Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
AL Scorecard 2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Alabama Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate
1. Firearm Prohibited Person Database
SB158 Firearm Prohibited Person Database (passed 29 to 0 on 6/1/2023). Provides that the Alabama Firearm Prohibited Person database include “mentally ill persons” involuntary committed for “outpatient treatment.”
2. State Income Tax Rebate
3. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
SB330 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 32 to 0 on 5/24/2023). Bans state government agencies from accepting a payment using a Central Bank Digital Currency, and from participating in any test of this type of currency by the Federal Reserve.
4. Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships"
SB263 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 7 on 5/24/2023). Amends the Alabama Accountability Act to expand refundable tax-credit “scholarships” by raising the poverty threshold for lower-income parents and replacing the term “failing school” with “priority school.”
5. Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts
SB261 Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts (passed 27 to 8 on 5/18/2023). Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that “boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards does not facilitate certain activities.”
6. Protecting Student Athletes from Transgenderism
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Greg Albritton | R | SD-022 | 60% | - | + | + | - | + | . |
Gerald H. Allen | R | SD-021 | 60% | - | + | + | - | + | . |
Will Barfoot | R | SD-025 | 50% | - | . | + | - | + | . |
William M. Beasley | D | SD-028 | 60% | - | + | + | . | - | + |
Lance Bell | R | SD-011 | 50% | - | - | + | - | + | + |
Tom Butler | R | SD-002 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Joshua Carnley | R | SD-031 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Clyde Chambliss | R | SD-030 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Donnie Chesteen | R | SD-029 | 60% | - | + | . | - | + | + |
Merika Coleman | D | SD-019 | 50% | . | . | + | + | - | - |
Linda Coleman-Madison | D | SD-020 | 60% | . | + | + | + | - | - |
Chris Elliott | R | SD-032 | 80% | . | + | + | - | + | + |
Vivian Davis Figures | D | SD-033 | 40% | - | + | . | + | - | - |
Sam Givhan | R | SD-007 | 60% | . | - | + | - | + | + |
Garlan Gudger | R | SD-004 | 50% | - | - | + | - | + | + |
Kirk Hatcher | D | SD-026 | 33% | . | . | . | + | - | - |
Jay Hovey | R | SD-027 | 60% | - | . | + | - | + | + |
Andrew Jones | R | SD-010 | 60% | - | . | + | - | + | + |
Keith Kelley | R | SD-012 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Wes Kitchens | R | SD-009 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Steve Livingston | R | SD-008 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Tim Melson | R | SD-001 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Arthur Orr | R | SD-003 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Randy Price | R | SD-013 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Greg J. Reed | R | SD-005 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Dan Roberts | R | SD-015 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Clay Scofield | R | SD-009 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
David Sessions | R | SD-035 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Shay Shelnutt | R | SD-017 | 80% | - | + | + | . | + | + |
Bobby D. Singleton | D | SD-024 | 60% | - | + | + | + | - | . |
Rodger M. Smitherman | D | SD-018 | 60% | - | + | + | + | - | . |
Robert Stewart | D | SD-023 | 67% | - | + | + | + | - | + |
Larry Stutts | R | SD-006 | 60% | . | - | + | - | + | + |
J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | SD-016 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
April Weaver | R | SD-014 | 50% | - | - | + | - | + | + |
Jack W. Williams | R | SD-034 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
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Republican | 63.6% |
Democrat | 53.8% |