R
Russell Bedsole
AL House District 49
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL House District 49 current
Alabama |
Republican | Dec 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,905 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 303 — Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | fail | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 303 — Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 303 — Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 300 — Distinctive license plates; Helping Schools plate design requirements further provided for, certain individuals eligible to receive the new… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 300 — Distinctive license plates; Helping Schools plate design requirements further provided for, certain individuals eligible to receive the new… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 300 — Distinctive license plates; Helping Schools plate design requirements further provided for, certain individuals eligible to receive the new… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 280 — Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 280 — Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 280 — Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member | Yea | Apr 7, 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 | Apr 7, 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 | Apr 7, 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 | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 240 — Parole, remote inmate participation at parole hearings, authorized, conditions established | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 240 — Parole, remote inmate participation at parole hearings, authorized, conditions established | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 240 — Parole, remote inmate participation at parole hearings, authorized, conditions established | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 211 — Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 211 — Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 211 — Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 211 — Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 209 — Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 209 — Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 209 — Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 209 — Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum… | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 206 — Legislature; codification of 2025 Regular Session acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into Code of Alabama 1975 | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 206 — Legislature; codification of 2025 Regular Session acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into Code of Alabama 1975 | Yea | Apr 7, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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HJR 148
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George Hardy Fleming, Sr., death mourned
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HB 287
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Legislative committee; Joint Legislative Committee on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and Meritorious Service Award, created
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HB 255
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Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission, filing of claims further provided for
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HB 408
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City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized
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HB 461
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Marion Military Institute; program to grant Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification to graduates established
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HB 256
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Motor vehicles; license plates, validity period extended
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HB 303
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Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce
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HJR 89
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Joint Session on April 2, 2026, Law Enforcement Medal of Honor
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HJR 218
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Benjamin M. Carswell, commended
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HB 409
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City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established
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