R Alabama House · District 42 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Van Smith

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Session

Total votes

6,279

all sessions

Attendance

96%

278 missed

Higher than 89% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

5,414

voted in favor

Nay

115

voted against

Absent

278

missed votes

Total cast

6,279

across all sessions

Crossed party

87

votes against own party

This page

6,279

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 185

Transit authorities; to authorize participation in business organizations

Abstain

Passed

53–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 339

Crenshaw County; authorize law enforcement to take individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions; legal immunity provided

Abstain

Passed

47–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 324

Tallapoosa County; remote access of records fee authorized

Yea

Passed

49–0

Mar 17, 2026

HB 521

Board of Registrars; background checks required, authorize pay during emergencies, qualification for compensation during holidays and emergencies specified

Yea

Passed

102–0

Mar 17, 2026

HB 100

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Yea

Passed

99–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 40

Contract review committee; recommendation that the Governor not sign contracts under review provided

Yea

Passed

103–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 185

Transit authorities; to authorize participation in business organizations

Abstain

Passed

18–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 339

Crenshaw County; authorize law enforcement to take individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions; legal immunity provided

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 324

Tallapoosa County; remote access of records fee authorized

Abstain

Passed

10–0

Mar 17, 2026

SB 210

Chiropractic board; board service and licensure qualifications revised

Yea

Passed

103–0

Mar 17, 2026