse checkoff" (a deduction that occurs automatically unless stopped by the employee).
HB 162 required corporations, joint stock companies, or labor organizations to obtain annual written permission from members for the automatic payroll deduction or reverse checkoff for political contributions.
Proponents of HB 162 argued that the bill was needed to protect union members who do not know how much their payroll deductions are, or where the money goes.
Opponents pointed out that neither employers nor workers had asked for HB 162, and that it was part of a national effort aimed primarily at weakening the political power of unions. They noted that all political contributions are voluntary and that all payroll deductions are documented on employees’ pay stubs.
HB 162 failed to get the two-thirds vote required to introduce a non-budget bill in a budget session, 33-26 (1 excused). However, essentially the same language was successfully added to Wyoming statutes by way of an amendment to SF 33, Election Code Revisions (please see the following description for SF 33, 1998 Budget/Special Session).
The vote listed below is the House vote on introduction of HB 162.
A YES vote means the legislator wished to consider making it more difficult for members of organizations to make political contributions through their group.
A NO vote means the legislator opposed considering this restriction.
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BIG HORN BASIN LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
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H24 |
Rep. Peg Shreve (R) |
Yes |
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H50 |
Rep. Pat Childers (R) |
Yes |
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H25 |
Rep. Denny Smith (R) |
Yes |
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H26 |
Rep. Chas. Hessenthaler (R) |
No |
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H27 |
Rep. Ray Harrison (R) |
Yes |
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H28 |
Rep. Mike Baker (R) |
Yes |
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CASPER-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H35 |
Rep. Dorothy Perkins (R) |
Yes |
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H36 |
Rep. Bruce Hinchey (R) |
Yes |
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H56 |
Rep. Pat Nagel (R) |
Yes |
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H57 |
Rep. Bob Tanner (R) |
Yes |
|
H37 |
Rep. Rick Tempest (R) |
Yes |
|
H59 |
Rep. Nancy Berry (D) |
No |
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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 |
Vote |
|
|
H7 |
Rep. Tony Ross (R) |
No |
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H41 |
Rep. Mac McGraw (D) |
No |
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H8 |
Rep. Larry Meuli (R) |
No |
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H42 |
Rep. John Hanes (R) |
Yes |
|
H9 |
Rep. Wayne Johnson (R) |
No |
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H10 |
Rep. Pete Anderson (R) |
Yes |
|
H11 |
Rep. Wayne Reese (D) |
No |
|
H43 |
Rep. Kathryn Sessions (D) |
No |
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H12 |
Rep. Leo Garcia (D) |
No |
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H44 |
Rep. Floyd Esquibel (D) |
No |
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GILLETTE-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
H31 |
Rep. John Hines (R) |
Yes |
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H52 |
Rep. George McMurtrey (R) |
Yes |
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H32 |
Rep. Jeff Wasserburger (R) |
Yes |
|
H53 |
Rep. Nick Deegan (D) |
No |
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LANDER/RIVERTON-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H33 |
Rep. Harry Tipton (R) |
Yes |
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H54 |
Rep. Cale Case (R) |
No |
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H34 |
Rep. Frank Philp (R) |
Yes |
|
H55 |
Rep. Eli Bebout (R) |
Yes |
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NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
H1 |
Rep. Marlene Simons (R) |
Yes |
|
H2 |
Rep. Ross Diercks (D) |
No |
|
H5 |
Rep. Jim Hageman (R) |
Yes |
|
H6 |
Rep. Jim Anderson (R) |
Yes |
|
H3 |
Rep. Bill Stafford (R) |
Yes |
|
H4 |
Rep. Roger Huckfeldt (R) |
Yes |
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SHERIDAN-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H29 |
Rep. Rick Badgett (R) |
No |
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H51 |
Rep. Bruce Burns (R) |
Yes |
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H30 |
Rep. Bill Bensel (D) |
No |
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H40 |
Rep. Douglas Osborn (R) |
Yes |
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SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H13 |
Rep. Mike Massie (D) |
No |
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H45 |
Rep. Wende Barker (D) |
No |
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H14 |
Rep. Phil Nicholas (R) |
Yes |
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H46 |
Rep. Tom Rardin (R) |
Yes |
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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 LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H16 |
Rep. Kenilynn Zanetti (D) |
Yes |
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H48 |
Rep. Jack Steinbrech (R) |
No |
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H17 |
Rep. Fred Parady (R) |
No |
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H60 |
Rep. Louise Ryckman (D) |
No |
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H18 |
Rep. John Eyre (R) |
No |
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H39 |
Rep. Chris Boswell (D) |
No |
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H19 |
Rep. Peggy Rounds (D) |
No |
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H49 |
Rep. Ken Decaria (D) |
No |
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WEST CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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H20 |
Rep. Louie Tomassi (R) |
Excused |
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H21 |
Rep. Randall Luthi (R) |
Yes |
|
H22 |
Rep. Budd Betts (R) |
Yes |
|
H23 |
Rep. Clarene Law (R) |
No |
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