2022 CT Legislative Scorecard 2021-
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Connecticut General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
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HB5414 prevents state officials from taking certain actions to assist in judicial cases involving individuals accused of providing or receiving support for abortion-related services that result in crimes in another state. It also authorizes nurses, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants to perform abortions.
The Senate passed HB5414 on April 29, 2022, by a vote of 25 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the nays because states should act to ban abortion and secure the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental God-given and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
HB6690 establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program, which provides $3,200 to be deposited into a state treasury account for each baby born on or after July 1, 2021, whose birth was covered by Medicaid/HUSKY. It also creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for “underserved” and "marginalized” populations.
The Senate passed HB6690 on June 9, 2021, by a vote of 34 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this “racial equity” and “anti-poverty” bill recklessly authorizes the spending of innumerable taxpayer funds for state bonds and grant commitments that are, in fact, forms of wealth distribution geared toward universal basic income. These unconstitutional programs violate equal protection of the law and take from the citizens of Connecticut the income they have rightfully earned.
HB6441 expands the authority of municipal flood and erosion control boards to include “climate resilience;” broadens the Connecticut Green Banks’s duties and creates an Environmental Infrastructure Fund; and authorizes all municipalities to establish a municipal stormwater authority and increases the authorities’ powers to assess fees.
The Senate passed HB6441 on June 7, 2021, by a vote of 26 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill further infringes on the property rights of Connecticut homeowners by expanding the role of state and local government and authorizing tax hikes in the name of human-caused “climate change.”
HJ58 proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.
The Senate passed HJ58 on June 3, 2021, by a vote of 27 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the nays because mass vote-by-mail schemes enable electoral fraud, disenfranchising eligible voters. States should exercise their authority, under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, providing equal protection of the right of American citizens to vote.
HB6321 adopts and implements the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex “parentage” by, among other things, removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., “maternity” and “paternity”).
The Senate passed HB6321 on May 20, 2021, by a vote of 35 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because marriage and the family are institutions of self-government ordained by God that form the foundation of any civil society. The state does not have legitimate constitutional authority to redefine marriage or the family--the rights of which are not only natural, unalienable, and retained by the people, but guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.
SB1091 defines domestic violence to include “coercive control;” allows victims subject to “coercive control” by a family or household member to be eligible for civil restraining order; and expands the “best interest of the child” factors in custody decisions to include the child’s “emotional safety.”
The Senate passed SB1091 on May 18, 2021, by a vote of 35 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because defining domestic violence to include non-injurious forms of “coercive control” and expanding the “best interest of the child” in custody cases undermines the family. The state has a constitutional duty to protect parental rights, along with the marital covenant, which entail a family’s authority to regulate self-governing behavior in the home. Under the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, such rights shall not be denied or disparaged.
