FIRST DAY GENERAL SESSION of the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE January 8, 2013
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FIRST DAY GENERAL SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE January 8, 2013 House Chamber At 12:00 p.m., the House Sergeant-at-Arms introduced the following honored guests and their escorts. The Honorable Pat Arp, Deputy Secretary of State, escorted by Representatives Wallis and Winters. The Honorable Max Maxfield, Secretary of State escorted by Representatives Brown and Northrup. Secretary of State, Max Maxfield called the House to order and Sergeant-at- Arms Darrell Moore announced the Honorable Michael Golden, Retired Wyoming Supreme Court Justice, escorted by Representatives Krone and Connolly. The East High School ROTC posted the colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by the body. Secretary of State Maxfield introduced the Gillette Chamber Singers. They are a mixed adult choir composed of local musicians who enter the group through audition. Begun in 1986 with 16 original members, the choir has expanded to its current total of 45. The Chamber Singers have had the opportunity to present concerts to audiences throughout the region and the world. The prayer was given by Reverend Thomas W. Fiske, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gillette, Wyoming. Deputy Secretary of State, Pat Arp, called the roll of the elected House Members. ROLL CALL Present: Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, Filer, Freeman, Gar, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, Northrup, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv. Excused: Representative(s) Berger, Gingery, Patton and Wallis Present 56 Excused 4 Absent 0 Conflict 0 OPENING ADDRESS BY SECRETARY OF STATE MAX MAXFIELD As I prepared to fulfill the honor of opening this session of the Wyoming State House, I thought of a man many of you called friend. A man who served his country and his state with dignity and courage and with a touch of humor to boot. 1 As we all learned, Representative Dave Edwards passed this week. Since hearing of his passing, I thought about the privilege I had, not only to spend time with him here in the capital, but also in his hobby shop in Douglas. Then I thought of other Legislators I have maintained a friendship with long after they left the halls of this very special building. Peg Shreve, who passed this year, Bob Frisbee and Frank Dusl. I consider the time I have spent with them and many other former Legislators as a treasure. Naturally our conversations would soon turn to politics. Rich stories of their time in this chamber. Legislation passed and failed and debates won and lost. I would always ask the inevitable question, do you miss it? To the person, the answer was the same. I miss the friendships struck on both sides of the isle, beyond friendships, they spoke of laughter, of very serious and intense debate. They always underlined the presence of congeniality and civility. I called Representative Clarene Law last night, she had a bad case of laryngitis, but she was able to answer one question for me. What would you tell the first year Legislators? She didn't hesitate, her voice gained strength when she said "use mentors". Then she named Legislators who mentored her, they were from both parties. It is my hope that you will hear the wisdom of the past as you take on the issues of today and tomorrow. That you will end each day, that you will end the session knowing you were serious about your work, but not too serious about yourself. That you can look your fellow Legislators in the eye, and yourself in the mirror, and know that you treated them with dignity and civility. And that you served your State to the best of your ability. ELECTION OF TEMPORARY SPEAKER Representative Lockhart nominated Representative David Miller for Temporary Speaker. The motion carried on a voice vote. Representatives Lockhart and Patton escorted Temporary Speaker Miller to the chair. Representative Petroff nominated Patricia Benskin as Temporary Chief Clerk. The motion carried by voice vote. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT Representative Miller appointed Representative Gay to serve as chairman of a credentials committee consisting of Representatives Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi and Semlek. The committee will convene in the office of the Majority Floor Leader. This committee shall report its finding as to the credentials of the membership of the House pursuant to Article 3, Section 10, of the Wyoming Constitution. