Voted No
The speaker opposes the amendment because, based on personal interaction with the staff in his district, he sees no excess staffing and believes the office is already compacted.
2018 session voting record
James W Byrd
Representative · District 44
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM
The simple version
At a glance
Official roll-call totals for the 2018 session.
- Votes recorded
- 446
- Voted yes
- 335
- Voted no
- 94
- Absent or excused
- 17
78% Yes22% No
Recent pattern
Did James W Byrd usually vote with the House?
Feb 15, 2018 to Mar 15, 2018
- With the majority
- 228
- Against the majority
- 26
- Close House votes
- 8
Based on 254 recent House floor votes with a clear yes-or-no majority. This describes the vote, not whether it was good or bad.
In their own words
When James W Byrd explained why
4 published reasons found for 2018.
Watch the original statement
Voted No
The lawmaker opposes selling the jet because he believes it is essential for efficiently executing state business, such as redistricting meetings across long distances in a single day.
Voted No
The lawmaker supports increasing state employee contributions by noting that previous raises were effectively taken back through other increases.
Voted Yes
He states that this legislation was requested by many process servers in his county because they face aggressive behavior without repercussions, and he is seeking a favorable vote to address this issue.
Worth a look
Close votes where James W Byrd was in the minority
These House votes were decided by two votes or fewer.
No close minority votes appear in the recent record.
Bill by bill
Recent votes
The latest 25 votes are available below.
Show the 25 latest votes
HB0140: School finance amendments-4.
H Adopted HB0140JC001: 34-22-4-0-0
SF0074: Crimes against critical infrastructure.
H:Did Not Override Veto 20-33-6-0-1
HB0001: General government appropriations.
Did Not Override Line Item Veto 34-21-5-0-0
HB0001: General government appropriations.
Did Not Override Line Item Veto 33-22-5-0-0
HB0001: General government appropriations.
Did Not Override Line Item Veto 19-36-5-0-0
HB0001: General government appropriations.
Did Not Override Line Item Veto 31-24-5-0-0
HB0194: State funded capital construction.
H Adopted HB0194JC002: 44-12-4-0-0
SF0045: State fair board-2.
H Adopted SF0045JC001: 49-8-3-0-0
SF0045: State fair board-2.
Rescind original vote pursuant to Mason's §§ 480 to 483: 48-8-4-0-0
SF0120: Government efficiency project.
H Adopted SF0120JC001: 48-7-5-0-0
SF0045: State fair board-2.
H Did Not Adopt SF0045JC001: 23-35-2-0-0
SF0034: Military spouse unemployment sunset repeal.
H Adopted SF0034JC001: 39-19-2-0-0
SF0036: Veterans tuition program limits.
H Adopted SF0036JC001: 55-1-4-0-0
HB0078: Omnibus water bill-construction.
H Adopted HB0078JC001: 51-5-4-0-0
SF0093: Child sexual abuse education and prevention.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-24-4-0-0
HB0001: General government appropriations.
H Adopted HB0001JC001: 38-20-1-0-1
SF0042: Professional licensing-applicant criminal records.
H Adopted SF0042JC001: 55-5-0-0-0
HB0109: Public employee retirement plan-contributions.
H Adopted HB0109JC001: 33-27-0-0-0
HB0168: Stand your ground-2.
H Concur:Passed 49-11-0-0-0
HB0130: State fair endowment.
H Concur:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
HB0194: State funded capital construction.
H Concur:Failed 10-50-0-0-0
HB0140: School finance amendments-4.
H Concur:Failed 2-58-0-0-0
SF0070: Revisor's bill.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-0-0-0
SF0105: Drug Donation Program Act-expansion.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-0-0-0
SF0121: State funded capital construction-2 (Sub #1).
H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-16-0-0-1
Vote totals come from official Wyoming roll calls. Published reasons link to the original floor video.