R Alabama Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Wes Kitchens

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Session

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

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

Tally

Date

SB 154

Relating to driver license suspensions; to provide for the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances.

Yea

Passed

94–1

May 16, 2023

HB 449

Relating to Macon County; to amend Section 45-44-90 of the Code of Alabama 1975, establishing the Macon County Economic Development Authority, to further provide for the operation of the authority; and to authorize the formation of a successor authority under certain conditions.

Abstain

Passed

19–0

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.

Abstain

Failed

69–7

May 16, 2023

SB 166

Relating to municipalities; to add a new Article 3, commencing with Section 11-54B-80 to Title 11, Chapter 54B, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that Class 3 municipalities may establish self-help business improvement districts.

Yea

Passed

100–0

May 16, 2023

HB 446

Relating to Coffee and Pike Counties and the Twelfth Judicial Circuit; to amend Section 45-16-82.27, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for fees related to the pretrial diversion program; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Abstain

Passed

11–0

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.

Nay

Passed

62–37

May 16, 2023

HB 448

Relating to the City of Helena in Shelby County; to authorize the City Council of the City of Helena to establish and regulate the operation of entertainment districts in the city as designated by the Helena City Code; and to authorize the city council to provide penalties for violations.

Abstain

Passed

12–0

May 16, 2023

HB 189

Relating to the Alabama Forestry Commission; to establish the Rural Logging Efficiency Act of 2023; to create the Logging Efficiency Grant Fund to be administered by the Alabama Forestry Commission; and to provide for the distribution of funding to the Alabama Forestry Commission to support rural economic development.

Yea

Passed

100–0

May 16, 2023

HB 423

Relating to Talladega County; to amend Section 11 of Act 91-533 of the 1991 Regular Session (Acts 1991, p. 948), as last amended by Act 2019-156 of the 2019 Regular Session, to further provide for the distribution of a special county sales and use tax; and to repeal Act 2015-515 of the 2015 Regular Session, relating to the distribution of a portion of the special sales and use tax.

Abstain

Passed

12–0

May 16, 2023

HB 455

Relating to volunteer fire departments; to amend Sections 9-3-11, 9-3-12, and 9-3-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide duties and procedures for the Rural and Community Fire Protection Advisory Committee; and to add Section 9-3-21 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide procedures for administration of the Rural and Community Fire Protection Development and Improvement Grant Program.

Yea

Passed

100–0

May 16, 2023