Shay Shelnutt
Republican · AL · AL State Senator
Shay Shelnutt serves in the Alabama Senate and is a realtor. He holds a finance degree and a master's in math education from the University of Montevallo.
Where Shay Shelnutt stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Election Integrity (4 records), Limit Foreign Influence (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Immigration (2 records), Gun Control (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 154, which requires every campaign finance report to be filed electronically in a public database. The Senate passed it 17-12 and it became law.
April 22, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 272, which let Alabamians carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The Senate passed it 24-6 and it became law.
March 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
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 Senate passed it 22-7.
March 31, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 194, which barred election officials from taking private money to run elections. The Senate passed it 25-7 and it became law.
April 7, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 116, the Alabama Voter Confidence Act, which allowed one trial audit of the 2022 general election. The Senate passed it 21-6 and it became law.
April 22, 2021Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2023Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 147, which barred cities from starting new taxes on what people earn at work. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
February 27, 2020Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 26, the Agent Billy Clardy III Act, a bill to give Alabama its own wiretap power for felony drug cases. The Senate vote was 13-13 and the bill failed.
February 10, 2022Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 184, which made it a felony to give a minor puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or gender surgery. The Senate passed it 24-6 and it became law.
February 23, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 34 records
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 Senate passed it 27-8 on a party-line vote, and it became law.
May 8, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 152, a bill to set the rules for gambling in Alabama if voters approved it. The Senate passed it with its own amendments 22-11.
March 7, 2024
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 289, which set out who may see police body camera and dashboard camera video. The Senate passed it 21-8 and it became law.
June 1, 2023
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing 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, 2023
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 158, the Alabama Lead Reduction Act, which rebuilt the state's lead paint program with required certification, training and exams. The Senate passed it 18-8 and it became law.
March 30, 2022
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Voted against passing Senate Bill 51, a bill to require every school system to employ a mental health service coordinator. The Senate vote was 10-16 and the bill failed.
March 1, 2022
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 200, which delayed by two years the rule holding back third graders who cannot read well enough. The Senate passed it 20-12 and it became law.
February 22, 2022
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 79, a bill to set statewide fair-hearing rules for school discipline. The Senate passed it 24-8, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
February 16, 2022
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 168, which made fentanyl test strips legal. The Senate passed it 19-5 and it became law.
February 10, 2022
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, which redrew the 35 Alabama Senate districts using the 2020 census. The Senate passed it 25-7 and it became law.
November 1, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 46, the Compassion Act, which created a medical cannabis program for 16 listed conditions. The Senate passed it 20-9, and Governor Ivey signed it into law as Act 2021-450.
May 6, 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 Senate passed it 23-7 and it became law.
May 6, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 385, which rewrote sex education, deleting the rule that classes call homosexuality unacceptable. The Senate passed it 18-6 and it became law.
April 20, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 123, which let prosecutors, judges, legislators and police keep their details off the public voter list. The Senate passed it 18-10 and it became law.
April 20, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 319, a second bill to ask voters to allow a lottery, casinos and sports betting. The Senate passed it 23-9, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
April 13, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 94, a bill to delay by two years the rule holding back third graders who cannot read well enough. The Senate passed it 23-9, but Governor Ivey vetoed it and the delay never took effect.
April 13, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 97, a bill to end most states of emergency after 45 days unless the Legislature extends them. The Senate passed it 24-8, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
April 1, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 214, a bill to ask voters to allow a lottery, five casinos and sports betting. The Senate vote was 19-13 and the bill failed.
March 9, 2021
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 165, the Compassion Act, a bill to create a medical cannabis program for 16 listed conditions. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
March 12, 2020
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 423, a bill to make kindergarten compulsory. The Senate vote was 13-18 and the bill failed.
May 31, 2019
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass House Bill 361, the Fantasy Contests Act, which legalized paid fantasy sports with registration, age checks and a tax. The Senate passed it 22-8 and it became law.
May 28, 2019
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 236, which set up a commission to study medical marijuana and extended Carly's Law by a year. The Senate passed it 17-6 and it became law.
May 9, 2019
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 128, which made photographing someone else's ballot at a polling place a misdemeanor. The Senate passed it 23-7 and it became law.
May 7, 2019
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 220, a bill to ask voters to allow a paper-ticket state lottery. The Senate passed it 21-12, but the other chamber never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
April 25, 2019
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Shay Shelnutt ran in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 17; Alabama · incumbent