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Scorecard Links
Here are the links to the Constitutional Integrity Assessment (scorecard summary document) and the full Constitutional Scorecard. These will only be available after the session has concluded and the Legislative Committee have completed their review of all legislation.
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Current House Statistics
(2026 Regular Session)
1,724
Bills FILED
0
Committee Substitutes accepted
0
TRULY AGREED & Passed
0
TRULY AGREED & DEFEATED
0
Emergency Clauses
0
Emergency Clauses PASSED
0
Emergency Clauses Defeated
8
Reviewed By L&SF
(Includes Truly Agreed and Emergency Clauses)
3
Constitutional Objections
Current Senate Statistics (2026 Regular Session)
846
Bills FILED
0
Reached Truly Agreed
0
Truly Agreed & Passed
0
Truly Agreed & DEFEATED
0
Emergency Clauses
0
Emergency Clauses PASSED
0
Emergency Clauses Defeated
0
Reviewed By L&SF
(Includes Truly Agreed and Emergency Clauses)
0
Constitutional Objections
Active Scorecard
(2026 Regular Session)
This is the current 2026 Scorecard and will be updated as the review committee assesses legislation. This scorecard is simply to see how The Locke & Smith Foundation has assessed each piece of legislation and will not show any scores of individuals.
The Locke & Smith Foundation only reviews the Regular Session and does not review Joint Resolution (HJR or SJR) or Appropriations Bills, so all numbers and voting records exclude those bills.
| Bill | Review Result | Section Used For Rejection |
Constitutional Objection |
House Votes | (H) Pass/Defeat | Senate Votes | (S) Pass/Defeat | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Present | Absent | Vacant | Yes | No | AWOL | AWL | Vacant | Excused | ||||||
| HB1628 | ACCEPT | 153 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | P | |||||||||
| HB1667 | ACCEPT | 103 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 5 | P | |||||||||
| HB1694 | ACCEPT | 149 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | P | |||||||||
| HB1757 | REJECT | 167.720 | A1S2 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | P | |||||||
| HB1766 | ACCEPT | 94 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 5 | P | |||||||||
| HB1788 | ACCEPT | 134 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | P | |||||||||
| HB1838 | REJECT | 301.132 | A1S2 | 104 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 5 | P | |||||||
| HB1847 | REJECT | 332.705 | A3S1 | 138 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | P | |||||||
| HB1866 | 101 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB1908 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB1917 | 148 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB1961 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2033 | 102 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2061 | 109 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2180 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2273 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2375 | 86 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2384 | 92 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2591 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| HB2989 | 83 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 5 | P | ||||||||||
| SB890 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P | |||||||||
| SB914 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P | |||||||||
| SB937 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |||||||||
| SB994 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P | |||||||||
| SB1020 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P | |||||||||
Reading the Scorecards
Each column has a purpose and provides insight into the overall picture of the voting records of the General Assembly.
| Column Name | Information |
|---|---|
| Bill | This is a link directly to the Bill text pdf document. HBxxx refers to the Bill itself, HBxxxTA refers to a Truly Agreed substitute, whereas HBxxxEC and HBxxxTAEC refers to the Emergency Clause (if any) as that is voted separately. Acceptance or Rejection of a Bill’s Constitutionality is independent of any Emergency Clause that may be present |
| Review Result | Accept: No Constitutional Objections have been raised Reject: Constitutional Objection(s) identified Aut Modo: latin for Either Way. There is no Constitutional Objection(s) identified, however the content of the bill does not warrant scoring and a vote either way will not effect the final score. Absent still scores 0 and Present still scores -1 |
| Section Used for Rejection | Primary section identified (if any) that is not in alignment with the Constitution. There may be multiple possible objections, however this column will only reflect a single section objected to |
| Constitutional Objection | Article and Section of the Constitution where the Objection was in violation of |
| Yes | No | Present | Absent or AWL or AWOL | Vacant | Excused | Results of the vote from the House or Senate Roll Calls directly |
| Last Action | This is generally taken from the Bill Status Report, displaying the date and action most recently taken on the Bill |
| Individual Representative/Senator | Reflects the scoring based on their vote and the Review Result for each Bill voted on |
| (S/H) Pass/Defeat | This shows if a Bill has passed (Y) or has been defeated (N) in the House and/or Senate for the version of the Bill on this line |
At the bottom of the scorecard, the totals are calculated for each Representative/Senator as follows:
| Correct Votes | Votes that align with the Review Result. Does not include recorded Absent, Present (no vote). Also does not include votes with a Review Result of Aut Modo |
| Absence | Recorded Absent during voting (excused). No points deducted/added from/to score, however count towards the Scored Votes in case of Aut Modo |
| Unexcused Absence | Recorded Absent during voting (unexcused). No points deducted/added from/to score, however count towards the Scored Votes in case of Aut Modo |
| Present | Each point is a deduction from the Point Score. These are deducted regardless of the Review Result, as they represent a failure to uphold the constituents’ interests |
| Total Votes For Chamber | The amount of votes that the chamber had |
| Point Score | Correct Votes minus Present votes |
| Scored Votes | This is the Total Votes in which the score of the individual Representative or Senator is scored against |
| Calculated Score | Calculated percentage of Point Score vs Scored Votes. The highest and second highest scores are highlighted as follows: Highest Second Highest |
Assessment Criteria
- Is this a proper function of government?
- Does the legislation avoid creation of favoritism?
- Does the legislation create a favorable impact?
- Does the legislation avoid a negative impact?
- Does the legislation avoid creating fees for service only to be provided by the government?
- Does the legislation positively impact personal liberty or freedom?
- Does the legislation avoid undermining personal responsibility?
- Does the legislation avoid creating a means by which government entities or the employees of such can abuse a tax payer approved tax or amendment?
- Does the legislation add new purpose to the law that cannot be enforced under existing laws?
- Does the legislation avoid jeopardizing in any manner the sovereignty of the state?