Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr.
F
12%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2023-2024 Regular Session
South Carolina: House
Score: 18
Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children
Bans a health care professional from engaging in the provision or performance of "gender transition procedures" to a person under 18 years of age.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Non-Citizen Voter Registration
Struck down an amendment to the FY 2024-25 General Appropriations Act that would have prohibited state agencies from distributing voter registration forms to non-citizens.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
South Carolina "Health Czar" Bill
Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a "cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Defeating James Smith for Circuit Court Judge
Prevented former State Rep. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith from being elected to the position of Circuit Court Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Expanding Government-Run Education
Would increase the amounts of annual refundable tax credits allocated to the Education Scholarship Trust Fund and expand eligibility to all private and homeschool students.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Annual cost per household: -$94.00
Article V Convention: Balanced Budget Amendment
Would apply to Congress for a "convention of the states" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution "limited" to proposing a balanced budget amendment.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Housing Tax Credit
Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$15.00
Alternative Fuel Tax Credit
Amends the alternative fuel property income tax credit.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$3.00
Educational Scholarship Trust Fund
Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Annual cost per household: -$45.00
Infrastructure
Allocates funds received by South Carolina from the ARPA bill to a corporate welfare project, specifically earmarking $1.2 billion for the construction of a site in Columbia to benefit Volkswagen.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$606.00
Hate Crimes
Provides for an enhanced penalty for certain violent crimes committed against a victim who was intentionally targeted due to the offender's belief or perceptions about the victim.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Constitutional Carry
Enacts the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
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