Alabama Senate · District 3
Arthur Orr
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Arthur Orr's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Alabama Senate District 3.
Also on the ballot: John Dickey (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Arthur Orr.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Arthur Orr.
Bills
The bills Arthur Orr sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 55 | 1 |
| Passed both chambers | 27 | 1 |
| Became law | 27 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 1 of 35 in the Senate · 1 of 27 Republicans
A bill's sponsor is the one sponsor the Legislature names for it; cosponsors aren't counted. Local bills apply to one county or city.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 92 Campaign contributions; contributions made with credit card with billing address outside U.S. prohibited, exceptions provided |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 63 Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 62 Alabama Charter School Finance Authority, bonding authority established, legislative findings, board membership, powers, contracts, investments |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 59 Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and… |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 317 Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services recreated as a legislative department, duties revised and clarified, Legislative Committee on the Evaluation… |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 272 Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial… |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 221 Taxation; to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales and use tax calculations |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 57 Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of… |
Statewide | Became law | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 292 Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention |
Statewide | Became law | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 273 Crimes and offenses; stalking in the second degree, penalties revised |
Statewide | Became law | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 58 Public Corruption; convicted public servant's retirement contributions forfeited to pay restitution; convicted public servant's compensation while on leave… |
Statewide | Became law | April 2, 2026 |
| SB 167 Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; standard of judicial review revised regarding agency's interpretation of law |
Statewide | Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 314 Morgan County; Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur, scope of operating parameters |
Local | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 88 Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for |
Statewide | Became law | May 21, 2025 |
| SB 123 Alabama Justice Information Center, reporting requirements, further provided |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 94 Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further… |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 304 Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial… |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 289 Public K-12 education, instruction on success sequence required, State Board of Education to develop model curriculum and adopt rules |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 280 Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing… |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 196 Move on When Ready; program established to allow qualifying high school junior and seniors to enroll full time at eligible community college, course approval… |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 305 Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual… |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 303 School Principal Leadership and Mentoring Act, amending definitions |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 114 FY2025 ETF Advancement and Technology Supplemental Appropriation Bill |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 113 Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 112 Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 111 Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, transfers for fiscal year 2025 |
Statewide | Became law | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 83 Public entities, installation and maintenance of adult-size changing tables by public entities required; grant program created |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2025 |
| SB 86 Labor and employment, independent contractors, establishment of portable benefits accounts |
Statewide | Became law | April 10, 2025 |
Budget projects
Alabama's budgets don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Alabama legislators.
Contested votes where they split
11 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 5 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Arthur Orr voted on each of the 2,328 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
- arthur.orr@alsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 727, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0758
Committees
- Finance and Taxation Education Chair
- Community Service Grants Legislative Advisory
- Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight
- Economic Incentives Permanent Legislative Advisory
- Finance and Taxation General Fund
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Information Technology Permanent Legislative Oversight
- Judiciary
- Madison County Legislation
- Public Accounts Legislative
- Rules
- State Governmental Affairs
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Alabama Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Alabama Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections