In 2016, Hudson voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He did not vote on HB 1523, which attempts to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to [[Christian]]s being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. He did not vote on the issue of prohibiting local governments from establishing [[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/69841/billy-hudson-sr#.WefIP7pFzb0|title=Billy Hudson, Sr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> | In 2016, Hudson voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He did not vote on HB 1523, which attempts to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to [[Christian]]s being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. He did not vote on the issue of prohibiting local governments from establishing [[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/69841/billy-hudson-sr#.WefIP7pFzb0|title=Billy Hudson, Sr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> |