2021 TX Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Texas Legislature in 2021 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. Budget
Appropriates, as passed by the Texas Legislature, approximately $248.6 billion for the FY 2022-23, of which roughly $248.1 billion became law following the Governor's line-item veto proclamation.
2. No-Knock Warrant Limits
Limits the issuance of 'no-knock' arrest and search warrants to only situations in which it is "necessary to avoid the risk of death or serious bodily injury to peace officers and others."
3. Texas Pandemic Response Act
Allows the governor to issue "pandemic disaster" declarations and establishes the 10-member Pandemic Disaster Legislative Oversight Committee to oversee them when the legislature is not convened.
4. Permitless Firearm Carry
Allows permitless carry of a handgun for persons 21 years of age or older.
5. Election Integrity
Seeks to prevent election fraud by both creating criminal offenses and increasing criminal penalties.
6. Abortion Restrictions
Prohibits an abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, except for when a woman has a "medical emergency," which places the woman in danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function.
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