Leigh Hulsey

Sponsored a law letting Alabama patients see a physical therapist without a doctor's referral for up to 30 days or 11 visits (House Bill 232, Act 2024-385). The therapist must hold a doctorate, or a master's degree plus 10 years of practice, and must send the patient to another provider if there is no improvement.

May 16, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed a bill 84-3 allowing oil and gas wells to be converted into alternative-energy facilities and widening state land leasing for energy (Senate Bill 174, Act 2026-534).

March 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed Senate Bill 57, 75-27, barring people who use SNAP food aid from buying soda and candy and ordering the state to ask the federal government for permission to enforce the ban. The bill became law as Act 2026-537.

March 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 71, which stops state agencies setting pollution limits tougher than federal rules. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 67-34 and it became law.

February 17, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the compromise version of Senate Bill 231, which cut off state business incentives for employers that recognize a union without a secret ballot. The House agreed 73-29 and it became law.

May 7, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law creating a civil service system for City of Helena employees, with a board, a director, personnel policies, and an appeals process (House Bill 493). The governor signed it in March 2026, effective June 1, 2026.

March 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

April 1, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted to pass House Bill 7, the Laken Riley Act, a bill to let state and local police enforce federal immigration law by agreement. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 74-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 17, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 341, which lets Alabama try speed cameras in one interstate work zone. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 76-23 and the bill became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed Senate Bill 199 by 104-0. The law lets a parole or probation officer bar an adult sex offender convicted of a crime against a child from using a post office box or internet-capable devices, and lets courts order sex-offender treatment (Act 2026-544).

April 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on Senate Bill 341, concerning work-zone safety, in the Alabama House.

April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on Senate Bill 273, which increased penalties for stalking, in the Alabama House.

March 17, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 86, which makes the parole board weigh a prisoner's work and education when deciding on release. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-22 and it became law.

February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored the Youth Athlete Protection Act, which would have required background checks and yearly child-abuse reporting training for youth sports coaches. It died in committee (House Bill 103).

January 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 125, which created crimes and penalties for certain sex acts by clergy; the bill was enacted.

May 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 126, which required annual sensory-needs and invisible-disability training for fire-protection and emergency-medical-services personnel; the bill was enacted.

April 16, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 363, a bill to make a death caused by drunk driving murder or manslaughter in some cases. The House passed it 76-21, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 26 concerning sensory-needs and invisible-disability training for emergency personnel; the bill died in committee.

February 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 206, the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act, which made stealing over $2,500 of goods a Class B felony. It also created the crime of organized retail theft for groups that steal and resell goods. The House passed it 76-27 and it became law.

May 31, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 356, which required recurring law-enforcement training concerning people with sensory needs and invisible disabilities; the bill was enacted.

May 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 131, which stops the parole board considering a prisoner who is facing a new criminal charge. The House passed its version 79-23, agreed to the Senate's version 97-1, and it became law.

April 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, the Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which cut the credit prisoners earn toward early release. The House passed it 79-24 and it became law.

April 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 202, which gave police officers a much stronger legal shield against lawsuits and charges. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 73-28 and the bill became law.

May 14, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 57, which seeks federal permission to bar buying candy and soda with SNAP benefits. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 77-22 and the bill became law.

April 9, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed Senate Bill 57, 75-27, barring people who use SNAP food aid from buying soda and candy and ordering the state to ask the federal government for permission to enforce the ban. The bill became law as Act 2026-537.

March 12, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 29, a bill to make unemployment claimants in larger counties contact five employers a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 76-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 11, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed House Bill 580 by 101-0, limiting faculty senates to an advisory role and giving university trustee boards final authority over courses, curriculum, and tenure rules. The bill was enacted on April 13, 2026.

March 31, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 166 concerning K-12 student cellphone and social-media safety; the bill was enacted.

May 14, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 9 concerning the three-cueing system in public-school reading instruction; the bill died in chamber.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 364 concerning internet safety in schools; the bill was indefinitely postponed.

May 7, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass House Bill 22, which called for an assistant principal in every public school and set out the job. The House passed it 66-18 and it became law.

April 2, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 173, proposing to bar Alabama public schools from teaching reading with the three-cueing guessing method. The House passed it 92-2, but the bill died before the session ended.

February 15, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass House Bill 360, a bill to create a yearly sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition and hunting supplies. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-29, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 24, 2026Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 356, the Pregnancy Resource Act, a bill to give a state income tax credit for gifts to pregnancy centers. The House passed it 75-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 195, a bill to make school sex education teach that avoiding sex outside marriage is best. The House passed it 72-22, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted yes as the Alabama House passed a bill 63 to 35 requiring voters to register with a political party in order to vote in that party primary or primary runoff (House Bill 541, 2026).

March 19, 2026Opposes Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 95, the Alabama Post-Election Audit Act, which makes each county audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 69-25.

January 15, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 30, a bill to make probate judges audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 63-30, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, which made it a crime to be paid for handling another person's absentee ballot form. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

March 7, 2024Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 209, a bill to make it a felony to handle another person's absentee ballot or application. The House passed it 76-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 4, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 9, which requires Alabama's vote counting machines to use paper ballots the voter can inspect. The House passed this version 78-27, later agreed to the final version 96-3, and it became law.

