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

UT Scorecard 2024

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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 Utah State 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

1. Ranked-choice Voting Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HB290 Ranked-choice Voting Ban (Passed 43 to 26 on 2/22/2024). Aimed to repeal the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, which supports the adoption of ranked-choice voting (RCV) for municipalities.

2. Woke School Curriculum Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HB303 Woke School Curriculum Ban (Failed 32 to 39 on 2/26/2024). Updates Utah's school curriculum requirements by prohibiting public-school employees, including teachers, from endorsing or disparaging any religious, political, or social beliefs, including LGBTQ+ views.

3. Foreign-owned Land

Good Vote: Yes

HB516 Foreign-owned Land (Passed 72 to 0 on 2/23/2024). Bans certain foreign entities from owning land in Utah, targeting those owned or controlled by the governments of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.

4. Motion-picture Incentives

Good Vote: No

HB78 Motion-picture Incentives (Passed 47 to 22 on 2/28/2024). Removes the expiration date for certain film incentives focused on rural productions.

5. Precious Metals

Good Vote: Yes

HB348 Precious Metals (Passed 52 to 18 on 2/22/2024). Allows the Utah state treasurer to invest up to 10% of funds in specific budget reserve accounts in precious metals, exempting these investments from certain state money management rules.

6. Constitutional Sovereignty Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB57 Constitutional Sovereignty Act (Passed 57 to 14 on 1/20/2024). Creates a formal process for the state Legislature to block federal laws or orders they believe violate Utah's state sovereignty.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Nelson T. Abbott	R	HD-057	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Cheryl K. Acton	R	HD-038	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Carl R. Albrecht	R	HD-070	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Stewart E. Barlow	R	HD-017	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Gay Lynn Bennion	D	HD-041	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Kera Birkeland	R	HD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bridger Bolinder	R	HD-029	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Brady Brammer	R	HD-054	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joel K. Briscoe	D	HD-024	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Walt Brooks	R	HD-075	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Jefferson S. Burton	R	HD-064	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Scott H. Chew	R	HD-068	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Kay J. Christofferson	R	HD-053	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Tyler Clancy	R	HD-060	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
James Cobb	R	HD-048	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Paul Cutler	R	HD-018	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Jennifer Dailey-Provost	D	HD-022	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Ariel Defay	R	HD-015	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
James A. Dunnigan	R	HD-036	40%	+	-	+	-	-	.
Steve Eliason	R	HD-043	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Joseph Elison	R	HD-072	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Melissa G. Ballard	R	HD-020	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Brett Garner	D	HD-031	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Stephanie Gricius	R	HD-050	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Matthew H. Gwynn	R	HD-006	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Katy Hall	R	HD-011	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jon Hawkins	R	HD-055	75%	.	+	+	-	+	.
Sahara Hayes	D	HD-032	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Sandra Hollins	D	HD-021	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Ken Ivory	R	HD-039	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Colin Jack	R	HD-073	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tim Jimenez	R	HD-028	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dan N. Johnson	R	HD-003	75%	-	.	+	.	+	+
Marsha Judkins	R	HD-061	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Brian S. King	D	HD-023	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Mike Kohler	R	HD-059	100%	+	+	+	.	+	.
Jason Kyle	R	HD-008	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Trevor Lee	R	HD-016	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rosemary T. Lesser	D	HD-010	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Karianne Lisonbee	R	HD-014	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Anthony Loubet	R	HD-027	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Steven J. Lund	R	HD-066	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Phil Lyman	R	HD-069	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Matt MacPherson	R	HD-026	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
A. Cory Maloy	R	HD-052	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ashlee Matthews	D	HD-037	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Carol Spackman Moss	D	HD-034	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jefferson Moss	R	HD-051	60%	+	-	+	-	.	+
Calvin R. Musselman	R	HD-009	60%	+	-	+	-	.	+
Doug Owens	D	HD-033	20%	-	-	+	.	-	-
Michael J. Petersen	R	HD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Val L. Peterson	R	HD-056	75%	.	.	+	-	+	+
Karen M. Peterson	R	HD-013	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Thomas Peterson	R	HD-001	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Candice B. Pierucci	R	HD-049	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Susan Pulsipher	R	HD-045	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Angela Romero	D	HD-025	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Mike Schultz	R	HD-012	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rex P. Shipp	R	HD-071	60%	+	-	+	-	.	+
Casey Snider	R	HD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert M. Spendlove	R	HD-042	67%	.	.	+	-	.	+
Jeffrey D. Stenquist	R	HD-046	60%	-	+	+	-	.	+
Andrew Stoddard	D	HD-040	20%	-	-	+	.	-	-
Keven J. Stratton	R	HD-058	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mark A. Strong	R	HD-047	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Jordan D. Teuscher	R	HD-044	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Norman K. Thurston	R	HD-062	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Neil Walter	R	HD-074	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Raymond P. Ward	R	HD-019	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Christine F. Watkins	R	HD-067	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Judy Weeks Rohner	R	HD-030	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Douglas R. Welton	R	HD-065	60%	-	-	+	+	+	.
Mark A. Wheatley	D	HD-035	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Stephen L. Whyte	R	HD-063	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Ryan D. Wilcox	R	HD-007	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	77%
Democrat	18.5%

Freedom Index

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