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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

UT 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 Utah 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. Federal Firearm Enforcement Limitation Act

Good Vote: Yes
HB219 Federal Firearm Enforcement Limitation Act (passed 20 to 6 on 3/3/2023). Prohibits state and local agencies from “implementing, enforcing, assisting, or cooperating in the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.”

2. State-Sponsored Preschool for All

Good Vote: No
SB258 State-Sponsored Preschool for All (passed 26 to 0 on 3/3/2023). Expands the Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) program participation to all preschool children and residential certificate preschool providers.

3. Closing Abortion Clinics

Good Vote: Yes
HB467 Closing Abortion Clinics (passed 22 to 6 on 3/2/2023). Prevents an abortion clinic from being licensed after May 2, 2023, and from operating on or after January 1, 2024, or when their license expires.

4. CHIP "Benefits" for Illegal Aliens

Good Vote: No
SB217 CHIP "Benefits" for Illegal Aliens (passed 25 to 3 on 3/2/2023). Creates new Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) “benefits” for non-citizen children aged 18 or younger who are not lawfully present in United States.

5. Prohibiting Instant Run-Off Voting in Municipal General Elections

Good Vote: Yes
SB291 Prohibiting Instant Run-Off Voting in Municipal General Elections (failed 12 to 13 on 2/28/2023). Would bar the use of instant run-off voting in municipal general elections.

6. Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SB16 Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors (passed 20 to 8 on 1/27/2023). Bans “transgender medical treatments and procedures” against minor children.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
J. Stuart Adams R SD-007 67% +-+-++
Jacob L. Anderegg R 67% +-+-++
Nate Blouin D SD-013 0% ------
Curtis S. Bramble R SD-024 50% +-+--+
David G. Buxton R SD-004 50% +-+--+
Kirk A. Cullimore R SD-019 67% +-+-++
Luz Escamilla D SD-010 0% ------
Lincoln Fillmore R SD-017 67% +-++-+
Keith Grover R SD-023 50% +-+--+
Wayne A. Harper R SD-016 67% +-+-++
David P. Hinkins R SD-026 50% +-+-+-
Don L. Ipson R SD-029 60% +-+-.+
John D. Johnson R SD-003 50% +-+--+
Michael S. Kennedy R SD-021 83% +-++++
Karen Kwan D SD-012 0% ------
Karen Mayne D SD-005 NA ......
Daniel McCay R SD-018 75% .-++.+
Michael K. McKell R SD-025 50% +-+--+
Ann Millner R SD-005 75% ..+-++
Derrin R. Owens R SD-027 67% +-+-++
Stephanie Pitcher D SD-014 0% ------
Jen Plumb D SD-009 0% ------
Kathleen A. Riebe D SD-015 0% -.----
Scott D. Sandall R SD-001 50% +-+--+
Jerry W. Stevenson R SD-006 60% +-+-.+
Daniel W. Thatcher R SD-011 NA ......
Evan J. Vickers R SD-028 67% +-+-++
Todd D. Weiler R SD-008 50% +-+-+-
Chris H. Wilson R SD-002 67% +-+-++
Ronald M. Winterton R SD-020 67% +-+-++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 61.6%
Democrat 0%