May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 10, which bars vote counting machines that can go online or contain modem technology. The House passed it 77-28 and it became law.

May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which bars listed foreign governments from buying Alabama land. The House passed its own version 73-23, and the narrower Senate version became law.

May 9, 2023Supports Limit Foreign Influence

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Sponsored House Bill 465 concerning invisible-disability decals; the bill was enacted.

April 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a bill creating an "Invisible Disability" license plate for Alabama drivers with conditions such as autism, epilepsy, or hearing loss, and for their caregivers (House Bill 101). It adds a $40 annual fee.

January 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 130, a bill to widen limits on classroom talk about sexual orientation and gender identity up to eighth grade. The House passed it 74-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 23, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 111, a bill to write fixed meanings for male and female into every Alabama law. The House passed it 77-24, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which bars listed foreign governments from buying Alabama land. The House passed its own version 73-23, and the narrower Senate version became law.

May 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Sponsored House Bill 399, which shortened how long data-processing centers can skip certain taxes, required them to pay some taxes on purchases, and pushed back the program's end date. It became law (Act 2026-573).

April 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

April 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 261, which barred government contracts with companies that boycott fossil fuels, timber, farming or guns. The House passed it 74-27 and it became law.

May 31, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1, a backup plan for a new congressional primary if a court restored Alabama's 2023 map too late. The House passed it 75-29 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

May 6, 2026

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5, which asks voters to require every public school to play the national anthem at least once a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 75-27.

April 9, 2026

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Voted to pass House Bill 2, the Gulf of America Act, which renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 73-30 and it became law.

February 24, 2026

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Sponsored House Bill 456 concerning protections for youth athletes; the bill died in committee.

February 17, 2026

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Served as president of the Alabaster Business Alliance.

February 4, 2026

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Voted against agreeing to the Senate's version of House Bill 8, which limited unauthorized vapes to licensed vape stores that keep out anyone under 21. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 52-43 and the bill became law.

May 6, 2025

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Voted to agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 445, which put hemp-made THC products such as delta-8 gummies under strict state control. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 60-27 and the bill became law.

May 6, 2025

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Voted to pass House Bill 247, the Gulf of America Act, a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 17, 2025

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Voted to pass House Bill 357, which taxed heated tobacco products at about half the cigarette rate. The Alabama House of Representatives passed its version 58-37 and the bill became law.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 116, which made having, selling or using a part that turns a pistol into a machine gun a crime. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-23 and it became law.

March 6, 2025

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Sponsored a bill barring city school boards from buying land outside their city without local consent and annexation; it passed the House but died in the Senate (House Bill 57).

February 25, 2025

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Sponsored House Bill 62 concerning campaign-finance treatment of dependent-care expenses; the bill died in committee.

February 4, 2025

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 186, which banned ranked-choice voting in Alabama. The House passed it 74-28 and it became law.

May 2, 2024

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Voted against the compromise version of House Bill 152, a bill to set the rules for gambling in Alabama if voters approved it. The House agreed 70-29 and the bill died with the amendment.

April 30, 2024

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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 House agreed 72-29, but the Senate rejected the same version and the bill died.

April 30, 2024

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Voted against passing House Bill 36, a bill to make having a pistol fitted with a machine gun conversion part a Class C felony. The House passed it 60-38, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 30, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 385, a bill to let prosecutors shut down a place that hands out material harmful to minors. The House passed it 72-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 25, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 63, a bill to let judges split prison sentences of up to 30 years, up from 20. The House passed it 60-34, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 23, 2024

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 129, which shut down diversity, equity and inclusion offices in state agencies, schools and public colleges. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

March 7, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 129, the CHOOSE Act, which pays families $7,000 per child toward private school costs through tax credits. The House passed it 69-34 and it became law.

February 27, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 5, the House's own plan for redrawing Alabama's seven U.S. House districts after the Allen versus Milligan ruling. The House passed it 74-27.

July 19, 2023

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 301, which made it an offense to hold a phone while driving badly, with fines up to $150. The House passed it 57-37 and it became law.

June 6, 2023

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 278, which set up a state loan fund for colleges in financial trouble. The House passed this version 66-27, later agreed to the final version 97-0, and it became law.

May 25, 2023

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Sponsored a 2023 law letting Helena's city council create up to two entertainment districts, each half a mile square, where patrons may carry open alcohol containers within the district (House Bill 448).

May 23, 2023

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Voted against passing House Bill 392, a bill to make federal gun bans a state crime. The House passed it 64-36, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 17, 2023

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Voted to pass House Bill 229, a bill to let some prisoners sentenced under the habitual felony offender law seek resentencing. The House passed it 64-37, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 16, 2023

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Voted to pass House Bill 363, which changed how public charter schools are overseen and funded in their first year. The House passed this version 76-25, later agreed to the final version 98-3, and it became law.

May 11, 2023

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Served on the Helena City Council before entering the Alabama House.

November 8, 2022

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