R Alabama House · District 42 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Van Smith

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Session

Total votes

6,677

all sessions

Attendance

94%

408 missed

Higher than 88% 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

5,682

voted in favor

Nay

115

voted against

Absent

408

missed votes

Total cast

6,677

across all sessions

Crossed party

87

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 289

Mental Health and other health related facilities, public corporations for treatment, programs contracted with Dept. of Mental Health, limitations of liability, further provided for, Sec. 22-51-15 added.

Yea

Passed

101–0

Apr 29, 2021

SB 292

Judicial compensation, to establish a uniform pay plan for circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, supreme court justices, and the chief justice of the supreme court, eliminate salary supplements and expense allowance, Sec. 12-17-68 repealed; Secs. 12-17-182, 36-15-3 am'd.

Yea

Passed

85–3

Apr 29, 2021

HB 523

Peer support members, authorizes Alabama Fire College to certify peer support members, Sec. 36-21-14 am'd.

Yea

Passed

97–0

Apr 29, 2021

SB 135

State Parks, Joint Legislative Committee on, appointment of two additional committee members, Sec. 9-14A-21 am'd.

Yea

Passed

93–0

Apr 29, 2021

HB 588

Income taxation, credit to owner, member, partner, shareholder of pass-through entity

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 29, 2021

HB 272

Blessing Angels Gifting Tree, exempt from any state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes

Yea

Passed

98–0

Apr 29, 2021

HB 88

Schools, K-12, local boards of education required to provide feminine hygiene products in women's restrooms of certain schools, no cost to students

Yea

Passed

68–0

Apr 29, 2021

SB 323

Corrections Dept., prisoners deduction for sentences for completion of qualifying educational programs, adoption rules for administration of education incentive time, approval of rules by Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, Secs. 14-9-100 to 14-9-107, incl., added; Sec. 29-2-20 am'd.

Yea

Passed

95–2

Apr 29, 2021

HR 242

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 29, 2021

HR 143

Clouse, James C., death mourned

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 29, 2021