2017 Vote Notices & Methodology
On this page we will list the votes and bills eligible for inclusion on the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index comporting to our mission and founding principles. We use the Fiscal Responsibility Index to explain the broad parameters by which we will report on the legislative session, and then measure its outcomes.
Priority Issues (new page)
Rating Methodology
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Pending-Vote Announcements
These votes are eligible for consideration on the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index. Votes on legislation and amendments regarding our core principles will be included.
| Date | Item | Category | Chamber | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/24/17 | HB 1 Pre-filed Amendment by Burrows (sunset LBB in 2019) | Budget & Tax Reform | House | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | HB 1 Pre-filed Amendment by Zedler (de novo reviews in district court) | State Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 2 (school finance, tax credit scholarships) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 16 (school finance commission) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 1 (property tax reform, rollback rate reduction) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | Amendments to SB 1 (specifcally regarding "Small Tax Unit" exemption) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR strengthening SB 1, AGAINST weakening SB 1 |
| 7/24/17 | SB 4 (prohibiting tax-funded abortions) | Budget & Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 9 (state spending limits) | Taxing and Expenditure Limits | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 3 (prohibiting local overreach regarding bathroom regs) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 7 (paycheck protection) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 5 (strengthing voter fraud prevention) | Election Integrity | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 6 (municpal annexation reform) | Local Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | Amendments SB 6 (specifically regarding exemptions for smaller entities) | Local Government Reform | Senate | FOR Strengthening SB 6, AGAINST weakening SB 6 |
| 7/24/17 | SB 19 (pay increase for teachers) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 7/24/17 | SB 18 (local spending limits) | Taxing and Expenditure Limits | Senate | FOR |
| 5/24/17 | HB 273 (citizen petition reform) | Local Government Reform | House | FOR Motion to Concur (AGAINST all other motions) |
| 5/24/17 | HB 1290 (requiring state agencies repeal one rule for each adopted) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 5/24/17 | HB 2766 (taxing nursing home residents) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/24/17 | SB 942 (expanding certain HOT authorization to stadiums) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/24/17 | SB 2056 (expanding certain HOT authorization to stadiums) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/24/17 | SB 2166 (expanding certain HOT authorization to sports facilities) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/24/17 | HB 967 (creating unaccountable non-profit corporation) | State Government Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/23/17 | SB 625 (special purpose district financial and tax database) | Local Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/23/17 | SB 1122 (abolishing Dallas Co. School system) | K-12 Education Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/22/17 | HB 490 (creating a new insurance mandate) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/22/17 | HB 2068 (repealing DRP and adjusting state fines) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/22/17 | HB 3859 (strengthening right of conscious for child welfare) | First Amendment Protections | Senate | FOR |
| 5/22/17 | HB 501 (bond counsel transparency) | Ethics Reform | Senate | Amend ownership requirement |
| 5/22/17 | HB 3287 (addt'l regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/21/17 | SB 715 (municipal annexation reform) | Local Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/21/17 | HB 1494 (expanding hotel occupancy tax for the arts) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/21/17 | HB 3294 (extending major events reimbursements to NASCAR) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/21/17 | SB 702 (minimum turnout for authorizing bonds) | Local Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/21/17 | SB 654 (expanding practice of advanced nurses) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/21/17 | HB 3808 (expanding occupations for loan repayment assistance) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/20/17 | SB 977 (prohibiting use of public funds for private rail) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | FOR |
| 5/20/17 | SB 975 (burdening private rail with security regulation) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/20/17 | SB 813 (recovery of costs for frivolous regulatory actions) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/20/17 | SB 440 (expanding hotel occupancy tax for airports) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/18/17 | SB 95 (expanding allowed sales of raw milk) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 5/17/17 | SB 2 (property tax reform) | Property Tax Reform | House | NEUTRAL (FOR, if strengthened) |
| 5/17/17 | Amendment to SB 533 by Simmons (expanding "underutilized" business contracting) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/17/17 | HB 1449 (prohibiting local fees on new construction) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 5/16/17 | Pre-filed Amendments to SB 312 (TxDOT Sunset bill) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | Read More |
