2024 MO Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Missouri General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Constitutional Money Act
Creates the "Constitutional Money Act," declaring gold and silver coins as "legal tender" while exempting them from capital-gains taxes and preventing their seizure by government entities.
2. Enforcing Federal Drug Pricing Mandates
Ensures pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.
3. Prohibiting Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
Specifies that no public funds will be expended to any abortion facility, or affiliate thereof, including Medicaid providers.
4. Free, Fair, and Secure Elections
Proposes to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide a U.S. citizenship voting requirement; specifies that all elections shall be by "paper ballot" or "mechanical methods prescribed by law;" and restricts ranked-choice voting (RCV) to only nonpartisan municipal elections in cities that had a previous ordinance in effect.
5. Expanding Government-Run Education
Raises the minimum salary for public school teachers by 60 percent, and increases the annual refundable tax credits allocated to Missouri's ESA program from $50 million to $75 million.
6. 'Rule of Law' for the Missouri Constitution
Would, if approved by the voters, require that any amendments to the Missouri Constitution receive a majority of votes cast both statewide and in a majority of congressional districts.
How did they vote?
