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

LA Scorecard 2023

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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 Louisiana State 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

House of Representatives

Senate

1. "Free" School Meals

Good Vote: No

HB282 "Free" School Meals (passed 36 to 0 on 6/7/2023). Provides that all eligible students shall be provided with school breakfast and lunch “free of charge,” while requiring the state’s Department of Education to reimburse the governing authorities of school nutrition programs.

2. Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors

Good Vote: Yes

HB648 Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors (passed 29 to 10 on 6/5/2023). Would, as the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act,” ban certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child.

3. Preempting a Central Bank Digital Currency

Good Vote: Yes

HB415 Preempting a Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 33 to 6 on 6/5/2023). Would amend sections of state law regarding bank deposits to prevent the inclusion of a “central bank digital currency.”

4. Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

HB399 Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates (passed 28 to 11 on 6/5/2023). Would apply exemptions to student immunization requirements not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school.

5. Establishing a State Minimum Wage

Good Vote: No

SB149 Establishing a Minimum Wage (failed 13 to 25 on 5/30/2023). Would have established a state minimum wage starting at $10 per hour beginning January 1, 2024, with increases set to $12 per hour in 2026 and $14 per hour in 2028.

6. Sovereign Right to Nullification

Good Vote: Yes

SCR21 Sovereign Right to Nullification (passed 27 to 10 on 5/25/2023). Affirms “the sovereign right of Louisiana to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government.”

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Mark Abraham	R	SD-025	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Allain	R	SD-021	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Regina Barrow	D	SD-015	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Louie Bernard	R	SD-031	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Gerald Boudreaux	D	SD-024	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Joseph Bouie	D	SD-003	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Carter	D	SD-007	20%	-	-	+	-	-	.
Stewart Cathey	R	SD-033	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Heather Cloud	R	SD-028	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Patrick Connick	R	SD-008	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Patrick Cortez	R	SD-023	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Royce Duplessis	D	SD-005	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Michael Fesi	R	SD-020	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Cleo Fields	D	SD-014	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Franklin Foil	R	SD-016	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jimmy Harris	D	SD-004	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Cameron Henry	R	SD-009	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Hensgens	R	SD-026	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Sharon Hewitt	R	SD-001	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Katrina Jackson	D	SD-034	33%	-	+	+	-	-	-
Caleb Kleinpeter	R	SD-017	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Eddie Lambert	R	SD-018	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
W. Jay Luneau	D	SD-029	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Patrick McMath	R	SD-011	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Barry Milligan	R	SD-038	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Mills	R	SD-036	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Fred Mills	R	SD-022	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Beth Mizell	R	SD-012	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
John Morris	R	SD-035	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Barrow Peacock	R	SD-037	67%	-	+	-	+	+	+
Rogers Pope	R	SD-013	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Edward Price	D	SD-002	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Reese	R	SD-030	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Gary Smith	D	SD-019	33%	-	+	-	+	-	-
Jeremy Stine	R	SD-027	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Kirk Talbot	R	SD-010	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Gregory Tarver	D	SD-039	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
Mack White	R	SD-006	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Glen Womack	R	SD-032	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	81.8%
Democrat	19.3%

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