2017 Bills of Interest:
My votes during the 2017 Legislative Session can be found here…
The following are sponsored and co-sponsored bills for the 2017 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me
2017 Voting Record
HB0110 – Education – continuing contract status.
Sponsored By: Winters – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to continuing contract teachers; modifying requirements for continuing contract status for teachers hired on or after July 1, 2017; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB0116 – Abortion amendments.
Sponsored By: Steinmetz – • Co-Sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to abortions; amending the definition of “viability” to include the ability to feel pain; prohibiting the sale or transfer of any aborted child or cells or tissue from an aborted child for experimentation; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-11-1-0-0 — S President Signed HEA No. 0094
HB0132 – Reporting of abortions.
Sponsored By: – Clem – • Co-Sponsored: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to abortions; establishing additional requirements for abortion reporting; providing for a public report of abortion statistics; providing penalties for failure to report as required; specifying acts not meeting reporting requirements are acts of unprofessional conduct; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0134 – Taxable value of industrial property.
Sponsored By: – Clem – • Co-Sponsored: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to coal taxation; reducing the severance tax rate for coal as specified; conforming related tax distribution provisions; and providing applicability; providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: – H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0136 – Campus carry.
Sponsored By: – Biteman | • Co-sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to weapons; removing restrictions; repealing gun free zones on any public college or university campus as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H 3rd Reading:Passed 40 – 19 – 1 – 0 – 0 — S COW:Failed 13-17-0-0-0
HB0137 – Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act.
Sponsored By: – Biteman | • Co-sponsor: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to weapons; removing restrictions; repealing gun free zones in government meetings; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H 3rd Reading:Passed 47 – 13 – 0 – 0 – 0 — S President Signed HEA No. 0107
… Governor Mead VETOED House Bill 137
HB0146 – State funds – prohibit investment in Iran and Cuba.
Sponsored By: – Gray – • Co-Sponsored: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; prohibiting investment of state funds in Cuba or Iran; allowing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0147 – Release of arrested persons under the influence..
Sponsored By: – Gray – • Co-Sponsored: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying when persons arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol may be released; amending related statutes pertaining to bail; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H COW:Failed 14-45-1-0-0
HB0153 – Parental rights.
• Sponsored by: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to parents; providing for a parental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of a child; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-7-3-0-0 — S President Signed HEA No. 0096
HB0207 – Restrictions on public benefits.
• Sponsored by: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public benefits; conditioning eligibility for public benefits on lawful presence in the United States; requiring verification of lawful presence in the United States upon application for public benefits; providing a penalty; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
HB0244 – Public indecency.
Sponsored By: – Lone – • Co-Sponsored: Jennings
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public indecency; creating the crime of public indecency for using a public bathroom or changing facility designated for the opposite sex; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider for Introduction