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

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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

FL 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 Florida Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our third 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
House of Representatives

Senate

1. Combating ESG Activism

Good Vote: Yes
HB3 Combating ESG Activism (passed 28 to 12 on 4/19/2023). Bans the financial sector from considering “social credit scores” based on a person’s political or religious beliefs, and blocks state and local governments from using ESG factors in all investment, procurement, and contracting decisions.

2. Heartbeat Protection Act

Good Vote: Yes
SB300 Heartbeat Protection Act (passed 26 to 13 on 4/3/2023). Prohibits abortion after six weeks of gestation, rather than 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, subject to certain conditions.

3. Permitless Firearm Carry

Good Vote: Yes

HB543 Permitless Firearm Carry (passed 27 to 13 on 3/30/2023). Authorizes a person to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a concealed weapon license (CWL).

4. Death Penalty

Good Vote: Yes
SB450 Death Penalty (passed 29 to 10 on 3/30/2023). Amends state law by requiring a recommendation of at least eight jurors, instead of a unanimous jury, for the imposition of the death penalty, while providing for the sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors recommend the death penalty.

5. Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

Good Vote: Yes
SB214 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (passed 27 to 11 on 3/23/2023). Forbids financial institutions from using an identifying code for purchases from firearm or ammunition retailers.

6. Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit “Scholarships”

Good Vote: No

HB1 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 12 on 3/23/2023). Expands eligibility for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for K-12 students, which includes homeschoolers by establishing the Personal Education Program.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Ben Albritton R SD-027 83% +++++-
Bryan Avila R SD-039 100% ++++..
Dennis Baxley R SD-013 83% +++++-
Lori Berman D SD-026 17% -----+
Lauren Book D SD-035 33% ---+-+
Jim Boyd R SD-020 83% +++++-
Jennifer Bradley R SD-006 83% +++++-
Jason Brodeur R SD-010 83% +++++-
Doug Broxson R SD-001 83% +++++-
Danny Burgess R SD-023 83% +++++-
Colleen Burton R SD-012 83% +++++-
Alexis Calatayud R SD-038 67% +-+++-
Jay Collins R SD-014 83% +++++-
Tracie Davis D SD-005 17% -----+
Nick DiCeglie R SD-018 83% +++++-
Ileana Garcia R SD-036 50% ++--..
Erin Grall R SD-029 67% +++-+-
Joe Gruters R SD-022 83% +++++-
Gayle Harrell R SD-031 83% +++++-
Ed Hooper R SD-021 83% +++++-
Travis Hutson R SD-007 83% +++++-
Blaise Ingoglia R SD-011 83% +++++-
Shevrin Jones D SD-034 17% -----+
Jonathan Martin R SD-033 83% +++++-
Debbie Mayfield R SD-019 83% +++++-
Rosalind Osgood D HD-032 17% -----+
Kathleen Passidomo R SD-028 83% +++++-
Keith Perry R SD-009 83% +++++-
Jason Pizzo D SD-037 33% ---+-+
Tina Polsky D SD-030 17% -----+
Bobby Powell D HD-024 20% ---.-+
Ana Maria Rodriguez R SD-040 83% +++++-
Darryl Rouson D SD-016 33% ----++
Corey Simon R SD-003 67% +-+++-
Linda Stewart D SD-017 33% ---+-+
Geraldine F. "Geri" Thompson D SD-015 17% -----+
Victor Torres D SD-025 20% -.---+
Jay Trumbull R SD-002 83% +++++-
Tom Wright R SD-008 83% +++++-
Clay Yarborough R SD-004 83% +++++-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 80.7%
Democrat 22.8%