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R Alabama Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Wes Kitchens

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Total votes
6,867
all sessions
Attendance
90%
669 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
60
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
8
assignments
6,867 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
5,938
voted in favor
Nay
124
voted against
Absent
669
missed votes
Total cast
6,867
across all sessions
Crossed party
67
votes against own party
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Bill
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Date
SB 276
Relating to Madison County; to repeal Act 466 of the 1939 Regular Session and Act 435 of the 1978 Regular Session relating to the County Board of Barber Examiners; to abolish the County Board of Barber Examiners; and to provide that the practice of barbering in Madison County be regulated by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Yea
Passed
17–0
May 18, 2023
HB 465
To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund to the entities and for the purposes herein in the amount of $10,000,000.
Yea
Passed
101–0
May 18, 2023
HB 481
Relating to Cullman County; to amend Section 45-22-81.01 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing for additional court costs in the state courts and the City of Cullman Municipal Court, to reallocate the use of the funds for the school resource officer program; and to provide retroactive effect.
Yea
Passed
11–0
May 18, 2023
HB 477
Relating to Henry County; authorizing the Henry County Commission to levy a lodging tax in the county; providing for the distribution of the proceeds from the tax; and to provide for a referendum.
Abstain
Passed
12–0
May 18, 2023
HB 469
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to
Yea
Passed
68–0
May 18, 2023
HB 422
Relating to the waters of the state impounded by Lewis Smith Dam (Lewis Smith Lake), to the waters of the state impounded by R.L. Harris Dam (Lake Wedowee), and on Shoals Creek in Lauderdale County north of Highway 72; to regulate and prohibit wakeboarding and wakesurfing under certain conditions; to provide penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022. Against party
Nay
Failed
67–6
May 18, 2023
HB 463
Relating to Marengo County; to repeal Section 45-46-230, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the compensation of employees of the sheriff's department.
Abstain
Passed
18–0
May 18, 2023
HB 468
Relating to the Town of Garden City in Cullman County; to amend Section 45-22-100.07 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the town council to sell a portion of the former Garden City school property without a referendum.
Yea
Passed
9–0
May 18, 2023
HB 117
Relating to income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-292, Act 2022-294, and Act 2022-297 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature; to increase the exemption for taxable retirement income for individuals who are 65 years of age or older.
Yea
Passed
99–0
May 18, 2023
HB 285
Relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-5, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-15, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-43, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, and 34-9-86, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for penalties for violations; and qualifications for licensure and administration of controlled substances by dentists and dental hygienists.
Yea
Passed
97–0
May 18, 2023
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