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

MO Scorecard 2021-2022

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 Missouri General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first 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

1. Article V Convention: Term Limits

Good Vote: No

SCR25 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 82 to 66 on 5/10/2022). Applies to Congress for the “calling of an Article V convention of the states to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution regarding term limits for members of Congress.”

2. Appropriation of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds

Good Vote: No

HB3020 Appropriation of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds (passed 114 to 16 on 5/6/2022). Appropriates, as passed by the General Assembly, approximately $3.4 billion, including nearly $2.9 billion in funds from the American Recovery Plan Act.

3. Abortion Restrictions

Good Vote: Yes

HB2012 Abortion Restrictions (passed 91 to 37 on 4/6/2022). Provides new provisions on the prohibited uses of fetal organs or tissue resulting from an abortion, establishes criminal offenses for trafficking abortion-inducing drugs and hoarding human remains, and declares the “right of the people of Missouri” to restrict the use of public funds for abortion.

4. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

HB1686 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (passed 110 to 41 on 11/17/2021). Prohibits government entities from requiring any person to receive a COVID-19 vaccination and provides for employees certain religious and medical-based exemptions from requirements to receive medical treatment as a condition of employment.

5. Nullifying Federal Firearms Laws

Good Vote: Yes

HB85 Nullifying Federal Firearms Laws (passed 111 to 42 on 5/14/2021). Declares as invalid all federal laws that infringe on the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 23, of the Missouri Constitution.

6. Article V Convention: Constitutional Amendments

Good Vote: No

SCR4 Article V Convention: Constitutional Amendments (passed 89 to 64 on 5/13/2021). Applies to Congress for the “calling of an Article V convention of states to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government.”

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Thomas Hannegan	R	HD-065	NA	.	.	.	.	+	-
Justin Hill	R	HD-108	NA	.	.	.	.	+	-
Rick Roeber	R	HD-034	NA	.	+	.	.	.	.
Becky Ruth	R	HD-114	NA	.	.	.	.	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score

Freedom Index

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