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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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Date
HB 358
Relating to vessels; to amend Sections 33-5-3, 33-5-4, 33-5-5, 33-5-6, 33-5-7, 33-5-8, 33-5-10, 33-5-12, 33-5-15, 33-5-16, 33-5-20, 33-5-21, 33-5-22, 33-5-23, 33-5-25, 33-5-26, 33-5-27, 33-5-28, 33-5-30, 33-5-31, 33-5-32, 33-5-34, 33-5-35, 33-5-36, 33-5-51, 33-5-52, 33-5-53, 33-5-54, 33-5-55, 33-5-56, 33-5-58, 33-5-59, 33-5-60, 33-5-61, 33-5-62, 33-5-63, 33-5-64, 33-5-65, 33-5-66, 33-5-67, 33-5-68, 33-5-69, 33-5-70, 33-5-71, 33-5-72, 33-5-73, 33-5-74, 33-5-75, 33-5-77, 33-5-79, 33-5-81, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the classification of boating violation as a recognized criminal offense classification and to reclassify various criminal offenses as boating violations and further provide for criminal penalties; to further provide for the requirement to report certain boating accidents; to further provide for the general operational and equipment requirements of a vessel; to further provide for vessel horsepower requirements and the use of engine cut-off switches; to establish the uniform electronic boating traffic ticket and provide for its issuance; to amend Sections 12-12-50, 12-12-51, 12-12-52, 12-12-55, and 12-19-179, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide the district court with jurisdiction over boating violations and further provide for the court costs and fees for boating violations; to amend Section 41-27-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to rename the Marine Police Division within the Department of Public Safety to the Marine Patrol Division; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; to repeal Sections 33-5-22.1, 33-5-29, 33-5-33, and 33-5-78, 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.
Abstain
Passed
95–0
May 9, 2023
SB 204
To adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, those general and permanent laws of the state enacted during the 2021 First Special Session, the 2021 Second Special Session, the 2022 First Special Session, and the 2022 Regular Session as contained in the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to certain volumes of the code and 2023 Replacement Volumes 13, 13A, and 13B; and to adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to local law volumes; to make corrections in certain volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes; to specify that this adoption and incorporation constitute a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, and that this act is a law that adopts a code; to declare that the Code Publisher has certified that it has discharged its duties regarding the replacement volumes; to expressly provide that this act does not affect any 2023 session statutes; and to specify the duties of the Secretary of State regarding the custody of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes.
Yea
Passed
98–0
May 9, 2023
HB 413
Relating to the City of Samson in Geneva County; to authorize the city council to provide for the sale of draft or keg beer by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Absent
Passed
12–0
May 9, 2023
SB 4
To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Bay Minette in Baldwin County.
Abstain
Passed
14–0
May 4, 2023
SB 3
To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Bay Minette in Baldwin County.
Abstain
Passed
15–0
May 4, 2023
HB 356
Relating to law enforcement training; to require each law enforcement officer to undergo training related to individuals with certain sensory needs or invisible disabilities every other year; and to provide that the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide the training.
Yea
Passed
102–0
May 4, 2023
HB 355
Relating to the Historic Blakeley Authority; to amend Section 41-10-171, Code of Alabama 1975; to include as a member of the authority the member of the Alabama House of Representatives who is serving the district where the Blakeley site is situated, in lieu of the member serving District 95.
Abstain
Passed
21–0
May 4, 2023
HB 356
Relating to law enforcement training; to require each law enforcement officer to undergo training related to individuals with certain sensory needs or invisible disabilities every other year; and to provide that the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide the training.
Yea
Passed
102–0
May 4, 2023
HB 356
Relating to law enforcement training; to require each law enforcement officer to undergo training related to individuals with certain sensory needs or invisible disabilities every other year; and to provide that the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit company to provide the training.
Yea
Passed
101–0
May 4, 2023
HR 157
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
Yea
Passed
74–27
May 4, 2023
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