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Voted to pass House Bill 273, which raised the tobacco and vaping age from 19 to 21 and banned candy-style vape packaging. The House passed it 58-25 and it became law.

May 6, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 631, which set up reservoir upkeep grants paid for by a $5 yearly fee on every registered boat. The House passed it 77-20 and it became law.

April 22, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 184, a bill to make reporting to the state immunization registry compulsory. The House passed it 73-27, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 16, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 2, which narrowed when long-sentence prisoners move from prison to supervision and put them on electronic monitoring. The House passed it 77-23 and it became law.

September 29, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 72, a bill to shorten supervised release for the longest prison sentences. The House passed it 58-38, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 16, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 171, the Alabama Numeracy Act, which overhauled early grade math with 60 minutes a day and twice-yearly screening. The House passed it 76-24 and it became law.

March 29, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass House Bill 165, which made Juneteenth an official state holiday. The Alabama Senate passed it 13-5, with 16 senators absent, and it became law.

May 7, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 181, a bill to set statewide fair-hearing rules for students facing suspension or expulsion. The vote was 11-20, short of the majority the Senate needed, so the bill failed.

May 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 184, which made it a felony to give a minor puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or gender surgery. The House passed it 66-28 and it became law.

April 7, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 230, which banned leg and waist restraints on pregnant prisoners during pregnancy, labor and six weeks after birth. The House passed it 78-21 and it became law.

March 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 385, which rewrote sex education, deleting the rule that classes call homosexuality unacceptable. The House passed it 69-30 and it became law.

March 2, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against passing House Bill 1, a backup plan for a new congressional primary if a court restored Alabama's 2023 map too late. The Senate passed it 27-8 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

May 8, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 1, a backup plan for a new State Senate primary if a court restored Alabama's 2021 map too late. The Senate passed it 26-7 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

May 6, 2026

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Voted against passing House Bill 580, which limits faculty senates at public colleges to an advisory role and sets state tenure rules. The Alabama Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.

April 9, 2026

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Voted against passing House Bill 95, the Alabama Post-Election Audit Act, which makes each county audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama Senate passed it 22-7.

March 31, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 71, which stops state agencies setting pollution limits tougher than federal rules. The Alabama Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.

February 3, 2026

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Voted to pass House Bill 357, which taxed heated tobacco products at about half the cigarette rate. The Alabama Senate passed it 24-6 and the bill became law.

May 7, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 445, which put hemp-made THC products such as delta-8 gummies under strict state control. The Alabama Senate passed it 19-13 and the bill became law.

May 6, 2025

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Voted against passing the Senate's version of Senate Bill 53, which made knowingly bringing someone in the country illegally into Alabama a felony. The Alabama Senate passed its version 24-8 and the bill became law.

February 13, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 63, which bars releasing a person in the country illegally until police take fingerprints and DNA. The Alabama Senate passed it 24-7 and it became law.

February 13, 2025

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Voted for the compromise version of House Bill 151, a bill asking voters to allow a school lottery, electronic gaming and a tribal gaming deal. The Senate vote was 20-15, short of the three fifths a constitutional amendment needs, so the bill died.

April 30, 2024

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Voted against passing House Bill 129, the CHOOSE Act, which pays families $7,000 per child toward private school costs through tax credits. The Senate passed it 23-9 and it became law.

March 7, 2024

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 129, which shut down diversity, equity and inclusion offices in state agencies, schools and public colleges. The Senate passed it 26-7 and it became law.

February 22, 2024

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 1, which made it a crime to be paid for handling another person's absentee ballot form. The Senate passed it 26-8 and it became law.

February 13, 2024

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Voted against passing House Bill 5, the House's own plan for redrawing Alabama's seven U.S. House districts after the Allen versus Milligan ruling. The Senate passed its own amended version 23-7.

July 21, 2023

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Voted against the compromise version of Senate Bill 5, which redrew Alabama's seven U.S. House districts after the Allen versus Milligan ruling, becoming Act 2023-563. The Senate agreed 24-6 and it became law.

