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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
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 306
Relating to the practice of dentistry; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-3, 34-9-6, 34-9-13, 34-9-15.1, and 34-9-18, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 34-9-6.2 and 34-9-19.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the use of teledentistry orthodontia services in the state by licensed dentists; to provide certain requirements for advertisements featuring teledentistry; and to require the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama to adopt rules relating to teledentistry.
Yea
Passed
75–10
May 17, 2023
SB 154
Relating to driver license suspensions; to provide for the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances. Against party
Nay
Passed
86–13
May 16, 2023
HB 439
Relating to the Growing Alabama Credit; to add Section 40-18-417.8 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that the credit from a parent or holding company may be claimed by the subsidiary in certain circumstances; and to provide retroactive effect.
Yea
Passed
100–0
May 16, 2023
HB 444
Relating to Shelby County; to further provide for service of process in civil cases in Shelby County; to set an additional fee for civil service of process; to create the Shelby County Sheriff's Civil Service of Process Fund; to provide for the distribution of funds to the sheriff's civil service of process fund; and to authorize the sheriff to contract with or enter into an agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process.
Abstain
Passed
7–0
May 16, 2023
HB 298
Relating to consumer protection; to require certain manufacturers of Internet-enabled devices to activate existing filters to restrict access to certain material; to provide for a cause of action; to provide civil penalties.
Yea
Passed
90–2
May 16, 2023
SB 154
Relating to driver license suspensions; to provide for the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances.
Abstain
Failed
89–9
May 16, 2023
HB 319
Relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to amend Sections 28-11-2, 28-11-3, 28-11-5, 28-11-6.1, 28-11-6.2, 28-11-7, 28-11-9, 28-11-10, 28-11-12, 28-11-13, 28-11-14, 28-11-16, 28-11-17.1, 28-11-18, 28-11-19, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of "electronic nicotine delivery system" to include delivery of substances other than tobacco; to further provide for the sale of tobacco and other related products to minors; to prohibit the distribution of tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products through a vending machine; to provide license fees for the retail sale of certain tobacco products; to further provide for the authorized penalties for certain violations; to establish the Tobacco Licensing and Compliance Fund in the State Treasury and provide for its administration; to further provide for the membership of the advisory board to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Board; to further provide for the requirement of tobacco retailers to post signage warning of the dangers of tobacco product use; to require the board to adopt rules; to require the State Board of Education to establish a model vaping awareness, education, and prevention program and require each local board of education to adopt a policy based on the model policy; to repeal Section 28-11-15, Code of Alabama 1975, 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.
Yea
Passed
98–0
May 16, 2023
HB 319
Relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to amend Sections 28-11-2, 28-11-3, 28-11-5, 28-11-6.1, 28-11-6.2, 28-11-7, 28-11-9, 28-11-10, 28-11-12, 28-11-13, 28-11-14, 28-11-16, 28-11-17.1, 28-11-18, 28-11-19, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of "electronic nicotine delivery system" to include delivery of substances other than tobacco; to further provide for the sale of tobacco and other related products to minors; to prohibit the distribution of tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products through a vending machine; to provide license fees for the retail sale of certain tobacco products; to further provide for the authorized penalties for certain violations; to establish the Tobacco Licensing and Compliance Fund in the State Treasury and provide for its administration; to further provide for the membership of the advisory board to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Board; to further provide for the requirement of tobacco retailers to post signage warning of the dangers of tobacco product use; to require the board to adopt rules; to require the State Board of Education to establish a model vaping awareness, education, and prevention program and require each local board of education to adopt a policy based on the model policy; to repeal Section 28-11-15, Code of Alabama 1975, 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.
Yea
Passed
99–0
May 16, 2023
HB 421
Relating to state symbols; to designate the Yellowhammer Cookie as the official state cookie.
Yea
Passed
100–0
May 16, 2023
HB 229
Relating to sentencing; to add Section 13A-5-14 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that an individual sentenced pursuant to the habitual felony offender law may be resentenced in certain circumstances; and to provide for the repeal of this section in five years.
Yea
Passed
80–17
May 16, 2023
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