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Miller reported that the credentials committee has received from the Secretary of State a certified list of the members elected to the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second Legislature of the State of Wyoming, according to the certificates of the State Canvassing Board as filed in the office of the Secretary of State. We have reviewed that list and find it to be accurate. I move the adoption of this report. Justice Golden was asked to come to the rostrum to administer the oaths of office to House members. 2 STATE OF WYOMING OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE I, Max Maxfield, Secretary of the State of Wyoming, do hereby certify that the attached is a full, true and correct list of the members of the Sixty- second Legislature of the State of Wyoming, duly elected at the General Election held on the second Tuesday of November, 2012, according to the Certificates of the State Canvassing Board as filed in this office. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of Wyoming. Done at Cheyenne, the Capital, this 3rd day of December A.D., 2012. Max Maxfield Secretary of State By: Peggy Nighswonger Chief Election Officer STATE REPRESENTATIVES District Number Name District 1 Mark A. Semlek District 2 Hans Hunt District 3 Eric Barlow District 4 Dan R. Kirkbride District 5 Matt Teeters District 6 Richard L. Cannady District 7 Sue Wilson District 8 Bob Nicholas District 9 David L. Zwonitzer District 10 John Eklund District 11 Mary A. Throne District 12 Lee R. Filer District 13 Cathy Connolly District 14 Kermit C. Brown District 15 Donald Burkhart District 16 Ruth Ann Petroff District 17 Stephen Watt District 18 Kathleen Davison District 19 Allen M. Jaggi District 20 Albert Sommers District 21 Robert McKim District 22 Marti Halverson District 23 Keith Gingery District 24 Sam Krone District 25 Dave Blevins District 26 Elaine D. Harvey District 27 Mike Greear District 28 Nathan Winters District 29 John W. Patton District 30 Kathy Coleman District 31 Tom Lubnau II District 32 Norine A. Kasperik District 33 W. Patrick Goggles District 34 Rita Campbell District 35 Kendell Kroeker District 36 Gerald Gay District 37 Steve Harshman 3 District 38 Tom Walters District 39 Stan Blake District 40 Michael Madden District 41 Ken A. Esquibel District 42 Lynn Hutchings District 43 Dan Zwonitzer District 44 James W. Byrd District 45 Matt Greene District 46 Glenn Moniz District 47 Jerry Paxton District 48 Mark Baker District 49 Garry C. Piiparinen District 50 David Northrup District 51 Rosie Berger District 52 Sue Wallis District 53 Gregg Blikre District 54 Lloyd Charles Larsen District 55 David R. Miller District 56 Tim Stubson District 57 Thomas A. Lockhart District 58 Tom Reeder District 59 Carl R. "Bunky" Loucks District 60 John L. Freeman ELECTION OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Representative Brown nominated Representative Tom Lubnau as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 62nd Wyoming Legislature. Representative Blikre seconded the nomination of Representative Lubnau and moved that his election be made unanimous dispensing with the roll call. The motion carried. Representative Lubnau was escorted to the rostrum by Representatives Barlow and Kasperik. Justice Golden administered the oath of office to Representative Lubnau. ADDRESS BY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TOM LUBNAU Mr. Majority Floor Leader, Mr. Majority Whip, Madame Minority Leader, Mr. Minority Whip, Justice Golden, Father Fiske, brothers and sisters of the 62nd Wyoming Legislature, distinguished guests, friends and citizens of the State of Wyoming. I am humbly proud to stand before you as your Speaker. I pledge to do all in my power to uphold your faith in me. On behalf of my brothers and sisters in the House, our heartfelt thanks is extended to those in uniform, who serve our country at great risk, to make this experiment in democracy possible. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. To my family, thank you for traveling here to share this honor with me. To my wife Rita, or as she is known in our house, "She who makes all things possible", thank you for being beside me on this journey through my life. To my son Thomas, thank you for sacrificing for 8 weeks the physical presence of your math homework partner. Remember, I'm only a phone call away. And to the rest of my family, thank you for your love and friendship and support, and for going out of your way to join the long lost Wyoming relatives on this special day. 4 I'd like to offer many thanks to the Gillette Chamber Singers. Twenty-two friends and neighbors came to Cheyenne to share their significant talents on this great occasion with us. They are one of Gillette's finest assets. I'd also like to say thank you to Billy Bob Shane, for traveling from his home in Nashville to share this occasion with us. Bill and I went to high school and played high school football together. He headed off to Nashville to find fame and fortune.