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D Alabama Senate · District 19 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Merika Coleman

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Total votes
8,282
all sessions
Attendance
76%
1,989 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
156
bills & resolutions
Higher than 90% of chamber peers
Committees
9
assignments
8,282 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
5,774
voted in favor
Nay
491
voted against
Absent
1,989
missed votes
Total recorded
8,282
across all sessions
Crossed party
117
votes against own party
Matching
8,282
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 266
Restoring Educational Advancement of Completing High School (REACH) Act, providing for a nontraditional high school diploma option for students 17 years of age and older who withdraw from school through the Adult Education Division of the Alabama Community College System; to provide for the sharing of data on students who drop out of high school; and to provide that participating students are eligible for driver's licenses
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 163
Decoupling the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) Amendment to Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 43
Criminal procedure; split sentence authorized for 30 year sentence
Yea
Passed
33–1
May 6, 2025
HB 288
Alabama Commission on Higher Education; authorized to award loan assistance to athletic trainers under Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program
Yea
Passed
32–0
May 6, 2025
HB 529
Taxation, taxation of vapor products provided for
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 6, 2025
SB 313
Alabama 21st Century Authority, use of available funds further provided for
Yea
Passed
28–0
May 6, 2025
SB 216
Employees' Retirement System; retired firemedics, return to work without suspension of retirement allowance
Yea
Passed
28–0
May 6, 2025
HB 163
Decoupling the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) Amendment to Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 379
Income tax, remote workers exempt under defined circumstances
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 288
Alabama Commission on Higher Education; authorized to award loan assistance to athletic trainers under Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 6, 2025
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