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.

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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 2024

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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Carbon Storage

Good Vote: No

HB327 Carbon Storage (Passed 30 to 0 on 5/2/2024). Regulates carbon dioxide storage in Alabama, giving surface owners' rights to underground "pore space" and authorizing state agencies to oversee and lease storage sites.

2. Real Money

Good Vote: Yes

SB297 Real Money (Passed 34 to 0 on 4/30/2024). Amends state tax law to exempt net capital gains from the exchange of precious metal bullion from state income taxes.

3. Firearm Merchant Code

Good Vote: Yes

SB281 Firearm Merchant Codes (Passed 32 to 0 on 4/23/2024). Bans government firearm registries and prohibits financial institutions from using special codes to track or reject firearm-related transactions.

4. Education Savings Accounts

Good Vote: No

HB129 Education Savings Accounts (Passed 23 to 9 on 3/7/2024). Creates a refundable tax credit for parents to cover educational expenses through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

5. DEI Ban

Good Vote: Yes

SB129 DEI Ban (Passed 26 to 7 on 2/22/2024). Prohibits public entities in Alabama from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or sponsoring DEI programs.

6. Election Integrity

Good Vote: Yes

SB1 Election Integrity (Passed 26 to 8 on 2/13/2024). Mandates standard forms for absentee ballot requests, prohibits pre-filling or exchanging payments, and imposes criminal penalties for violations.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Greg Albritton	R	SD-022	75%	-	+	+	.	.	+
Gerald H. Allen	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Will Barfoot	R	SD-025	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
William M. Beasley	D	SD-028	60%	.	+	+	+	-	-
Lance Bell	R	SD-011	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Tom Butler	R	SD-002	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Joshua Carnley	R	SD-031	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Clyde Chambliss	R	SD-030	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Donnie Chesteen	R	SD-029	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Merika Coleman	D	SD-019	40%	-	.	+	+	-	-
Linda Coleman-Madison	D	SD-020	50%	.	+	.	+	-	-
Chris Elliott	R	SD-032	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Vivian Davis Figures	D	SD-033	60%	-	+	+	+	.	-
Sam Givhan	R	SD-007	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Garlan Gudger	R	SD-004	100%	.	+	.	+	+	+
Kirk Hatcher	D	SD-026	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Jay Hovey	R	SD-027	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Andrew Jones	R	SD-010	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Keith Kelley	R	SD-012	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Wes Kitchens	R	SD-009	75%	-	+	+	.	+	.
Steve Livingston	R	SD-008	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Tim Melson	R	SD-001	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Arthur Orr	R	SD-003	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Randy Price	R	SD-013	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Greg J. Reed	R	SD-005	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Dan Roberts	R	SD-015	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
David Sessions	R	SD-035	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Shay Shelnutt	R	SD-017	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Bobby D. Singleton	D	SD-024	50%	.	+	.	+	-	-
Rodger M. Smitherman	D	SD-018	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Robert Stewart	D	SD-023	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Larry Stutts	R	SD-006	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner	R	SD-016	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
April Weaver	R	SD-014	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Jack W. Williams	R	SD-034	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	69.8%
Democrat	51.3%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution