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| − | In 2013, Representative Harris 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 House. He joined the majority to [[Veto override|override]] the [[veto]]es of 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, despite Beebe's concerns that the bill was [[unconstitutional]]. He was a co-sponsor of both of those measures. Harris also 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 January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's decision to strike down a twenty-week abortion ban in Arizona, leaving the legality of the Arkansas law in doubt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/01/13/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-allow-arizonas-20-week-abortion-ban|title=U.S. Supreme Court refuses to allow Arizona's 20-week abortion ban, which Arkansas law parallels|work=Arkansas Times|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref> | + | In 2013, Representative Harris 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 House. He joined the majority to [[Veto override|override]] the [[veto]]es of 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, despite Beebe's concerns that the bill was unconstitutional. He was a co-sponsor of both of those measures. Harris also 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 January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's decision to strike down a twenty-week abortion ban in Arizona, leaving the legality of the Arkansas law in doubt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/01/13/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-allow-arizonas-20-week-abortion-ban|title=U.S. Supreme Court refuses to allow Arizona's 20-week abortion ban, which Arkansas law parallels|work=Arkansas Times|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | On [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] issues, Harris co-sponsored allowing officials of universities and religious institutions to engage in the [[concealed carry]] of firearms. He voted to reduce the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit, but the measure was defeated in the House. Harris 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 to establish a tiered system of [[lottery]] scholarships. Harris voted against legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan, which nevertheless passed sixty-three to twenty-four. He voted to establish a tiered system of [[lottery]] scholarships. Harris co-sponsored 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/119187/justin-harris|title=Justin Harris' Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> | + | On [[Second Amendment]] issues, Harris co-sponsored allowing officials of universities and religious institutions to engage in the [[concealed carry]] of firearms. He voted to reduce the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit, but the measure was defeated in the House. Harris 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. Harris voted against legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan, which nevertheless passed sixty-three to twenty-four. He voted to establish a tiered system of lottery scholarships. Harris co-sponsored 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/119187/justin-harris|title=Justin Harris' Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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| | In 2011, Harris voted to set state standards for biblical instruction in public schools but opposed the authorization of dress codes. He voted against the prohibition of cell phone usage in school zones. He voted to require that state driver's license tests be administered only in the [[English language]]. He voted for the Capital Gains Reduction Act and for the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. He voted against the congressional [[redistricting]] act.<ref name=votingrecords/> | | In 2011, Harris voted to set state standards for biblical instruction in public schools but opposed the authorization of dress codes. He voted against the prohibition of cell phone usage in school zones. He voted to require that state driver's license tests be administered only in the [[English language]]. He voted for the Capital Gains Reduction Act and for the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. He voted against the congressional [[redistricting]] act.<ref name=votingrecords/> |