2005 Votes
During the 2005 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted FOR the following bills:
HB 2: Voted to partially fund Governor Blunt’s new education foundation formula. HB 2: Voted to eliminate the First Steps program, which provided early childhood education for developmentally disabled toddlers. HB 3: Voted to cut $1.6 million from Missouri public college and university budgets. SB 1 & 130: Voted to take away the rights of Missouri workers who were injured on the job by narrowly redefining workplace “accidents” and “injuries.” SB 187: Voted to loosen regulations on animal waste and took control of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) away from local farmers. SB 539: Voted to cut 100,000 children, sick, elderly and disabled Missourians from healthcare and decreased healthcare for another 300,000 (Also voted against House Amendment 4 to House Bill 5, which would have reduced legislators’ taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage). HB 524: Voted to allow lobbyists to hide how much they spend on gifts for legislators. During the 2005 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted AGAINST the following bills: HB 972: Voted against Amendment 1, which would have prohibited convicted drunk drivers from operating license fee offices.
For more information regarding any of the bills above, please visit http://www.house.mo.gov/jointsearch/ Search for the bill number (ex. HB 453) and move the Year/Type to “2005Basic” | 2006 Votes During the 2006 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted FOR the following bills:
HB 1001: Voted to sell off portions of Missouri’s student loan authority (MOHELA).
HB 1003: Voted to underfund public colleges and universities below the rate of inflation.
HB 1004: Voted to support current license-fee office system, which has given big bucks to the Governor’s political cronies and sparked a federal investigation.
HB 1456: Voted to limit workers’ ability to collect on unemployment benefits and limits protections on corporate whistle-blowers.
HB 1900: Voted to remove voter-mandated contribution caps on political campaigns in Missouri.
During the 2006 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted AGAINST the following bills:
HB 1001: Voted against House Amendment 3, which would have increased funding for scholarships for higher-education students.
HB 1944: Voted against House Amendment 10, which would have limited the government’s power to use eminent domain.
For more information regarding any of the bills above, please visit http://www.house.mo.gov/jointsearch/ Search for the bill number (ex. HB 453) and move the Year/Type to “2006 Basic” | 2007 Votes
During the 2007 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted FOR the following bills: HB 444, HA 6 (2/14/07) Voted to give tax cuts to Missourians making more than $100,000 per year.
HB 353 (2/8/07) Voted to allow fraudulent health care providers to participate in the Medicaid Program.
SCS HCS HB 12 (5/10/07) Voted to increase personal office expense accounts while voting against restoring
HB 39, HA 5 (2/12/07) healthcare for more than 100,000 elderly, disabled, and children. (2 separate votes).
HB 686 (3/15/07) Voted to lessen regulations on nursing home administrators.
During the 2007 legislative session, Representative Wallace voted AGAINST the following bills:
SB 577, HA 15 (5/11/07) Voted against restoring health care for more than 100,000 elderly, disabled and children.
HB 444, HA 2 (2/14/07) Voted against allowing certain retirees with private pensions to receive a tax cut on their pension benefits.
HB 353, HA 1 to HA 2: Voted against paying Missouri medical providers the average national rate.
(2/6/07)
HB 39, HA 4 (2/12/07) Voted against allowing health benefits for working disabled Missourians.
HB 189, HA 2 (2/15/07) Voted against allowing law enforcement officers to use deadly force in certain situations where fear of imminent danger is present.
HB 40, HA 3 (2/26/07) Voted against giving a tax credit for monies spent on long term care insurance policies.
HB 453, HA 6 (2/7/07) Voted against requiring employers who receive state assistance to provide health insurance for their employees.
SB 284, HA 7 (3/14/07) Voted against requiring the cable companies to provide consumers with the name, address and phone number where a complaint can be filed or a dispute can be resolved.
HB 5, HA 4 (3/27/07) Voted against restoring the 2005 health care cuts
HB 6, HA 2 (3/28/07) Voted against increasing funding for Veterans Homes
HB 12, HA 2 (3/28/07) Voted to strip worker’s rights
HB 12, HA 3 (3/28/07) Voted to increase their own per diem, while decreasing funding for pediatrician in home care
HB 12, HA 4 (3/28/07) Voted to increase legislative staff while decreasing funding for nursing home safety
For more information regarding any of the bills above, please visit http://www.house.mo.gov/jointsearch/ Search for the bill number (ex. HB 453) and move the Year/Type to “2007 Basic” |