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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 8, 2026 AL HB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for Congressional Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
May 8, 2026 AL SB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for State Senate Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - House (75 - 29)
May 6, 2026 AL HB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for Congressional Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - House (75 - 29)
May 6, 2026 AL SB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for State Senate Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
April 8, 2026 AL SB 361 Establishes Requirements for the Wellbeing of Dogs Kept Outside Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 1)
April 8, 2026 AL SB 146 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
April 8, 2026 AL SB 361 Establishes Requirements for the Wellbeing of Dogs Kept Outside Bill Passed - House (69 - 23)
April 2, 2026 AL HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 1, 2026 AL HB 169 Authorizes Lawmakers to Select All Members of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
March 31, 2026 AL HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
March 19, 2026 AL HB 541 Requires Political Party Registration In Order to Vote in Primary Elections Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
March 17, 2026 AL HB 496 Requires Adjoining Homeowners to Receive Notice of Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (15 - 0)
March 12, 2026 AL SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections Bill Passed - House (82 - 7)
March 12, 2026 AL SB 360 Expands the Alabama Public Service Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 5, 2026 AL HB 156 Authorizes Licensure for Out-of-State Physician Assistants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
March 3, 2026 AL SB 57 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits for Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 26, 2026 AL HB 342 Authorizes Tax Credits for Qualified Scholarship Contributions Bill Passed - House (103 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - House (102 - 1)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL HB 360 Establishes an Annual Temporary Sales Tax Exemption on Firearms Bill Passed - House (72 - 29)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL HB 363 Prohibits Interruptions of a Worship Service Bill Passed - House (74 - 28)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 233 Increases the Penalty for Eluding an Officer in Certain Cases Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections (32 - 1)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL HB 429 Prohibits the Use of Drones Near Ticketed Events Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL HB 86 Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to Consider an Imate's Employment and Education Gained While Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 201 Requires Public Schools to Offer JROTC Programs to Private and Home School Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Feb. 10, 2026 AL HB 220 Authorizes the Governor and Legislature Leaders to Replace Appointed State Board Members Bill Passed - House (82 - 3)
Feb. 5, 2026 AL HB 41 Authorizes the Death Penalty for Individuals Convicted of Certain Sex Crimes Against a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
Feb. 3, 2026 AL SB 71 Prohibits State Entities From Adopting Stricter Environmental Regulations Than the Federal Government Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Jan. 27, 2026 AL HB 41 Authorizes the Death Penalty for Individuals Convicted of Certain Sex Crimes Against a Minor Bill Passed - House (73 - 6)
Jan. 22, 2026 AL SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
May 14, 2025 AL HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28)
May 14, 2025 AL HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
May 14, 2025 AL HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 509 Prohibits Alabama State Agencies from Killing, Testing, or Restricting the Transfer of Game Breeder-Owned Cervids (Deer) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 1)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 8)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
May 7, 2025 AL SB 42 Authorizes Landowners Adjacent to Abandoned State Roads to Petition State, County, or Municipal Governing Bodies to Deed Them Back to the Original Landowners Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
May 7, 2025 AL SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
May 7, 2025 AL SB 142 Repeals the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a Voter Registration Database Bill Passed - House (86 - 10)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 165 Establishes Juneteenth as a State Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 5)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 43)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 27)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
May 6, 2025 AL HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 53 Increases the Crime of Human Smuggling to a Class C Felony Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 316 Establishes a New License Category Called "Educational Tourism Distillery" that Allows Liquor Manufacturers that Host Public Tours to Sell Their Own Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - House (81 - 4)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 5 Amends and Restructures the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - House (74 - 29)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 63 Requires Law Enforcement Agencies to Collect and Submit Fingerprints and DNA from Undocumented Immigrants in Custody Bill Passed - House (76 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/08 HB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for Congressional Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
