R
Rodger Smitherman
AL Senate District 18
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL Senate District 18 current
Alabama |
Democratic | Nov 8, 1995 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,636 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 254 — Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further… | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 254 — Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further… | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 228 — Alabama Space Authority, renamed Alabama Aerospace Authority; membership increased; duties and powers increased | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 105 — Counties and municipalities; online publication of financial statements, audits, expenditures, and budgets required | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 105 — Counties and municipalities; online publication of financial statements, audits, expenditures, and budgets required | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 105 — Counties and municipalities; online publication of financial statements, audits, expenditures, and budgets required | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 105 — Counties and municipalities; online publication of financial statements, audits, expenditures, and budgets required | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 105 — Counties and municipalities; online publication of financial statements, audits, expenditures, and budgets required | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 32 — Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 32 — Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 32 — Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 5 — Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment | Nay | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 5 — Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment | Yea | Mar 3, 2026 | fail | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 5 — Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment | Nay | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 5 — Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment | Nay | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 485 — Clarke County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 485 — Clarke County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 485 — Clarke County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 485 — Clarke County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment | Not voting | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)
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SB 305
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Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to…
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SB 311
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Education Trust Fund; supplemental appropriation year ending 2026
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SB 195
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Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized
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SB 262
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Jefferson County; sheriff compensation revised
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SB 239
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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final
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SB 364
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Public K-12 education; violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation instruction required before graduation from high school beginning in sixth…
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SB 200
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Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement
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SB 244
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Relating to Alabama Housing Trust Fund; mortgage recording fee increase
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SB 243
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Jefferson County, pistol permits further provided for
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SJR 53
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Alicia Cannon, commended
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