| 5/15/17 | SB 586 (extension of telecom subsidies) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/15/17 | SB 2119 (capping top ten admissions to thirty percent of admitting class) | Higher Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/15/17 | SB 1505 (expanding tobacco regulations) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/15/17 | SB 1683 (requiring food establishments post allergy info) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/15/17 | SB 1605 (creating a database of school district financial info) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/15/17 | SB 247 (allowing state funds for repayment of certain student loans) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/15/17 | SB 1392 (lowering groundwater conservation taxes) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/15/17 | SB 430 (allowing dental hygienists to administer anesthesia) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 5/11/17 | HB 1300 (requiring hotel occupancy tax collection by short term marketplaces) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/10/17 | HJR 73 (Rendering mandates on political subdivisions ineffective if not supplemented by appropriations) | State Sovereignty | House | AGAINST |
| 5/10/17 | SB 459 (preempting local taxing and regulation of firearms, ammo and knives) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 5/10/17 | SB 1407 (increasing property tax bill disclosures) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/10/17 | SB 959 (on adoption of the Compact for a Balanced Budget) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/9/17 | SB 1151 (strengthening free speech protection at public universities) | First Amendment Protections | Senate | FOR |
| 5/9/17 | HB 1936 (prohibiting gov't contracts with abortion providers and affiliates) | State Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/9/17 | HB 3838 (expanding hotel occupancy tax) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/9/17 | HB 2528 (authorizing housing development loans to pull down federal dollars) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/9/17 | SB 200 (creating database of political subdivision finances and tax info) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/9/17 | HB 2690 (allocating state HOT revenue for coastal erosion) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/9/17 | HB 3626 (expanding hotel occupancy tax) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/9/17 | HB 3010 (expanding hotel occupancy tax) | Corporate Welfare & Cronyism | House | AGAINST |
| 5/8/17 | SJR 54 (authorizing municipal charter amendments on uniform election dates) | Election Integrity | Senate | FOR |
| 5/8/17 | HB 3015 (requiring union vacation leave time accounts) | Local Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/8/17 | HB 1462 (uniform polling locations) | Election Integrity | House | FOR |
| 5/8/17 | HB 424 (municipal annexation reform) | Local Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/8/17 | SB 1061 (authorizing more than one charter for existing charter school operators) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/6/17 | HB 1708 (exempting pull-tab bingo from certain gambling limitations) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/6/17 | HB 1258 (creating a state court document database) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/6/17 | HB 43 (pension reform) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/5/17 | SB 7 (passing the trash) | K-12 Education Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/5/17 | HB 3287 (addt'l regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/4/17 | HB 3294 (extending major events reimbursements to NASCAR) | Corporate Welfare | House | AGAINST |
| 5/4/17 | SJR 2 (calling for an Article V Convention of States) | State Sovereignty | House | FOR (if identical to Senate version, otherwise AGAINST) |
| 5/4/17 | SB 654 (expanding practice of advanced nurses) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 5/4/17 | HB 2305 (related to notice provisions in administrative matters) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/4/17 | SB 1588 (eliminating non-commercial vehicle safety inspections) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/4/17 | HB 1290 (requiring state agencies repeal one rule for each adopted) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/4/17 | HB 2664 (expanding federal nutrition standards to daycare) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 3664 (creating TX wine assessment program and board) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | SB 1289 (requiring domestic steel for government projects) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 22 (repealing public school accountability ratings) | K-12 Education Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | SB 1267 (rollback rate alternative calculation) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 967 (creating unaccountable non-profit corporation) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 2780 (requiring domestic steel for government projects) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 3172 (state incentive program info system) | Corporate Welfare | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 1917 (requiring adherence to vendor drug program for pharmacy benefits) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 1633 (expanding bill payment assistance programs) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/3/17 | HB 2370 (removing lifeline services mandate on telecoms) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | Amendment to HB 2950 by Stickland (expanding services by nurse practitioners) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | HB 501 (bond counsel transparency) | Ethics Reform | House | Amend ownership requirement |
