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2006 Budget Session
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HB 63 would have changed the statutory definition of resident as it relates to the preference given to resident contractors who bid on public works projects in the state. Public works contracts must be awarded to the lowest bidder, with a 5% preference given to resident contractors, which means that resident contractors may be awarded a bid if their bid is up to 5% more than the lowest bid.
The change proposed in HB 63 would have allowed larger contracting businesses that work in Wyoming but are owned by out-of-state entities to receive the same 5% preference on bids, as long as the company had maintained an office and place of business in Wyoming for at least one year before submitting the bid.
HB 63 also would have changed the amount of work on a project that a successful resident bidder may subcontract to nonresident contractors from 20% in current statute to 50% of the project work.
Supporters of HB 63 argued that, with the boom in school construction we are presently experiencing in Wyoming, bidding would be more competitive with a larger pool of qualified resident contractors, which would benefit the state and its taxpayers. They also noted that regional contracting companies are more often union companies that pay higher wages and better benefits than nonunion companies, which benefits workers and local economies where the projects are located. Supporters also favored raising the subcontracting limit, noting that specialty subcontractors (such as masonry) often comprise more than 20% of the total work of the project.
Opponents of HB 63 worried that the bill might harm smaller in-state contracting companies.
The House amended the subcontracting limit back down to 30% of the project work, with the further specification that the subcontracting limit would drop back to 20% in 2009. Thus amended, the House passed HB 63 on third reading (final vote), 45-14 (1 excused).
The Senate defeated HB 63 on third reading, on a 15-15 tie vote.
The votes listed below are the House and Senate third reading votes. A YES vote means the legislator wanted to expand the definition of resident contractors who would qualify for the 5% bid preference on public works projects. A NO vote means the legislator did not want to expand the resident contractor pool.
| Bighorn Basin Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | No | |
| H 24 | Colin Simpson (R) | No | |
| H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | No | |
| S 19 | Ray Peterson (R) | No | |
| H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | Yes | |
| H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | Yes | |
| S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | No | |
| H 27 | Debbie Hammons (D) | Yes | |
| H 28 | Lorraine Quarberg (R) | Yes | |
| Casper-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | No | |
| H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | Yes | |
| H 36 | Gerald Gay (R) | Yes | |
| S 28 | Kit Jennings (R) | No | |
| H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | No | |
| H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | Excused | |
| S 29 | Bill Hawks (R) | No | |
| H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | No | |
| H 59 | Mary Gilmore (D) | Yes | |
| S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | Yes | |
| H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | No | |
| H 58 | Ann Robinson (D) | Yes | |
| Cheyenne-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 4 | Tony Ross (R) | Yes | |
| H 7 | Doug Samuelson (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 | Wayne H. Johnson (R) | Yes | |
| H 9 | Bryan Pedersen (R) | Yes | |
| H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | Yes | |
| S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | Yes | |
| H 11 | Wayne Reese (D) | Yes | |
| H 43 | Dan Zwonitzer (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 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 23 | John Hines (R) | No | |
| H 31 | Thomas E. Lubnau II (R) | No | |
| H 52 | Burke Jackson (R) | Yes | |
| S 24 | Michael Von Flatern (R) | Yes | |
| H 32 | Jeff Wasserburger (R) | Yes | |
| H 53 | Erin Mercer (R) | Yes | |
| Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 25 | Cale Case (R) | Yes | |
| H 33 | W. Patrick Goggles (D) | Yes | |
| H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | Yes | |
| S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | No | |
| H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | No | |
| H 55 | David Miller (R) | No | |
| Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 1 | C.L. Townsend (R) | No | |
| H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | Yes | |
| H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | Yes | |
| S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | No | |
| H 5 | James C. Hageman (R) | No | |
| H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | Yes | |
| S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | Yes | |
| H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | No | |
| H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | No | |
| Sheridan-Area Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | No | |
| H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | Yes | |
| H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | Yes | |
| S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | No | |
| H 30 | Jack Landon (R) | Yes | |
| H 40 | Doug Osborn (R) | No | |
| South Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | No | |
| H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | Yes | |
| H 45 | Kevin A. White (R) | Yes | |
| S 10 | Phil Nicholas (R) | No | |
| H 14 | Kermit C. Brown (R) | Yes | |
| H 46 | James Slater (R) | No | |
| S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | Yes | |
| H 15 | George Bagby (D) | Yes | |
| H 47 | Kurt Bucholz (R) | Yes | |
| Southwest WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Yes | |
| H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | Yes | |
| H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | Yes | |
| S 13 | Tex Boggs (D) | Yes | |
| H 17 | Stephen Watt (R) | No | |
| H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | Yes | |
| S 14 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes | |
| H 18 | Mick Powers (R) | Yes | |
| H 39 | John Hastert (D) | Yes | |
| S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | Yes | |
| H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | Yes | |
| H 49 | Bruce Barnard (R) | Yes | |
| West Central WY Legislators | House 3rd 2/23/06 | Senate 3rd 3/9/06 |
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| S 16 | Pat Aullman (R) | No | |
| H 20 | Kathy Davison (R) | Yes | |
| H 21 | Randall Luthi (R) | Yes | |
| S 17 | Grant Larson (R) | Yes | |
| H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | Yes | |
| H 23 | Keith Gingery (R) | Yes | |
See Southwest Region for H 16 and S 12 | |||