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In 2016, Watson co-sponsored the bill to prohibit state funds from being awarded to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He backed HB 1523, which attempts to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to [[Christian]]s being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. He co-sponsored the bill to prohibit local governments in Mississippi from establishing [[sanctuary city]] policies. In 2017, he backed the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and another measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He was paired in favor of retaining a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/69844/michael-watson#.WegJ8bpFzb0|title=Michael Watson's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Watson co-sponsored the bill to prohibit state funds from being awarded to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He backed HB 1523, which attempts to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience in regard to [[Christian]]s being mandated to service [[homosexual]] activities. He co-sponsored the bill to prohibit local governments in Mississippi from establishing [[sanctuary city]] policies. In 2017, he backed the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and another measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He was paired in favor of retaining a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/69844/michael-watson#.WegJ8bpFzb0|title=Michael Watson's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref>

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