DOES SARAH PENN….

Support New Moms and Families? NO.

·      HB4, 2023; HB1 Sec. 48, 2024 – 12-month Postpartum Coverage: Voted No to extend postpartum Medicaid benefits to women. 

·      HB12, 2023 – Presumptive child support amounts: Voted No to update child support requirements to reflect the increased costs that a parent has in providing care for a child.

·      HB28, 2024 – Interference with parent-child contact: Voted No that would make it unlawful for a person who has custody of child to willfully prevent or obstruction the rights of another person who has physical custody or visitation rights to that same child.

·      HB63, 2024 – Sex and gender changes for children-prohibited: Voted No to prohibiting any sex change operation in Wyoming on individuals under the age of 18.

·      HB85, 2024 – Social media-parental consent for minors: Voted No to this bill that would have provided parents with more control of social media in the lives of their children.

·      SF69, 2024 – Hospice care reimbursements: Voted No to allowing a higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospice care.

Provide Property Tax Relief for Homeowners? NO.

·      SF99, 2023; HB1 Sec 11, 2024 – Property tax refund program: Voted No to expand eligibility for the state’s property tax refund program so that more home owners would be covered, to help off-set rising property taxes, and voted No to funding the program.

Fight Child Abuse/Minor Child Exploitation? NO.

·      HB7, 2023 –  Underage Marriage Amendments:  Voted No to prohibit the marriage of girls under the age of 16.

·      SF36, 2024 – Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act: Voted No to a bill that would add protections against child abduction, allowing courts to order child abduction prevention measures.

·      HB1 Sec. 15, 2024 – Internet Crimes Against Children criminal investigations – Voted against authorizing a “strike team” to proactively apprehend offenders and prevent child exploitation that is 100% funded by federal dollars.

Support our Schools & Kids’ Education? NO.

·      HB1 Sec. 206, 2024 – Voted to NOT fund our state’s public schools, in spite of a Wyoming constitutional provision requiring this as a right for all children.

·      HB34, 2023; HB1 Sec. 331, 2024 – K-12 Mental Health Services Grants: Voted No to allowing school districts to apply for grants to help provide mental health services for students and voted NO to school district mental health service grants to address the mental health needs of the K-12 student population.

·      SF146, 2023 – State Funded Capital Construction: Voted No to this bill that included upgrades for community college construction projects that were self-funded by the colleges.

·      SF19, 2024 – Developmental preschool funding: Voted No to modify the funding model for developmental preschools across the state that are charge with identifying developmental delays in children and providing corrective services.

·      HB113, 2024 – Hathaway scholarship program: Voted against increases in the state’s Hathaway program to meet inflation increases, to ensure college is accessible for our high school graduates.

·      HB141, 2014 – Wyoming teacher shortage loan repayment program: Voted NO on this bill that would have expanded the loan program for students in the teacher education program at the University of Wyoming to help recruit teachers.

·      HB1 Sec. 67 & 69, 2024 – Voted NO to expand opportunities for Wyoming students to attend medical school & receive training and scholarships to address our state’s doctor shortages.

·      HB1 Sec. 327, 2024 – Voted NO to scholarships at our community colleges.

Care About Election Integrity? NO.

·      HB47, 2023 – Election Equipment-Federal Certification: Voted No to codify the Wyoming Secretary of State's rules for certification of electronic voting systems.

·      HB37, 2024 – Election offenses-intimidation: Voted No to this bill that would have made election intimidation a misdemeanor.

·      HB39, 2024 – Campaign reporting: Voted No to this bill that would provide more campaign reporting transparency by organizations donating to elections.

·      HB41, 2024 – Candidates for state legislature-residency requirement: Voted No to this bill that would require a person to live in the state for 1-year before they could run for the legislature.

·      HB1 Sec. 328, 2024 – Election administration and security: Voted No to providing additional training and professional development to each county clerk on election administration and security.

Support Medical & Suicide Assistance for WY Residents? NO.

·      HB140, 2023 – Mental Health Care Access-Collaborative Care Model: Voted No to this bill that would require insurance companies that provide Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorder benefits to include services provided through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model.

·      HB65, 2023 – 988 Suicide Prevention: Voted No to creating the state’s 988 system for suicide prevention and mental health crises.

·      SF9, 2023 – Medicaid Service-Licensed Pharmacist: Voted No to this bill allowing Medicaid reimbursements for services provided by a pharmacist (such as administering a shot) to a person who is enrolled in Medicaid. 

·      SF10, 2023 – Licensed Professional Counselor Compact: Voted No to allow professional counselors within the compact states to provide mental health services in Wyoming using their respective state's license.

·      HB74, 2024 – Public Health Nursing; Voted against measures to ensure that counties are compensated by the WY Department of Health for state public health nursing employees.

