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Representative DeLano voted in 2012 to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi and co-sponsored the bill to permit [[prayer]] in Mississippi public schools.<ref name=voting/> In 2013, as the then chairman of the House Constitution Committee, DeLano rebuffed [[conservative]]s who urged him to permit a vote on proposed legislation that would have attempted to neutralize federal laws opposed in Mississippi.

Representative DeLano voted in 2012 to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi and co-sponsored the bill to permit [[prayer]] in Mississippi public schools.<ref name=voting/> In 2013, as the then chairman of the House Constitution Committee, DeLano rebuffed [[conservative]]s who urged him to permit a vote on proposed legislation that would have attempted to neutralize federal laws opposed in Mississippi.

DeLano compared the bill to revival of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, which had unsuccessfully sought in the 1960s to block school desegregation in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/02/state_rep_scott_delano_r-bilox.html|title=State Rep. Scot DeLano, R-Biloxi, kills Mississippi sovereignty bill in committee|publisher=blog.gulflive.com|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>  

DeLano compared the bill to revival of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, which had unsuccessfully sought in the 1960s to block school desegregation in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/02/state_rep_scott_delano_r-bilox.html|title=State Rep. Scott DeLano, R-Biloxi, kills Mississippi sovereignty bill in committee|publisher=blog.gulflive.com|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>  

DeLano voted in 2013 to make the position of state superintendent appointed, but the House rejected the conference report on the matter. In 2014, DeLano voted to restrict [[abortion]]s to twenty weeks of gestation and to permit "wrongful death" lawsuits when an unborn child is killed. In 2016, DeLano voted against  dismemberment abortions. He opposed the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience.<ref name=voting/>  

DeLano voted in 2013 to make the position of state superintendent appointed, but the House rejected the conference report on the matter. In 2014, DeLano voted to restrict [[abortion]]s to twenty weeks of gestation and to permit "wrongful death" lawsuits when an unborn child is killed. In 2016, DeLano voted against  dismemberment abortions. He opposed the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience.<ref name=voting/>  

In 2015, DeLano, while still chairman of the Constitution Committee, agued for the continuation in the Mississippi Constitution that forbids an [[atheist]] from holding public office in the state. The provision has been rendered unenforceable by the [[United States Supreme Court]], but DeLano said he favored keeping it in the state constitution as a matter of principle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/07/mississippi-rep-scott-delano-says-law-preventing-atheists-from-holding-public-office-should-remain-in-constitution/|title=Mississippi Rep. Scott DeLano Says Law  Preventing Atheists from Holding Public Office Should Remain in Constittuion|publisher=Patheos.com|date=January 7, 2015|author=Hemant Mehta|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirements for [[Medicaid]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117442/scott-delano#.WeTf87pFzb0|title=Scott DeLano's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, DeLano, while still chairman of the Constitution Committee, argued for the continuation in the Mississippi Constitution that forbids an [[atheist]] from holding public office in the state. The provision has been rendered unenforceable by the [[United States Supreme Court]], but DeLano said he favored keeping it in the state constitution as a matter of principle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/07/mississippi-rep-scott-delano-says-law-preventing-atheists-from-holding-public-office-should-remain-in-constitution/|title=Mississippi Rep. Scott DeLano Says Law  Preventing Atheists from Holding Public Office Should Remain in Constittuion|publisher=Patheos.com|date=January 7, 2015|author=Hemant Mehta|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirements for [[Medicaid]].<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117442/scott-delano#.WeTf87pFzb0|title=Scott DeLano's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

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