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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
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- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | AL | HB 151 | Authorizes a State Lottery and Certain Types of Electronic Gaming | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 16, 2024 | AL | HB 152 | Establishes the Alabama Gambling Commission and Alabama Lottery Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11) |
| March 7, 2024 | AL | HB 129 | Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | AL | SB 159 | Authorizes Immunity for IVF Providers and Receivers | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
| Feb. 22, 2024 | AL | SB 129 | Prohibits State Funding for Public University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices, Programs, and Initiatives | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | AL | SB 1 | Prohibits Assistance with Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| May 8, 2023 | AL | HB 261 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| May 4, 2023 | AL | SB 86 | Establishes a One-Time Income Tax State Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
| April 20, 2023 | AL | HB 241 | Extends the Alabama Jobs Act and the Growing Alabama Program Through 2028 | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
| April 7, 2022 | AL | HB 123 | Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0) |
| April 7, 2022 | AL | SB 313 | Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Ballot Initiatives | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0) |
| April 7, 2022 | AL | SB 2 | Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
| April 7, 2022 | AL | HB 434 | Authorizes Video Depositions for Individuals Involved in Human Trafficking Cases Regardless of Age | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0) |
| April 7, 2022 | AL | HB 322 | Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5) |
| April 6, 2022 | AL | HB 458 | Amends the Constitutional Requirements for Selling Public Property for Private Economic Development | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| April 6, 2022 | AL | HB 54 | Amends Criteria for Termination of Alimony | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| April 6, 2022 | AL | HB 95 | Establishes a 180-Day Grace Period for Inmates to Repay Court-Imposed Debt After Release | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
| March 31, 2022 | AL | HB 135 | Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| March 31, 2022 | AL | HB 136 | Increases Minimum Pay for Public Education Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| March 15, 2022 | AL | HB 17 | Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 1) |
| March 3, 2022 | AL | HB 272 | Authorizes Permitless Carry of Handguns | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | AL | SB 184 | Establishes that Providing Gender Affirming Therapy to Children is a Felony | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | AL | HB 231 | Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | AL | HB 82 | Establishes the Small Business Relief and Revitalization Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | AL | SB 119 | Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | AL | SB 116 | Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | AL | SB 28 | Authorizes a State Space Force or Space National Guard if Approved at the Federal Level | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0) |
| Feb. 10, 2022 | AL | SB 168 | Authorizes Opioid/Fentanyl Testing Strips | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5) |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | AL | SB 19 | Establishes New Tax Deductions and Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0) |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | AL | SB 77 | Prohibits Purchase of Foreign-Made U.S. and Alabama Flags | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2) |
| Nov. 3, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
| Oct. 1, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Increases the Number of Inmates who Could be Released Before the End of Their Sentence | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| May 17, 2021 | AL | HB 285 | Prohibits Curbside Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| May 6, 2021 | AL | HB 246 | Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Yoga | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 538 | Limits the Time Frame for Receiving Absentee Ballot Applications | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 154 | Requires Municipal Candidates to File Campaign Finance Reports Electronically | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 388 | Requires General Election Laws be Implemented 6 Months Before a General Election | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| April 20, 2021 | AL | SB 91 | Prohibits Racial Profiling | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
| April 15, 2021 | AL | HB 391 | Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Playing on Sports Teams that do not Match their Birth Sex | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| April 15, 2021 | AL | SB 358 | Prohibits State and Local Governments from Enforcing Any Federal Firearms Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| April 13, 2021 | AL | SB 319 | Authorizes Voting to Expand Casino Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| April 13, 2021 | AL | SB 94 | Extends the Deadline for 3rd Graders to Reach Their Required Reading Level | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| April 8, 2021 | AL | SB 267 | Prohibits Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0) |
| April 1, 2021 | AL | HB 103 | Prohibits the Government Selecting Which Entities Can Remain Open During COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
| April 1, 2021 | AL | SB 97 | Reduces the Power of the Public Health Officer During a Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| April 1, 2021 | AL | SB 308 | Authorizes Residents to Purchase Lifetime Concealed Carry Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| March 2, 2021 | AL | SB 10 | Prohibits Gender Change Therapy for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) |
