SR 1707 - Amends the COVID-19 Vaccine Plan to Remove Prisoners from Phase-2
Political Deep Dive
Most people are more aware of who is in Washington D.C. controlling the federal government; however, those at the state level are lesser known, and yet they have more control over our lives. Through our Political Deep Dives (PDD), you can see how YOUR representatives have voted on bills and resolutions that affect your day-to-day life. In this PDD, we will be focusing on SR 1707—Recognizing the need to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Vote Smart Synopsis: Vote to adopt a resolution that amends the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan to remove prisoners from the front of the phase 2 list and instead focus on teachers and the elderly.
A full text of the resolution can be found here.
This resolution was first introduced to the Senate on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Senate passed the resolution. This is how your Senators voted:
(Political Party, District number, Voted Yes/No/Did not vote/Not applicable)—Names that are crossed out are politicians that voted on these issues but, for one reason or another, are no longer in the House or Senate.
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Dennis D. Pyle (R,1,Y), Marci A. Francisco (D,2,N), Tom Holland (D,3,N), David Haley (D,4,N), Jeff Pittman (D,5,Y), Pat Huggins Pettey (D,6,DNV), Ethan Corson (D,7,N), Cindy Holscher (D,8,N), Beverly Gossage (R,9,Y), Mike Thompson (R,10,Y), Kellie Warren (R,11,Y), Caryn Tyson (R,12,Y), Richard Hilderbrand (R,13,Y), Michael A. Fagg (R,14,Y), Virgil Peck Jr. (R,15,Y), Ty Masterson (R,16,Y), Jeff Longbine (R,17,Y), Kristen O’Shea (R,18,Y), Rick Kloos (R,19,Y), Brenda S. Dietrich (R,20,Y), Dinah H. Sykes (D,21,N), Tom Hawk (D,22,N), Robert S. Olson (R,23,Y), Jeremy Ryan Claeys (R,24,Y), Mary Ware (D,25,N), Dan Kerschen (R,26,Y), Gene Suellentrop (R,27,Y), Mike Petersen (R,28,Y), Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D,29,DNV), Renee Erickson (R,30,Y), Carolyn McGinn (R,31,Y), Larry W. Alley (R,32,DNV), Alicia Straub (R,33,Y), Mark B. Steffen (R,34,Y), Richard Wilborn (R,35,Y), Elain S. Bowers (R,36,Y), Molly Baumgardner (R,37,Y), Bud Estes (R,38,DNV), John Doll (R,39,Y), Rick Billinger (R,40,Y)
The resolution passed the Senate 28-8. Of the 28 ‘yes’ votes, 27 came from Republicans and 1 came from a Democrat. The 8 ‘no’ votes came from all Democrats. A total of 4 did not vote including 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Of the 4, 3 were absent and not voting while Democrat Faust-Goudeau was present and passing.
The resolution was enrolled on Friday, February 5, 2021. The House did not vote on this resolution.