2023 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second 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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Senate Votes
SB110 would extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid recipients from two months to 12 months.
The Senate passed SB110 on September 14, 2023, by a vote of 32 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the ayes because neither health care nor social welfare is the legitimate object of government. Medicaid, as with many other ‘entitlement programs,’ discriminatorily and unjustly provides “eligible” low-income persons, who have little or no tax liability, with government funds at the expense of other hard-working citizens. Wisconsin must reject the use of taxpayer dollars for this ever-expanding and unsustainable federal-state program that is not authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
SB263 would allow SeniorCare participants to purchase 100-day supplies of prescription drugs.
The Senate passed SB263 on September 14, 2023, by a vote of 33 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the ayes because this bill further contributes to the expansion of state-run healthcare in Wisconsin. The reality of these ‘cradle-to-the-grave’ or ‘nanny-state’ programs is that they not only cause more debt, poverty, and government dependency in the United States, but also continue the irresponsible use of other citizens’ taxpayer money in violation of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
SB343 would provide that “abortion” under state law “does not include a physician’s performance medical procedures or treatments designed or intended to prevent the death of a pregnant woman and not designed or intended to kill the unborn child.”
The Senate passed SB343 on October 17, 2023, by a vote of 22 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill would bring clarity to Wisconsin law and reinforce the state’s 1849 abortion ban by ensuring that a physician may legally perform life-saving emergency medical procedures on a pregnant woman (e.g., removal of a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy) when reasonable efforts are made to preserve both the life of the woman and her unborn child. Given that the care of human life—not its destruction—is the greatest responsibility of government, Wisconsin should act to secure the right to life for pre-born children and their mothers. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
SB436 would eliminate the requirement for a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age to obtain a state-authorized work permit prior to employment.
The Senate passed SB436 on October 17, 2023, by a vote of 21 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because parents—not the government—have the authority and final say as to whether their teenage child can work. Wisconsin ought to protect the fundamental rights of parents and freedom of association of the American people, which are retained under and guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
AB146 prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures “for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.”
The Senate passed AB146 on October 17, 2023, by a vote of 22 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the concept of a “guaranteed income” (i.e., ‘universal basic income’) relies on the immoral and anti-constitutional act of government-imposed theft disguised as taxation, which takes from citizens the wages they have rightfully earned. This manifestly socialist wealth-redistribution scheme violates both the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, which were intended to protect against undue deprivation or disparagement of a person’s “property” and provide “equal protection of the laws” for all Americans.
AB465 prohibits “gender transition medical intervention” for individuals under 18 years of age.
The Senate passed AB465 on October 17, 2023, by a vote of 22 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because sex mutilation violates the unalienable right to life and limb of minor children, while absurdly attempting to erase biological sex with fictional “gender” constructs. According to the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the States have a duty to protect the humanity of all people—male and female—who, as the Declaration of Independence affirms, are created by God and form the basis of individual and family self-government.
