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|title=Austin J. Badon Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

|title=Austin J. Badon Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

   

   

In 2014, Badon voted for the requirement that  [[abortion]] providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics; only five House members opposed the measure. That same year, he co-sponsored but did not vote on final passage of the issue of extending the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. He voted to forbid the transportation of dogs in open truck beds on[interstate highways. He voted to [[repeal]] the anti-sodomy laws; the measure failed in the House, 27-67.<ref name=votingrecords>

In 2014, Badon voted for the requirement that  [[abortion]] providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics; only five House members opposed the measure. That same year, he co-sponsored but did not vote on final passage of the issue of extending the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. He voted to forbid the transportation of dogs in open truck beds on interstate highways. He voted to repeal the anti-sodomy laws; the measure failed in the House, 27-67.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/35410/austin-badon-jr#.VUJ9YfnBzGc|title=Austin J. Badon, Jr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/35410/austin-badon-jr#.VUJ9YfnBzGc|title=Austin J. Badon, Jr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

   

   

In 2013, Badon sponsored the reduction of penalties for the possession of [[marijuana]]. He opposed lifetime concealed carry gun permits and the use of such permits in restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages, but he opposed making information on weapon permits part of the public record. He voted against an increase in judicial pay and abstained on the matter of ending the mandatory retirement age for judges. He voted to prohibit the use of telephones and hand-held devices while driving. He supported state tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana. He voted for state [[income tax]] deductions for taxpayers contributing to scholarship funds. Badon co-sponsored [[parole]] eligibility for non-violent offenders. He opposed reducing the number of hours that polling locations remain open. Louisiana has traditionally had 14-hour polling days. He voted to establish a commission to develop alternatives to the state income tax. He opposed the requirement for drug testing of welfare recipients. In 2011, he voted for a permanent [[cigarette]] tax. He backed legislation that year which attempted to halt [[bullying]] in public schools; the measure failed in the House, 43-54.<ref name=votingrecords/>  

In 2013, Badon sponsored the reduction of penalties for the possession of [[marijuana]]. He opposed lifetime concealed carry gun permits and the use of such permits in restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages, but he opposed making information on weapon permits part of the public record. He voted against an increase in judicial pay and abstained on the matter of ending the mandatory retirement age for judges. He voted to prohibit the use of telephones and hand-held devices while driving. He supported state tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana. He voted for state [[income tax]] deductions for taxpayers contributing to scholarship funds. Badon co-sponsored [[parole]] eligibility for non-violent offenders. He opposed reducing the number of hours that polling locations remain open. Louisiana has traditionally had 14-hour polling days. He voted to establish a commission to develop alternatives to the state income tax. He opposed the requirement for drug testing of welfare recipients. In 2011, he voted for a permanent [[cigarette]] tax. He backed legislation that year which attempted to halt [[bullying]] in public schools; the measure failed in the House, 43-54.<ref name=votingrecords/>