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DeBar is the vice chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and a member of these other committees: (1) Appropriations,  (2) Corrections, (3) Drug Policy, (4) Energy, (5) Enrolled Bills, and  (6) Judiciary A.<ref name=pvs/>

DeBar is the vice chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and a member of these other committees: (1) Appropriations,  (2) Corrections, (3) Drug Policy, (4) Energy, (5) Enrolled Bills, and  (6) Judiciary A.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2012, Representative DeBar voted to authorize [[prayer]] in public schools and to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi.  In 2013, he opposed the failed bill which would have made school superintendents appointive. In 2014, he voted to prohibit [[abortion]]s in Mississippi past twenty weeks of gestation of the unborn. He also backed the proposal that abortion counseling not be mentioned by crisis pregnancy centers in the state, but that measure failed to gain Senate approval. In 2015, he voted to allow "wrongful death" lawsuits regarding the life of the unborn. That same year he voted to [[repeal]] the [[state income tax]].<ref name=voting/>

In 2012, Representative DeBar voted to authorize [[prayer]] in public schools and to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi.  In 2013, he opposed the failed bill which would have made school superintendents appointive. In 2014, he voted to prohibit [[abortion]]s in Mississippi past twenty weeks of gestation of the unborn. He also backed the proposal that abortion counseling not be mentioned by crisis pregnancy centers in the state, but that measure failed to gain Senate approval. In 2015, he voted to allow "wrongful death" lawsuits regarding the life of the unborn. That same year he voted to repeal]] the state income tax.<ref name=voting/>

In 2016, Senator DeBar voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He backed HB 1523 to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to Christians being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. he co-sponsored the prohibition against local governments pursuing [[sanctuary city]] policies. In 2017, he backed the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored another measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He voted to retain a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130305/dennis-debar-jr#.Wee827pFzb0|title=Dennis DeBar's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Senator DeBar voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He backed HB 1523 to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to Christians being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. he co-sponsored the prohibition against local governments pursuing [[sanctuary city]] policies. In 2017, he backed the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored another measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He voted to retain a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130305/dennis-debar-jr#.Wee827pFzb0|title=Dennis DeBar's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref>

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