| Feb. 24, 2021 | AL | SB 46 | Authorizes the Legalization and Regulation of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | AL | SB 126 | Authorizes Alcohol Home Delivery | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | AL | SB 30 | Increases Protections Against Lawsuits Involving COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
| May 18, 2020 | AL | SB 161 | Appropriates CARES Act Funds to the State Government for the COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
| March 12, 2020 | AL | HB 186 | Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Coronavirus Response | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
| March 12, 2020 | AL | SB 45 | Amends Criminal Trespassing Penalties Relating to Critical Infrastructure | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
| March 12, 2020 | AL | SB 165 | Establishes a Medical Marijuana Program | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
| March 5, 2020 | AL | SB 219 | Establishes a Felony for Doctors that Perform Gender Reassignment Treatment to Individuals Under the Age of 19 | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3) |
| May 31, 2019 | AL | HB 77 | Expands Retirement Benefits for Public School Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |
| May 30, 2019 | AL | HB 225 | Prohibits Pay Discrimination Based on Sex and Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
| May 28, 2019 | AL | HB 361 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| May 14, 2019 | AL | HB 314 | Increases Penalties for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| April 25, 2019 | AL | SB 220 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| April 16, 2019 | AL | SB 140 | Amends Sex Education Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1) |
| March 21, 2019 | AL | SB 119 | Repeals Common Core | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| March 21, 2019 | AL | SB 69 | Repeals Marriage Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0) |
| March 28, 2018 | AL | HB 317 | Exempts Certain Individuals from Registering as Lobbyists | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
| Jan. 25, 2018 | AL | SB 92 | Reduces Time Period of Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| May 11, 2017 | AL | SB 200 | Prohibits Criminal History Inquiries by Employers | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 9) |
| May 4, 2017 | AL | HB 155 | Establishes Budget for 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
| April 18, 2017 | AL | SB 12 | Authorizes Use of Nitrogen in Death Penalty Executions | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7) |
| April 11, 2017 | AL | SB 193 | Authorizes Briarwood Presbyterian Church to Form a Police Force | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
| April 4, 2017 | AL | SB 129 | Establishes Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
| Aug. 19, 2016 | AL | SB 3 | Establishes State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| April 7, 2016 | AL | SB 237 | Establishes Innocence Inquiry Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
| April 5, 2016 | AL | SB 14 | Authorizes Concealed Handguns in Vehicles without a Permit | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
| April 5, 2016 | AL | SB 287 | Appropriates Funds for New Prison Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| March 22, 2016 | AL | SB 205 | Prohibits Abortion Clinics from being Located Near Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
| March 15, 2016 | AL | SB 143 | Amends Marriage License Practices | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3) |
| March 3, 2016 | AL | SB 13 | Prohibits Removal of Momuments on Public Property | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
| Feb. 25, 2016 | AL | HB 174 | Prohibits Local Governments from Establishing Wage or Employee Benefits Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| Feb. 25, 2016 | AL | SB 125 | 2016-2017 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| Sept. 16, 2015 | AL | HB 1 | 2015-2016 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| Sept. 15, 2015 | AL | HB 3 | Increases Cigarette Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| Sept. 15, 2015 | AL | HB 8 | Amends Budget for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 4, 2015 | AL | HB 135 | 2015-2016 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13) |
| June 3, 2015 | AL | SB 71 | Increases Cumulative Cap on Tax Credits Available for Scholarship Donations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 14) |
| May 19, 2015 | AL | SB 377 | Requires Marrying Couples to Sign a Marriage Contract | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3) |
| April 21, 2015 | AL | SJR 34 | Specifies the Intent to Not Expand Medicaid Services | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 31, 2015 | AL | SB 71 | Increases Cumulative Cap on Tax Credits Available for Scholarship Donations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
| March 19, 2015 | AL | SB 191 | Establishes the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
| March 18, 2015 | AL | SB 45 | Authorizes Public Charter Schools | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| March 17, 2015 | AL | SB 4 | Requires Vehicles to Maintain Certain Distance From Bicycles | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| March 10, 2015 | AL | SB 45 | Authorizes Public Charter Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| April 3, 2014 | AL | HB 494 | Amends Requirements for Minors Who Seek an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5) |
| April 2, 2014 | AL | HB 489 | Increases the Time Physicians Have to Provide Certain Information Prior to an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| March 19, 2014 | AL | SB 354 | Authorizes Individuals Without Concealed Carry Licenses to Carry Firearms in Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7) |
| Feb. 26, 2014 | AL | SB 63 | Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| Feb. 13, 2014 | AL | SB 18 | Authorizes a School District to Educate on Traditional Winter Celebrations | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| Feb. 11, 2014 | AL | SB 168 | Prohibits Smoking in Public Places | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| May 20, 2013 | AL | SB 445 | Repeals Limits on Campaign Financing | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 4) |
| May 9, 2013 | AL | HB 658 | Amends The School "Accountability Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| May 7, 2013 | AL | HB 9 | Authorizes Home Brewing | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7) |