| 5/2/17 | HB 505 (restricting campaign fund expenditures) | Ethics Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | HB 500 (no pension for convicted officials) | Ethics Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | HB 300 (decreasing handgun license fees) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | HB 1449 (prohibiting local fees on new construction) | State Sovereignty | House | FOR |
| 5/2/17 | HB 2039 (creating early childhood certification) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/2/17 | HB 3360 (property tax incentive promotion by Incentive Oversight Board) | Corporate Welfare | House | AGAINST |
| 5/1/17 | SB 1122 (abolishing Dallas Co. School system) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/1/17 | SB 637 (requiring RMA audits for TxDOT funds) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 5/1/17 | HB 2669 (prohibiting award of attorney's fees to prevailing taxpayer) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 5/1/17 | HB 1724 (establishing commercial license buyback account) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 5/1/17 | HB 3329 (prohibiting local fees on electricians) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 5/1/17 | SB 2056 (expanding certain HOT authorization to stadiums) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | AGAINST |
| 5/1/17 | SB 1354 (pledging state HOT and sales tax to hotel projects) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/27/17 | SB 764 (accounting of costs incurred by illegal immigrants) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/27/17 | Amendment to HB 28 by Turner (contingent on 50% state contribution and pre-k implementation) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/27/17 | SB 1426 (property tax transparency and dissemination) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/27/17 | SB 589 (regulation of behavior analysts) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/27/17 | HB 743 (bringing social workers into the classroom) | K-12 Education Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/27/17 | HB 28 (franchise tax phaseout) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | FOR |
| 4/26/17 | SB 1812 (prohibiting appraisal district from tax-funded lobbying) | Tax-funded Lobbying | Senate | FOR |
| 4/26/17 | SB 625 (special purpose district financial and tax database) | Local Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/26/17 | SB 457 (giving charter schools access to facilities funding) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/26/17 | SB 610 (expanding virtual network school choice) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/24/17 | SB 515 (giving certain public officers access to public info) | Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/24/17 | HB 206 (classifying certain persons with service as veterans) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/24/17 | HB 490 (creating a new insurance mandate) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 4/24/17 | HB 1260 (regulation of commercial shrimp unloading) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 4/24/17 | HB 481 (preventing recovery of certain over-allocated funds) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/21/17 | HB 926 (expanding hotel occupancy tax authorization) | Corporate Welfare | House | AGAINST |
| 4/20/17 | HB 518 (redirecting sales tax to job placement programs) | Corporate Welfare | House | AGAINST |
| 4/20/17 | Floor Substitute to SB 2190 (Houston pension reform) | Local Government Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/19/17 | Amendment to HB 100 by Rinaldi (bringing cab cos. under framework) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 4/19/17 | Amendment to HB 100 by Tinderholt (clarifying discrimination classes) | State Sovereignty | House | FOR |
| 4/19/17 | SB 1046 (extending federal emissions standards) | State Sovereignty | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/19/17 | SB 385 (voter approval of federal rail funds) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | FOR |
| 4/19/17 | SB 314 (continuation of Optometry Board) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/19/17 | SB 586 (extension of telecom subsidies) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/19/17 | SB 797 (hotel tax expansion) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/19/17 | SB 599 (expanding DRP fee deferrals) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/19/17 | Amendment to HB 100 by Schaefer (Substitute market friendly bill with preemption) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 4/19/17 | Amendment to HB 100 by Stickland (striking regs for market solution) | Promoting Free Markets | House | FOR |
| 4/18/17 | SCR 1 (Calling on Congress to repeal Obamacare) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 4/18/17 | HB 21 (School finance) | K-12 Education Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/18/17 | Pre-filed Amendments to HB 21 (School finance) | K-12 Education Reform | House | Read More |
| 4/12/17 | SB 981 (requiring private rail to be compatible with existing train tech) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/12/17 | SB 979 (prohibiting certain uses of eminent domain) | Property Rights | Senate | FOR |
| 4/12/17 | SB 977 (prohibiting use of public funds for private rail) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | FOR |