5/08 SB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for State Senate Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - House (75 - 29)
5/06 HB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for Congressional Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - House (75 - 29)
5/06 SB 1 Authorizes a Special Primary Election for State Senate Districts Affected by a Federal Court Ruling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
4/08 SB 361 Establishes Requirements for the Wellbeing of Dogs Kept Outside Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 1)
4/08 SB 146 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
4/08 SB 361 Establishes Requirements for the Wellbeing of Dogs Kept Outside Bill Passed - House (69 - 23)
4/02 HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/01 HB 169 Authorizes Lawmakers to Select All Members of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
3/31 HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
3/19 HB 541 Requires Political Party Registration In Order to Vote in Primary Elections Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
3/17 HB 496 Requires Adjoining Homeowners to Receive Notice of Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (15 - 0)
3/12 SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections Bill Passed - House (82 - 7)
3/12 SB 360 Expands the Alabama Public Service Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/05 HB 156 Authorizes Licensure for Out-of-State Physician Assistants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
3/03 SB 57 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits for Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/26 HB 342 Authorizes Tax Credits for Qualified Scholarship Contributions Bill Passed - House (103 - 0)
2/24 SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - House (102 - 1)
2/24 HB 360 Establishes an Annual Temporary Sales Tax Exemption on Firearms Bill Passed - House (72 - 29)
2/24 HB 363 Prohibits Interruptions of a Worship Service Bill Passed - House (74 - 28)
2/24 SB 233 Increases the Penalty for Eluding an Officer in Certain Cases Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/24 SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections (32 - 1)
2/24 HB 429 Prohibits the Use of Drones Near Ticketed Events Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
2/24 HB 86 Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to Consider an Imate's Employment and Education Gained While Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)
2/24 SB 201 Requires Public Schools to Offer JROTC Programs to Private and Home School Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
2/10 HB 220 Authorizes the Governor and Legislature Leaders to Replace Appointed State Board Members Bill Passed - House (82 - 3)
2/05 HB 41 Authorizes the Death Penalty for Individuals Convicted of Certain Sex Crimes Against a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
2/03 SB 71 Prohibits State Entities From Adopting Stricter Environmental Regulations Than the Federal Government Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
1/27 HB 41 Authorizes the Death Penalty for Individuals Convicted of Certain Sex Crimes Against a Minor Bill Passed - House (73 - 6)
1/22 SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
5/14 HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28)
5/14 HB 202 Extends Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
5/14 HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
5/07 HB 509 Prohibits Alabama State Agencies from Killing, Testing, or Restricting the Transfer of Game Breeder-Owned Cervids (Deer) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 1)
5/07 HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 8)
5/07 HB 357 Defines the Terms "Cigarette" and "Heated Tobacco Product," and Authorizes the State to Impose a 33.75 Mill Tax on Each Cigarette and $0.017 tax on Each Heated Tobacco Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
5/07 SB 42 Authorizes Landowners Adjacent to Abandoned State Roads to Petition State, County, or Municipal Governing Bodies to Deed Them Back to the Original Landowners Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
5/07 SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
5/07 SB 142 Repeals the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as a Voter Registration Database Bill Passed - House (86 - 10)
5/07 HB 165 Establishes Juneteenth as a State Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 5)
5/07 HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/06 HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 43)
5/06 HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 27)
5/06 HB 445 Establishes Regulations for CBD and Hemp-Derived Products Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
5/06 HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/06 SB 53 Increases the Crime of Human Smuggling to a Class C Felony Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
5/06 SB 316 Establishes a New License Category Called "Educational Tourism Distillery" that Allows Liquor Manufacturers that Host Public Tours to Sell Their Own Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - House (81 - 4)
5/06 SB 5 Amends and Restructures the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Department of Archives and History Bill Passed - House (74 - 29)
5/06 SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
5/06 SB 63 Requires Law Enforcement Agencies to Collect and Submit Fingerprints and DNA from Undocumented Immigrants in Custody Bill Passed - House (76 - 7)
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