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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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 280
Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing documentation relating to the Alabama Literacy Act, Alabama Numeracy Act, Individualized Education Programs, and other educational programs
Yea
Passed
27–0
May 6, 2025
HB 86
Rural Hospital Investment Program established, tax credits for donations to rural hospitals authorized
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 8
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided
Yea
Passed
18–16
May 6, 2025
HB 86
Rural Hospital Investment Program established, tax credits for donations to rural hospitals authorized
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 441
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 386
Sales and use tax on food, state rate reduced, counties and municipalities authorized to reduce
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 8
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided
Yea
Passed
28–5
May 6, 2025
HB 445
Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed
Yea
Passed
17–15
May 6, 2025
HB 441
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
HB 386
Sales and use tax on food, state rate reduced, counties and municipalities authorized to reduce
Yea
Passed
34–0
May 6, 2025
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