| 4/12/17 | SB 975 (burdening private rail with security regulation) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/11/17 | HB 486 (rollback rate alternative calculation) | Property Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/10/17 | SB 509 (eval and reporting on pension systems) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/10/17 | SB 451 (short-term rental preemption) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 4/10/17 | SB 1147 (Music Museum bill) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/7/17 | HB 1 (appropriations bill) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 4/6/17 | SB 626 (strengthening property owner rights re: eminent domain) | Property Rights | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SB 813 (recovery of costs for frivolous regulatory actions) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SJR 43 (prohibiting state funds for local pensions) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SB 445 (Tax-funded Lobbying) | Tax Funded Lobbying | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | House Budget Amendments | Budget & Tax Reform | House | Click here |
| 4/6/17 | SB 1760 (allowing tasting events by distiller permit holders) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SB 612 (on complaints and filings before TEC) | First Amendment Protections | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SB 627 (strengthening property owner rights re: eminent domain) | Property Rights | Senate | FOR |
| 4/6/17 | SB 750 (repealing restrictions on package store permits) | Promoting Free Markets | Senate | FOR |
| 4/5/17 | Amendment 1 to SB 19 | Higher Ed. Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/5/17 | Amendment 1 to SB 18 | Higher Ed. Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/5/17 | SB 799 (authorizing expanded HOT tax) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | AGAINST |
| 4/4/17 | SB 488 (Ballot Integrity Act) | Local Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 4/4/17 | HB 10 (mental health insurance mandate) | Promoting Free Markets | House | AGAINST |
| 3/30/17 | Actions weakening SB 3 by restricting access or participation | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | AGAINST |
| 3/30/17 | SB 18 (repeal of tuition set-asides) | Higher Ed. Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/29/17 | HB 132 (welfare expansion) | State Government Reform | House | AGAINST |
| 3/29/17 | SB 2190 (union friendly pension reform) | State Government Reform | Senate | AGAINST/AMEND |
| 3/29/17 | SB 19 (tuition limits and temp. freeze) | Higher Ed. Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | SB 3 (school choice) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | SB 407 (bidding exceptions to Public Information Act) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | Amendment to HB 1818 by Krause (eliminating alt-fuels consumer program) | State Government Reform | House | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | Amendment to HB 1818 by Turner (rolling back fracking ban preemption) | State Sovereignty | House | AGAINST |
| 3/28/17 | SB 151 (voter appoval of pension obligation bonds) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | SB 13 (abolishing auto payroll deduction of union dues) | State Government Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | Amendment to HB 1818 by Cain (truth in taxation) | Budget and Tax Reform | House | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | SB 9 (constitutional population and inflation spending limit) | Spending Limits | Senate | FOR |
| 3/28/17 | SB 408 (definition of govt body for Public Information Act) | Corporate Welfare | Senate | FOR |
| 3/22/17 | SB 16 (eliminating application fees for handgun licenses) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/21/17 | SB 88 (prohibiting photo-enforced traffic citations) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 3/20/17 | SB 730 (increasing personal property tax exemptions) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/20/17 | SB 2 (property tax reform) | Property Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/20/17 | SB 17 (franchise tax phase-out) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/16/17 | Suspending rules to fast track minimum wage hike (HJR 56) | House Rules | House | AGAINST |
| 3/13/17 | SB 18 (repeal tuition set-asides) | Higher Ed. Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/13/17 | SB 135 (spending reduction measures) | Budget and Tax Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 3/13/17 | SB 6 (Texas Privacy Act) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 3/7/17 | SB 7 (passing the trash) | K-12 Education Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/27/17 | SJR 2 (convention of states) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 2/13/17 | SB 505 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/8/17 | SB 504 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/7/17 | SB 503 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/7/17 | SB 502 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/6/17 | SB 4 (banning sanctuary cities) | State Sovereignty | Senate | FOR |
| 2/6/17 | Actions drawing down the balance of the ESF | Budget and Tax Reform | BOTH | AGAINST |
| 2/6/17 | SB 14 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/6/17 | SB 500 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/6/17 | SB 501 (ethics reform) | Pro-Citizen Ethics Reform | Senate | FOR |
| 2/6/17 | Actions protecting the ESF | Budget and Tax Reform | BOTH | FOR |
| 1/10/17 | Rules by Rep. Larry Gonzales gagging conservative reforms on Sunset measures | House Rules | House | AGAINST |
| 1/10/17 | Rules that empower members to advance conservative reforms and agendas and disable House leadership obstruction tactics | House Rules | House | FOR |
METHODOLOGY
As we have done in the past, ratings will be calculated based only on the votes actually taken by each member, including any clarifying statements placed in the Journals. Absences will be noted, but will not positively or negatively affect the rating.
WEIGHTING & CREDITS
In both chambers, slight weighting is given only to budget amendment and tax-related votes. Authoring and co-authoring priority legislation that receives an up-or-down vote on the floor is positively included in the rating as extra credit.