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Henry is the vice chairman of the House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee and a member of the (1) Education Policy and (2) State Government committees.<ref name=pvs/>

Henry is the vice chairman of the House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee and a member of the (1) Education Policy and (2) State Government committees.<ref name=pvs/>

IHenry sponsored and obtained passage of Alabama's 48-hour waiting period for [[abortion]]s, and he voted to prohibit abortions after twenty weeks of gestation of the unborn child, to prohibit insurance coverage for abortions, and to require medical care at abortion clinics..<ref name=ballotpedia/>

Henry has been a leader in the passage of anti-[[abortion]] legislation in the Alabama legislature, but in 1991, he admitted to having encouraged his then girlfriend to abort their unborn child. "I murdered my child, my first child ...," Henry told an anti-abortion rally in the capital city of [[Montgomery]]. "And I will carry that with me to my grave," he added with regret.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/04/lawmaker_recounts_abortion_dur.html|title=http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/04/lawmaker_recounts_abortion_dur.html|date=April 12, 2012|author=Phillip Rawls|publisher=AL.com|accessdate=October 29, 2017}}</ref> Henry since sponsored and obtained passage of Alabama's 48-hour waiting period for abortions, and he voted to prohibit abortions after twenty weeks of gestation of the unborn child, to prohibit insurance coverage for abortions, and to require medical care at abortion clinics.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

In 2014, Henry supported the prohibition of abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child.  He voted for a state tax credit for those adopting children, a measure which passed, 72-23. He voted to display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on state property, a measure which passed, 77-19. He voted to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare program. In 2015, he supported legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He voted to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measured approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted against increasing the cigarette tax, which still passed the House, 52-46. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters compile monthly reports, a measure which failed in the House, 28-67. He voted to authorize officials to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies in cases of moral conflict.<ref name=voting/> 

In 2014, Henry supported the prohibition of abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child.  He voted for a state tax credit for those adopting children, a measure which passed, 72-23. He voted to display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on state property, a measure which passed, 77-19. He voted to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare program. In 2015, he supported legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He voted to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measured approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted against increasing the cigarette tax, which still passed the House, 52-46. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters compile monthly reports, a measure which failed in the House, 28-67. He voted to authorize officials to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies in cases of moral conflict.<ref name=voting/>