2023 KS Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kansas Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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SB26 permits an individual who underwent gender reassignment procedures as a minor to initiate a civil lawsuit under the Act against the physician who conducted those procedures.
The Kansas State Senate failed to override the Governor's veto of SB26 on April 26, 2023 by a vote of 26 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the Left has been promoting radical Marxist ideas like this for years. The indoctrination that leads people to believe that they can choose their pronouns and identify as a different gender is immoral. Scientifically and biblically, there are only two genders. Additionally, minors are not yet capable of giving informed consent and should not have the ability to choose a gender that contradicts their scientific classification, causing irreversible damage, so they should be able to initiate a civil lawsuit because the practice and belief is unnatural.
HB2313 enacts the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which protects babies born from failed abortions and mandates that medical professionals take measures to preserve the baby's life, just as they would with any other birth.
The Kansas State Senate voted to override the Governor's veto on April 26, 2023 by a vote of 31 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right articulated in the Declaration of Independence and safeguarded by the U.S. Constitution, as guaranteed by the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments.
SB83 provides for awards or grants for qualified students and establish the Kansas Education Enrichment Program Fund and provides Education Savings Accounts to parents across the state.
The Kansas State Senate passed SB83 on April 6, 2023 by a vote of 17 to 20. We have assigned pluses to the nays because while the idea of allowing money to follow a child to any school of their choice may initially sound appealing, it raises concerns. This policy essentially directs government funds toward supporting private schools, inevitably attaching certain conditions and implications to this financial support. Private schools should not accept government money.
HB2100 introduces the Kansas Public Investments and Contracts Protection Act, which prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from showing favoritism or bias toward companies based on environmental, social, or governance (ESG) factors when awarding contracts. The bill bans fiduciaries of KPERS to prioritize the interests of participants and beneficiaries and restricts state agencies from implementing ESG criteria or imposing such standards on individuals or businesses.
The Kanas State Senate passed HB2100 on April 6, 2023 by a vote of 27 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the government has a duty to protect Kansans’ individual liberties from the all-encompassing ‘woke’ environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement. As a political scam that seeks to proliferate worldwide and implement the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, ESG denies the property rights of American citizens by restricting their access to financial services, among others, preventing both companies and individuals from entering into contracts voluntarily based on their own interests with freedom of association. The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment were written to protect against undue deprivations or disparagements of a person’s “property.”
HB2292 establishes the Kansas Apprenticeship Act aimed at broadening apprenticeship opportunities with various entities including businesses, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits. It facilitates this expansion through tax credits and grants. Additionally, it promotes teaching apprenticeships in public schools by offering scholarships for professional teaching degrees.
The Kansas State Senate passed HB2292 on April 6, 2023, by a vote of 32 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the nays because such government acts, including taxpayer-funded grants and tax credits, are a misuse of tax dollars and are unnecessary interference in the free market. We encourage parents to withdraw their children from public school and explore alternative methods of education.
SCR1607 applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, for a convention to propose a term-limits amendment.
The Kansas State Senate passed SCR1607 on March 22, 2023 by a vote of 22 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the nays because a so-called “Convention of the States” would not be of “limited” purpose. The vague and contradictory text contained in this joint resolution dangerously permits what Article V of the U.S. Constitution describes as a “Convention for proposing Amendments” or second constitutional convention. Notably, Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct structural deficiencies in the federal government, not the behavior of its elected officials. SCR1607 should be opposed in favor of less risky, more precise, and immediate solutions that would restore power back to the states and to the people, such as clear-cut proposals in Congress to repeal bad amendments or state nullification of specific unauthorized federal laws.
