Matt Teeters

The lawmaker argues that the amendment reverses existing authority for most counties to prohibit fireworks sales and urges a vote against concurrence to address only one specific county's legal issue.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because they realized the bill lacked representation for parents of Wyoming students, which is important given constituent concerns about data collection impacting schools.

The lawmaker expresses concern about the bill's exceptions allowing employers to access private information under claims of misconduct, fearing it could grant more intrusion into personal lives than intended.

The lawmaker urges a no vote because he believes the issue will be addressed through future recalibration efforts rather than this specific amendment.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because adopting a child highlighted an unmet need for specialized forensic interview centers and the long distances families must travel to access them.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because it authorizes positions for which federal funding has already been procured, believing this will move the work forward.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because certain offenses they consider violent are not classified as such under current definitions.

The lawmaker supports the bill because it delays the State Board of Education's deadline for presenting content standard changes, giving legislators time to react before the next session.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because they believe the current wording is ambiguous and could lead to charging aggravated assault for insignificant breaks of significant bones or vice versa.

The lawmaker supports the bill because he states that previous task force efforts were not fully resolved, making this legislation necessary to advance those safety initiatives.

The lawmaker urges support for the bill because external cameras are needed to catch drivers violating stop signs near school buses, citing a daily average of flybys and a recent fatality.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because existing standing committees already provide oversight, making a new committee an unnecessary duplication of effort and administrative cost.

The lawmaker questions whether requiring physical weight slips for all trailers would be too cumbersome, implying this operational difficulty is a concern with the bill's approach.

The speaker states that the bond of indebtedness program is no longer needed because the state has assumed responsibility for constructing schools under a new regime, and therefore requests favorable consideration to clean up the statutes.