July 21, 2023

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Voted against passing House Bill 363, which changed how public charter schools are overseen and funded in their first year. The Senate passed it 26-8 on its second vote of the day and it became law.

May 31, 2023

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Voted to pass House Bill 125, a mid-year spending bill adding $207.6 million from the general fund and $10 million for veterans. The Senate passed this version 28-7, agreed to the final version 27-3 the next day, and it became law.

May 25, 2023

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 263, which widened the tax-credit scholarship program and raised its yearly cap to $40 million. The Senate passed it 26-7 and it became law.

May 24, 2023

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Voted against passing House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which bars listed foreign governments from buying Alabama land. The Senate passed it 26-7 and it became law.

May 18, 2023

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 261, which barred government contracts with companies that boycott fossil fuels, timber, farming or guns. The Senate passed it 27-8 and it became law.

May 18, 2023

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 255, a bill to require the Governor's approval before a state health order could take effect. The House vote was 40-53 and the bill failed.

April 7, 2022

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 313, which barred officials from spending public money to campaign for or against a ballot measure. The House passed it 73-26 and it became law.

April 7, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 322, which requires students to use the school restroom matching the sex on their original birth certificate. The House passed it 70-26 and it became law.

April 7, 2022

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 2, the Alabama Second Amendment Protection Act, which barred enforcing presidential orders limiting guns. The House passed it 68-28 and it became law.

April 7, 2022

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 224, which requires people claiming unemployment pay to contact three employers a week with proof. The House passed it 76-24 and it became law.

April 6, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 337, a bill to raise the penalties for fleeing police. The House passed it 72-25, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 31, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 63, a bill to ban handing someone a part-filled voter registration or absentee form. The House passed it 73-28, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 17, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 239, a bill to bar candidates and poll watchers from helping a voter cast a ballot. The House passed it 79-21, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 17, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 312, a bill to bar teaching a listed set of divisive ideas about race, sex and religion. The House passed it 65-32, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 17, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 194, which barred election officials from taking private money to run elections. The House passed it 72-28 and it became law.

March 10, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 272, which let Alabamians carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The House passed it 70-29 and it became law.

March 10, 2022

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Voted against passing House Bill 2, a bill to create new crimes around protests with mandatory jail time. The House passed it 75-27, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 22, 2022

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Voted to pass House Bill 52, which gave judges more room over how much of a split sentence to impose after a probation breach. The House passed it 71-28 and it became law.

February 16, 2022

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 9, which requires employers who mandate COVID-19 vaccination to let workers claim an exemption. The House passed it 75-27 and it became law.

November 4, 2021

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 15, which requires a parent's written consent before a minor may get a COVID-19 vaccine. The House passed it 59-19 and it became law.

November 4, 2021

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 2, which redrew the eight State Board of Education districts using the 2020 census. The House passed it 76-26 and it became law.

November 3, 2021

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 1, which redrew the 35 Alabama Senate districts using the 2020 census. The House passed it 76-26 and it became law.

November 3, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 1, which redrew Alabama's seven U.S. House districts using the 2020 census. The House passed it 65-38 and it became law.

November 1, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 2, which redrew the 105 Alabama House districts using the 2020 census. The House passed it 68-35 and it became law.

November 1, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 4, which let the state borrow up to $785 million to build prisons. The House passed it 74-22 and it became law.

October 1, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 6, which put $154 million of state money into prisons. The House passed it 78-22 and it became law.

September 29, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 5, which put $400 million of federal pandemic relief money into building two men's prisons. The House passed it 75-25 and it became law.

September 29, 2021

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 94, a bill to delay by two years the rule holding back third graders who cannot read well enough. The House passed it 68-27, but Governor Ivey vetoed it and the delay never took effect.

May 17, 2021

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 323, which let prisoners earn up to 12 months off a sentence by finishing education programs. The House passed it 67-29 and it became law.

