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HJ 7: KYOTO PROTOCOL - 1998 Budget/Special Session
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Wasserburger (R-H32, Gillette); co-sponsors Rep. Eli Bebout (R-H55, Riverton), Rep. Budd Betts (R-H22, Dubois), Rep. Nick Deegan (D-H53, Gillette), Rep. Bruce Hinchey (R-H36, Casper), Rep. John Hines (R-H31, Gillette), Rep. George McMurtrey (R-H52, Rozet), Rep. Bill Stafford (R-H3, Chugwater)
A world conference to begin negotiating an agreement to reduce emissions of gases contributing to the "greenhouse effect" (global warming) was held recently in Kyoto, Japan.
HJ 7 requested Congress and the President of the United States to reject any proposed protocol that does not comply with the United States Senate Resolution No. 98 (see following paragraph), and requested the Governor of Wyoming to prohibit Wyoming agencies from reducing greenhouse gases unless required to do so by law.
(U.S. Senate Resolution No. 98 directs the President of the United States to negotiate Kyoto protocol provisions requiring all countries to be treated equally, even though developed countries, particularly the U.S., emit much greater quantities of greenhouse gases.)
Proponents of HJ 7 argued that global warming is a myth, so the alleged consequences are completely irrelevant. They argued that Wyoming’s economy would be seriously affected if the State of Wyoming began acting to curb global warming, because high-paying jobs in mining, manufacturing and transportation would be lost to foreign countries.
Opponents of HJ 7 argued that scientific evidence shows that global climate change is currently taking place, and that adopting practices and technologies to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases would actually save billions of dollars and generate thousands of jobs in the long term.
The Senate added an amendment to HJ 7 encouraging Wyoming to do its part for the global climate by welcoming renewable energy projects.
In jest, the Senate also amended the resolution to say that, "...the legislature of the state of Wyoming is in favor of hot air and has been doing its best to contribute to the global supply." The amendment passed on a voice vote.
HJ 7 passed the House, 48-11 (1 excused), and the Senate, 17-12 (1 excused).
A joint conference committee (JCC) was appointed after the House refused to concur with the Senate amendments. The JCC removed the "hot air" amendment but retained the amendment welcoming renewable energy projects. The House then concurred, but the Senate did not, killing the resolution on the last day of the session.
The votes listed below are the third reading (final passage) votes in the House and Senate.
A YES vote indicates the legislator favored a resolution against taking action to reduce global warming.
A NO vote indicates the legislator opposed a resolution against taking action to reduce global warming.
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BIG HORN BASIN LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
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S18 |
Sen. Hank Coe (R) |
Yes |
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H24 |
Rep. Peg Shreve (R) |
Yes |
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H50 |
Rep. Pat Childers (R) |
Yes |
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S19 |
Sen. Carroll Miller (R) |
Excused |
|
H25 |
Rep. Denny Smith (R) |
Yes |
|
H26 |
Rep. Chas. Hessenthaler (R) |
Yes |
|
S20 |
Sen. Gerald Geis (R) |
Yes |
|
H27 |
Rep. Ray Harrison (R) |
Yes |
|
H28 |
Rep. Mike Baker (R) |
Yes |
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CASPER-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S27 |
Sen. Gail Zimmerman (R) |
No |
|
H35 |
Rep. Dorothy Perkins (R) |
