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 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

5,682

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

6,677

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 8

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Yea

Passed

80–22

Feb 24, 2026

HB 460

Henry County; senior property tax assessment authorized; constitutional amendment

Yea

Passed

53–0

Feb 24, 2026

HB 429

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Yea

Passed

100–0

Feb 24, 2026

HB 303

Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce

Yea

Passed

102–1

Feb 24, 2026

HB 86

Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised Against party

Nay

Passed

78–22

Feb 24, 2026

HB 8

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Yea

Passed

91–7

Feb 24, 2026

HB 429

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Yea

Passed

93–3

Feb 24, 2026

HB 4

Taxation; establishes Alabama Broadband Investment Maximization Act; exempts ADECA project funded or administered purchases from sales and use tax

Yea

Passed

62–28

Feb 24, 2026

HB 351

Data privacy; processing of data regulated, consumer actions related to data authorized

Yea

Passed

100–0

Feb 24, 2026

HB 306

Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established

Yea

Passed

102–0

Feb 24, 2026