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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Senate passed it 22-7.

March 31, 2026Supports 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 Senate passed it 26-8 and it became law.

February 13, 2024Supports Election Integrity

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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

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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

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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 Senate passed it 26-7 and it became law.

May 18, 2023Supports National Defense

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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

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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

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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 Senate passed it 26-7 and it became law.

February 22, 2024Opposes 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 Senate passed it 24-6 and it became law.

February 23, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

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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 Senate passed it 27-8 and it became law.

May 18, 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 Senate passed it 27-8 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

May 8, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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 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 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

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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 Senate passed it 23-9 and it became law.

March 7, 2024

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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

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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 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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Senate passed it 22-8 and it became law.

May 28, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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