·      HB 187, 2024; HB1 Sec. 48, 2024 – 988 Hotline – appropriation. Voted against funding the state’s suicide assistance hotline.

Support our Local Government Services, EMS, Firemen and Police? NO.

·      HB85, 2023 – Local Government Distribution: Voted No to provide funding for the on-going operation of Cities, Towns, and Counties.

·      SF43, 2023 – Emergency Medical Service Districts: Voted No to allow counties to form Emergency Medical Service Districts to fund ambulance services.

·      SF4, 2024 – Rehiring retired firefighters: Voted NO to enable the rehiring of retired firefighters without harming their benefits, so that Wyoming can bolster our fire response to protect our lands and property

·      SF47, 2024 – Law enforcement retirement – contributions: Voted NO against providing monthly death benefit to the family for officers killed in the line of duty.

Support our Seniors? NO.

·      SF24, 2023 – Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults: Voted No to require banks to report suspected financial exploitation of an elderly adult.

·      HB27, 2024 – DFS and law enforcement-cross reporting; Voted NO to enhancing adult protective services by requiring notification by law enforcement upon receiving a report of a vulnerable adult in need of potential protective services.

·      SF7, 2024 – Behavioral health redesign-vulnerable adults: Voted No to allow vulnerable adults who have mental illness to be a priority for those served by our community mental health centers.

·      SF57, 2024 – Wyoming adult hearing aid program: Voted NO to create a hearing aid program for hearing impaired adults not covered through private, third-party and federal programs.

·      HB1 Sec. 48, 2024 – Voted against Senior Centers and hospice care support.

Save the State Money? NO.

·      SF66, 2023 – School Capital Construction Accounts: Voted No to streamline the state budget by consolidating 3 accounts used to fund school construction into one account - the School Foundation Program Account.

·      HB7, 2024 – Alternative fuel tax-electricity amendments: Voted No to this bill that would have required electric vehicles to pay a tax similar to what gas/diesel vehicles pay for gas tax.

·      HB118, 2024 – American rescue plan act (ARPA) appropriations-amendments: Voted No to allow the state to deploy all of the unspent ARPA funds on state and local infrastructure, mental health, and healthcare needs and not send the unspent funds back to the Feds.

·      HB135, 2024 – State funded capital construction: Voted No to introduce this annual capital construction bill. The result of that vote would drive up the cost of previously approved construction projects by delaying construction, and it took away the ability of community colleges to proceed with capital construction projects that are funded with their own funds.

·      SF58, 2024 – Investment of state unemployment insurance trust fund: Voted No to allow the State Treasurer to invest the State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund for a higher rate of return. (This fund is separate from the federal unemployment fund.)

Support Economic Development & Jobs? NO.

·      HB17, 2024 – Fishing outfitter and guides- registration of fishing boats: Voted No to this bill that would allow the Game and Fish to regulate out of state commercially guided fishing boats on Wyoming waters.

·      HB71, 2024 – Broadband development subaccount-amendments: Voted no on this bill to use existing state funds set aside for broad band expansion in Wyoming to match federal funds to enhance the expansion of broadband in the state.

·      HB1 Sec. 1, 2024 – Wyoming Innovation Partnership program: Voted NO to sustain this program for workforce training that aligns education, workforce development and industry to support Wyoming's economic development needs.

·      HB1, Sec. 67, 2024 – Voted NO to support Wyoming lithium mining innovation and development.

·      HB1 Sec. 321, 2024 – Voted NO for projects related to Wyoming energy needs and innovations, including carbon capture, coal refinery, hydrogen production, critical minerals, hydropower, battery storage and renewable energy.

·      HB67, 2024 – Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust: voted NO to support a state program funded by tourism fees that would help local governments plan for needed infrastructure for these industries.

Care for our Environment? NO.

·      HB33, 2024 – Mining operation-blasting requirements: Voted No to this committee bill that would require mine operators to maintain a record of their explosives, to develop a blasting plan and report compliance with that blasting plan to protect public safety.

·      SF60, 2024 – large project funding: Voted No to conservation projects approved by the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Board that are funded by investment revenue generated from the WWNRT trust fund.

·      HB1 Sec 39, 2024 – WWNRT grants for invasives: voted NO to preventing the introduction and spread of invasive plants and grasses, such as cheatgrass, on our grazing lands and wildlife habitat, with a focus on private and state lands across Wyoming.

Support our Veterans? NO.

·      HB1 H3033, 2024 – VA Home construction improvements: Voted against improving the crumbling Veteran’s Home in Wyoming, our state’s only veterans’ home.

Seek Solutions for our Housing Crisis? NO.

·      HB1 Sec. 334, 2024 – Affordable housing: Voted NO to allowing grants to local governments via the state’s Investments program to provide for land acquisition & infrastructure to support unmet housing and workforce housing needs.