Yes |
|
H36 |
Rep. Bruce Hinchey (R) |
Yes |
|
S28 |
Sen. Keith Goodenough (D) |
No |
|
H56 |
Rep. Pat Nagel (R) |
Yes |
|
H57 |
Rep. Bob Tanner (R) |
Yes |
|
S29 |
Sen. Bill Hawks (R) |
Yes |
|
H37 |
Rep. Rick Tempest (R) |
Yes |
|
H59 |
Rep. Nancy Berry (D) |
No |
|
S30 |
Sen. Charles Scott (R) |
Yes |
|
H38 |
Rep. Carolyn Paseneaux (R) |
Yes |
|
H58 |
Rep. Ann Robinson (D) |
No |
|
CHEYENNE-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S4 |
Sen. April Brimmer Kunz (R) |
Yes |
|
H7 |
Rep. Tony Ross (R) |
Yes |
|
H41 |
Rep. Mac McGraw (D) |
No |
|
S5 |
Sen. Donald Lawler (R) |
Yes |
|
H8 |
Rep. Larry Meuli (R) |
Yes |
|
H42 |
Rep. John Hanes (R) |
Yes |
|
S6 |
Sen. Rich Cathcart (D) |
No |
|
H9 |
Rep. Wayne Johnson (R) |
Yes |
|
H10 |
Rep. Pete Anderson (R) |
Yes |
|
S7 |
Sen. Guy Cameron (D) |
No |
|
H11 |
Rep. Wayne Reese (D) |
Yes |
|
H43 |
Rep. Kathryn Sessions (D) |
No |
|
S8 |
Sen. Jayne Mockler (D) |
No |
|
H12 |
Rep. Leo Garcia (D) |
Yes |
|
H44 |
Rep. Floyd Esquibel (D) |
No |
|
GILLETTE-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S23 |
Sen. Larry Gilbertz (R) |
No |
|
H31 |
Rep. John Hines (R) |
Yes |
|
H52 |
Rep. George McMurtrey (R) |
Yes |
|
S24 |
Sen. Dick Erb (R) |
Yes |
|
H32 |
Rep. Jeff Wasserburger (R) |
Yes |
|
H53 |
Rep. Nick Deegan (D) |
Yes |
|
LANDER/RIVERTON-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S25 |
Sen. John Vinich (D) |
No |
|
H33 |
Rep. Harry Tipton (R) |
Yes |
|
H54 |
Rep. Cale Case (R) |
Yes |
|
S26 |
Sen. Bob Peck (R) |
Yes |
|
H34 |
Rep. Frank Philp (R) |
Yes |
|
H55 |
Rep. Eli Bebout (R) |
Yes |
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NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S1 |
Sen. Bill Barton (R) |
Yes |
|
H1 |
Rep. Marlene Simons (R) |
Yes |
|
H2 |
Rep. Ross Diercks (D) |
Yes |
|
S2 |
Sen. Jim Twiford (R) |
Yes |
|
H5 |
Rep. Jim Hageman (R) |
Yes |
|
H6 |
Rep. Jim Anderson (R) |
Yes |
|
S3 |
Sen. Curt Meier (R) |
Yes |
|
H3 |
Rep. Bill Stafford (R) |
Yes |
|
H4 |
Rep. Roger Huckfeldt (R) |
Yes |
|
SHERIDAN-AREA LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S21 |
Sen. Tom Kinnison (R) |
No |
|
H29 |
Rep. Rick Badgett (R) |
Yes |
|
H51 |
Rep. Bruce Burns (R) |
Yes |
|
S22 |
Sen. John Schiffer (R) |
Yes |
|
H30 |
Rep. Bill Bensel (D) |
No |
|
H40 |
Rep. Douglas Osborn (R) |
Yes |
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SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S9 |
Sen. Vince Picard (R) |
Yes |
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H13 |
Rep. Mike Massie (D) |
Yes |
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H45 |
Rep. Wende Barker (D) |
No |
|
S10 |
Sen. Irene Devin (R) |
Yes |
|
H14 |
Rep. Phil Nicholas (R) |
Yes |
|
H46 |
Rep. Tom Rardin (R) |
Yes |
|
S11 |
Sen. Bob Grieve (R) |
Yes |
|
H15 |
Rep. Tony Rose (R) |
Yes |
|
H47 |
Rep. Teense Willford (R) |
Yes |
|
SOUTHWEST WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S12 |
Sen. Rae Lynn Job (D) |
No |
|
H16 |
Rep. Kenilynn Zanetti (D) |
No |
|
H48 |
Rep. Jack Steinbrech (R) |
Yes |
|
S13 |
Sen. Ray Sarcletti (D) |
No |
|
H17 |
Rep. Fred Parady (R) |
Yes |
|
H60 |
Rep. Louise Ryckman (D) |
No |
|
S14 |
Sen. Mark Harris (D) |
No |
|
H18 |
Rep. John Eyre (R) |
Yes |
|
H39 |
Rep. Chris Boswell (D) |
No |
|
S15 |
Sen. Greg Phillips (D) |
No |
|
H19 |
Rep. Peggy Rounds (D) |
Yes |
|
H49 |
Rep. Ken Decaria (D) |
No |
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WEST CENTRAL WYOMING LEGISLATORS |
Vote |
|
|
S16 |
Sen. Delaine Roberts (R) |
Yes |
|
H20 |
Rep. Louie Tomassi (R) |
Excused |
|
H21 |
Rep. Randall Luthi (R) |
Yes |
|
S17 |
Sen. Grant Larson (R) |
Yes |
|
H22 |
Rep. Budd Betts (R) |
Yes |
|
H23 |
Rep. Clarene Law (R) |
Yes |
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