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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:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 14, 2025 AL HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
May 14, 2025 AL HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 165 Establishes Juneteenth as a State Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 5)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 1, 2025 AL SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
April 29, 2025 AL HB 186 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
April 24, 2025 AL SB 324 Extends and Expands the Parole Board Membership from 3 to 5 and Requires Senate Confirmation of Each Member Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
April 24, 2025 AL SB 330 Amends and Restructures the Governance of Large Municipal Water Systems Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
April 22, 2025 AL SB 278 Requires All Local School Boards to Create Policies to Allow Students to Leave Campus During School Hours for Off-Site Religious Instruction Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 22, 2025 AL SB 262 Authorizes Betting on Previously Broadcast Races and Specifies Live Horse and Dog Racing Would be Permitted Under Certain Rules in White Hall in Lowndes County Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 13 Establishes a Constitutional Amendments that Requires "The Star-Spangled Banner" to be Broadcast a Minimum of Once Per Week During School Hours in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 187 Requires App Stores to Verify Users' Ages and Require Minors' Accounts to be Affiliated with a Parent Account Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 142 Repeals the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a Voter Registration Database Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 186 Requires Using a Filter on Certain Internet-Enabled Devices in Alabama if the User is a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 5 Amends and Restructures the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 15, 2025 AL SB 316 Establishes a New License Category Called "Educational Tourism Distillery" that Allows Liquor Manufacturers that Host Public Tours to Sell Their Own Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 9, 2025 AL SB 92 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
April 3, 2025 AL SB 85 Amends Provisions Related to Obtaining Religious Exemptions From Vaccinations for Students Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 1, 2025 AL SB 110 Limits Number of Trucks at Roadside Truck-Weighing Stations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 20, 2025 AL SB 252 Establishes New Regulations on Reimbursements and Fees Pharmacy Benefit Managers Charge to Pharmacies Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 18, 2025 AL SB 116 Prohibits the Use of Machine Gun Conversion Devices Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
March 18, 2025 AL SB 156 Authorizes a Review for Individuals Sentenced to Life in Prison Under the State Habitual Offender Law Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 8)
March 6, 2025 AL SB 138 Authorizes Certain Parolees and Probationers the Opportunity to Obtain Licenses without Automatic Disqualification by a Licensing Board Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
March 5, 2025 AL SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
Feb. 27, 2025 AL SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 AL SB 83 Requires Adult-Sized Changing Tables in Public Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 25, 2025 AL SB 116 Prohibits the Use of Machine Gun Conversion Devices Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
Feb. 25, 2025 AL SB 118 Amends Judges' Authority to Deny Bail Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Feb. 20, 2025 AL SB 40 Authorizes Firearm Hold Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 18, 2025 AL SB 67 Increases Governor Authority Over the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
Feb. 18, 2025 AL SB 76 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 13, 2025 AL SB 63 Requires Law Enforcement Agencies to Collect and Submit Fingerprints and DNA from Undocumented Immigrants in Custody Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Feb. 13, 2025 AL SB 55 Prohibits Use of Driver's Licenses Issued Without Proof of Legal Residency in the United States Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
Feb. 6, 2025 AL SB 79 Defines "Gender" to be Based on Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/14 HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
5/14 HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
5/07 HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
5/07 HB 165 Establishes Juneteenth as a State Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 5)
5/07 HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/06 HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
5/06 HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/01 SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
4/29 HB 186 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
4/24 SB 324 Extends and Expands the Parole Board Membership from 3 to 5 and Requires Senate Confirmation of Each Member Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
4/24 SB 330 Amends and Restructures the Governance of Large Municipal Water Systems Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
4/22 SB 278 Requires All Local School Boards to Create Policies to Allow Students to Leave Campus During School Hours for Off-Site Religious Instruction Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/22 SB 262 Authorizes Betting on Previously Broadcast Races and Specifies Live Horse and Dog Racing Would be Permitted Under Certain Rules in White Hall in Lowndes County Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
4/17 SB 13 Establishes a Constitutional Amendments that Requires "The Star-Spangled Banner" to be Broadcast a Minimum of Once Per Week During School Hours in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/17 SB 187 Requires App Stores to Verify Users' Ages and Require Minors' Accounts to be Affiliated with a Parent Account Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
4/17 SB 142 Repeals the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a Voter Registration Database Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
4/17 SB 186 Requires Using a Filter on Certain Internet-Enabled Devices in Alabama if the User is a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
4/17 SB 5 Amends and Restructures the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/17 SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/15 SB 316 Establishes a New License Category Called "Educational Tourism Distillery" that Allows Liquor Manufacturers that Host Public Tours to Sell Their Own Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/09 SB 92 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
4/03 SB 85 Amends Provisions Related to Obtaining Religious Exemptions From Vaccinations for Students Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/01 SB 110 Limits Number of Trucks at Roadside Truck-Weighing Stations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/20 SB 252 Establishes New Regulations on Reimbursements and Fees Pharmacy Benefit Managers Charge to Pharmacies Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/18 SB 116 Prohibits the Use of Machine Gun Conversion Devices Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
3/18 SB 156 Authorizes a Review for Individuals Sentenced to Life in Prison Under the State Habitual Offender Law Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 8)
3/06 SB 138 Authorizes Certain Parolees and Probationers the Opportunity to Obtain Licenses without Automatic Disqualification by a Licensing Board Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
3/05 SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
2/27 SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/27 SB 83 Requires Adult-Sized Changing Tables in Public Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/25 SB 116 Prohibits the Use of Machine Gun Conversion Devices Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
2/25 SB 118 Amends Judges' Authority to Deny Bail Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
2/20 SB 40 Authorizes Firearm Hold Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/18 SB 67 Increases Governor Authority Over the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
2/18 SB 76 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/13 SB 63 Requires Law Enforcement Agencies to Collect and Submit Fingerprints and DNA from Undocumented Immigrants in Custody Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
2/13 SB 55 Prohibits Use of Driver's Licenses Issued Without Proof of Legal Residency in the United States Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
2/06 SB 79 Defines "Gender" to be Based on Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
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