May 17, 2021

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 46, the Compassion Act, which created a medical cannabis program for 16 listed conditions. The House passed it 68-34, and Governor Ivey signed it into law as Act 2021-450.

May 6, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 202, a bill to free grand jury witnesses to talk about their own testimony. The House passed it 71-21, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 29, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 239, a bill to raise the penalty for causing injury or death while fleeing police. The House passed it 76-24, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 15, 2021

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 117, which let people clear old misdemeanor and some felony convictions from their record. The House passed it 57-38 and it became law.

April 13, 2021

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 107, which froze city police jurisdictions at their 2021 boundaries and shrank planning jurisdictions. The House passed it 61-28 and it became law.

April 13, 2021

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 308, which made sheriffs approve concealed carry permits unless one of eleven listed reasons applies. The House passed it 69-18 and it became law.

April 8, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 90, called CiCi and Jay's Law, a bill to ban holding a phone while driving. The House vote was 47-48 and the bill failed.

April 6, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 388, which asked voters to require a six-month wait before new election rules take effect. The House passed it 75-24 and it went to the voters.

April 6, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 445, a bill to create new crimes around protests with mandatory jail time. The House passed it 74-25, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 18, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 285, which banned curbside voting, requiring every voting machine to sit inside a named building. The House passed it 74-25 and it became law.

March 18, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 391, which barred transgender girls from girls' school sports. The House passed it 74-19 and it became law.

March 18, 2021

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Voted to pass House Bill 246, which let schools teach yoga again, with English pose names and no chanting or namaste. The House passed it 73-25 and it became law.

March 11, 2021

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Voted to pass House Bill 404, which let college athletes be paid for the use of their name, image or likeness. The House passed it 63-31 and it became law.

March 9, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 103, which lets businesses and churches stay open during a disease emergency if they follow safety rules. The House passed it 75-22 and it became law.

March 2, 2021

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Voted to pass House Bill 24, a bill to let some nonviolent prisoners ask to be sentenced again under newer guidelines. The House passed it 63-33, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 9, 2021

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Voted against passing House Bill 34, a bill to make impounding a car optional when police stop an unlicensed driver. The House passed it 61-32, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 10, 2020

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Voted against passing House Bill 147, which barred cities from starting new taxes on what people earn at work. The House passed it 74-27 and it became law.

February 11, 2020

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Voted against passing House Bill 209, which lets a retired officer with 20 years of service serve as an armed school resource officer. The House passed it 55-41 and it became law.

May 31, 2019

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 397, which asked voters to replace the elected State Board of Education with an appointed commission. The House passed it 78-21 and it went to the voters.

May 31, 2019

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Voted against passing House Bill 498, which made every public college adopt a free expression policy and banned free speech zones. The House passed it 73-26 and it became law.

May 30, 2019

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 69, which abolished the marriage license, replacing it with sworn statements filed with the probate judge. The House passed it 67-26 and it became law.

May 23, 2019

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Voted against passing House Bill 491, called Gianna's Law, a bill to require doctors to try to save a child born alive after an abortion. The House passed it 66-18, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 21, 2019

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 193, which cut unemployment pay from 26 weeks to 14 and raised the weekly maximum by $10. The House passed it 74-26 and it became law.

May 14, 2019

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Voted against passing House Bill 380, which rebuilt the parole system, setting how much of a sentence must be served before parole. The House passed it 73-27 and it became law.

May 9, 2019

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Voted to pass House Bill 361, the Fantasy Contests Act, which legalized paid fantasy sports with registration, age checks and a tax. The House passed it 74-22 and it became law.

May 8, 2019

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Voted against passing House Bill 233, a bill to flag voters who may have moved using postal and other records. The House passed it 70-26, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 23, 2019

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Voted against passing House Bill 212, the Anti-Road Rage Act, which bars staying in the interstate fast lane over 1.5 miles without passing. The House passed it 61-24 and it became law.

April 11, 2019

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