April Weaver
Republican · AL · AL State Senator
April Weaver serves in the Alabama Senate and is a nurse. She holds a nursing degree from Shelton State Community College, a business administration degree, and an MBA.
Where April Weaver stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Election Integrity (4 records), National Defense (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 2, 2026
- Raised
- $359,423
- Spent
- $120,548
- Cash on hand
- $537,449
Contribution-size amounts cover itemized cash contributions only; the raised total also includes non-itemized cash, in-kind contributions, and other receipts.
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$223,000
- $1,000-$4,999$111,000
- $500-$999$10,000
- $250-$499$4,100
- $100-$249$5,451
- $1-$99$451
Source: Alabama FCPA Reporting System · 2026 cycle · fcpa.alabamavotes.gov
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 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 · researched September 2, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill proposing full retirement benefits for police officers and firefighters left permanently unable to work by line-of-duty injuries, whatever their plan tier or years of service. The bill died in committee on April 9, 2026 (Alabama SB 68, 2026).
January 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Sponsored the Senate version of a law making rape or sodomy of a child under 12 a capital crime; the Senate passed it 33-1 (House Bill 41).
February 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: alabamaag.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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 · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2019Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 House passed it 74-27 and it became law.
February 11, 2020Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 2 oppose
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 31 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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
Voted against passing 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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 10, a bill to put county and city library boards under the direct control of the officials who appoint them. The Senate passed it 25-7, but the House never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.
February 14, 2024
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
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 Senate passed its own amended version 23-7.
July 21, 2023
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted for 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
Voted against passing 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 · researched September 2, 2026
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 2, 2026
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 · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass 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 · researched September 3, 2026
Voted against passing 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, 2022
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
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 · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2, which redrew the 105 Alabama House districts using the 2020 census. The Senate passed it 25-7 and it became law.
November 3, 2021
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1, which redrew Alabama's seven U.S. House districts using the 2020 census. The Senate passed it 22-7 and it became law.
November 3, 2021
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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 · researched September 3, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 2, which narrowed when long-sentence prisoners move from prison to supervision and put them on electronic monitoring. The Senate passed it 24-6 and it became law.
October 1, 2021
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 14; Alabama · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.