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In 2016, McCutcheon voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, authored by [[Mack Butler]], which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments, which passed the House 72-29. McCutcheon voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure approved by the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/60420/mac-mccutcheon#.Wf-KFrpFx2E|title=Mac McCutcheon's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, McCutcheon voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, authored by [[Mack Butler]], which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments, which passed the House 72-29. McCutcheon voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure approved by the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/60420/mac-mccutcheon#.Wf-KFrpFx2E|title=Mac McCutcheon's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

In August 2017, Senator Arthur Orr, a Decatur Republican, announced that he will introduced a bill in 2018, an election year, to permit county commissions to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects.<ref name=orr>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/orr-will-resurrect-gas-tax-bill/article_1da5b041-a577-5969-ab16-a689be674895.html|title=Orr will resurrect gas tax bill|publisher=Decaturdaily.org|author=Evan Belanger|date=August 28, 2017|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Speaker McCutcheon said that while Orr's bill will be discussed, he noted that similar legislation has died in past session, and passage would be unlikely because, "in an election year, the reality of getting legislators to vote for any type of revenue measure will be tough."<ref name=orr/>

In August 2017, Senator Arthur Orr, a Decatur Republican, announced that he will introduced a bill in 2018, an election year, to permit county commissions to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects.<ref name=orr>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/orr-will-resurrect-gas-tax-bill/article_1da5b041-a577-5969-ab16-a689be674895.html|title=Orr will resurrect gas tax bill|publisher=Decaturdaily.org|author=Evan Belanger|date=August 28, 2017|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Speaker McCutcheon said that while Orr's bill will be discussed, he noted that similar legislation has died in past sessions, and passage would be unlikely because, "in an election year, the reality of getting legislators to vote for any type of revenue measure will be tough."<ref name=orr/>

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