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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%
2,006 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
114
bills & resolutions
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Committees
9
assignments
8,282 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
5,774
voted in favor
Nay
491
voted against
Absent
2,006
missed votes
Total cast
8,282
across all sessions
Crossed party
117
votes against own party
This page
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 415
Moundville, alcoholic beverages, city council authorized to provide by ordinance for the sale of draft beer
Other
Passed
17–1
May 31, 2019
SB 398
Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education, Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, to submit ed. policy to Legislature, Governor required to consult with all minority caucuses when appointing minority members to the commission, contingent effective date
Yea
Passed
90–1
May 31, 2019
HB 262
Prostitution, to allow disclosure of certain person's picture after being arrested, Sec. 13A-6-183 am'd.
Yea
Passed
101–0
May 31, 2019
SB 402
Barbour Co., law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities
Other
Passed
23–0
May 31, 2019
SB 398
Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education, Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, to submit ed. policy to Legislature, Governor required to consult with all minority caucuses when appointing minority members to the commission, contingent effective date
Yea
Passed
96–0
May 31, 2019
HB 556
Criminal records, operation and functions of, Alabama Justice Information Commission, criminal justice information, background checks, access to records, ratification of National Child Protection Act, Secs. 41-9-650 to 41-9-652, inclusive added; Secs. 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, 41-9-648 repealed; Secs. 41-9-590 to 41-9-596, inclusive, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630 to 41-9-635, inclusive, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, 41-9-649 am'd.
Yea
Passed
102–0
May 31, 2019
SB 297
Circuit and district courts, jurisdiction, monetary amounts, removal of cases with concurrent jurisdiction from district court to circuit court, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 am'd.
Yea
Passed
101–0
May 31, 2019
HB 209
Education, school resource officers, qualifications further provided for, Sec. 16-1-44.1 am'd.
Nay
Passed
55–41
May 31, 2019
SB 78
Innovation Act, established, tax credits for qualified research expenses, authorized under certain conditions, tax credits authorized to offset certain taxes under certain conditions, to further provide for the allocation and transferability of certain tax credits under certain conditions
Yea
Passed
102–0
May 31, 2019
SB 396
Alabama Athletic Commission, regulation of bare knuckle boxing added, membership of medical advisory panel revised, drug testing of competitors expanded, temporary license provided, Secs. 41-9-1021, 41-9-1023, 41-9-1024, 41-9-1027, 41-9-1028, 41-9-1029, 41-9-1030, 41-9-1031, 41-9-1032, 41-9-1033, 41-9-1034, 41-9-1035, 41-9-1036, 41-9-1037, 41-9-1038 am'd.
Yea
Passed
96–0
May 31, 2019
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