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In 2013, Representative Branscum co-sponsored the amending of state income tax rates and supported the proposed spending cap on the state budget, but the latter measure failed by a two-vote margin in the state House.  He joined the majority to override the [[veto]]es of then  Democratic [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation. He was a co-sponsor of both of those measures. Branscum supported related [[pro-life]] legislation to outlaw abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected, to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange, and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases.<ref name=votingrecords/>

In 2013, Representative Branscum co-sponsored the amending of state income tax rates and supported the proposed spending cap on the state budget, but the latter measure failed by a two-vote margin in the state House.  He joined the majority to override the [[veto]]es of then  Democratic [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation. He was a co-sponsor of both of those measures. Branscum supported related [[pro-life]] legislation to outlaw abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected, to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange, and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases.<ref name=votingrecords/>

On [[Second Amendment]] issues, Branscum co-sponsored allowing officials of religious institutions to engage in the concealed carry of firearms. He voted to give the same power to university officials in the name of campus safety. He did not vote on a measure to reduce the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit, but the proposal was defeated in the House. Branscum co-sponsored the measure which prohibits the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency. He voted to prohibit the closing of schools based on a two-year pupil enrollment analysis and co-sponsored the plan to establish a tiered system of lottery scholarships. Branscum voted to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan, which passed the House, sixty-three to twenty-four. Branscum voted for the bill, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[pasteurization|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/119189/david-branscum#.UssySZV3sfQ|title=David Branscum's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 6, 2014}}</ref>

On [[Second Amendment]] issues, Branscum co-sponsored allowing officials of religious institutions to engage in the concealed carry of firearms. He voted to give the same power to university officials in the name of campus safety. He did not vote on a measure to reduce the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit, but the proposal was defeated in the House. Branscum co-sponsored the measure which prohibits the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency. He voted to prohibit the closing of schools based on a two-year pupil enrollment analysis and co-sponsored the plan to establish a tiered system of lottery scholarships. Branscum voted to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan, which passed the House, sixty-three to twenty-four. Branscum voted for the bill, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[pasteurization|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/119189/david-branscum#.UssySZV3sfQ|title=David Branscum's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref>

In 2011, Branscum voted to set state standards for biblical instruction in public schools, to authorize dress codes, and to prohibit the use of [[cell phone]]s within school zones. He voted to require that driver's license tests be administered only in the [[English language]]. He co-sponsored the Capital Gains Reduction Act and the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. Branscum voted against the U.S. congressional [[redistricting]] act, which passed the House, sixty-one to twenty.<ref name=votingrecords/>

In 2011, Branscum voted to set state standards for biblical instruction in public schools, to authorize dress codes, and to prohibit the use of [[cell phone]]s within school zones. He voted to require that driver's license tests be administered only in the [[English language]]. He co-sponsored the Capital Gains Reduction Act and the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. Branscum voted against the U.S. congressional [[redistricting]] act, which passed the House, sixty-one to twenty.<ref name=votingrecords/>