Jim Carns, Alabama House District 48: Voting Record

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Jim Carns'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

Alabama House97thpercentile

More conservative than 97% of the Alabama House.

Most liberalMost conservative

4th most conservative of 105

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

71%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Jim Carns.

On 176 contested votes where both voted94% on all 1,762 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

96%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Jim Carns.

On 138 party-line votesPartisan rank: 28 of 105 in the House (tied with 15 others)27 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Jim Carns sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Jim Carns
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	5	2
Passed both chambers	1	2
Became law	1	2
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 45 of 105 in the House (tied with 29 others) · 39 of 76 Republicans (tied with 16 others)

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Jim Carns
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 144 Vestavia Hills; entertainment districts, city council authorized to establish	Local	Became law	Feb. 24, 2026
HB 343 General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification…	Local	Became law	May 22, 2025
HB 258 Primary elections, revise date in off-presidential years	Statewide	Became law	May 6, 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

51 against the Speaker; 43 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Jim Carns
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 9, 2026	SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	SB 107: Alabama Board of Funeral Services; board authorized to impose administrative fee on funeral establishments for each funeral arranged; initial application… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	SB 287: Alcoholic beverage importers; to recognize that an importer licensee may import alcoholic beverages from any jurisdiction outside of the State of Alabama Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SB 361: Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 303: Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2026	SB 303: Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided Budget Isolation Resolution	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2026	SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 254: Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further provided to require… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 475: Public Service Commission; number of commissioners expanded to represent congressional districts, phase-in by election provided, term of office revised… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 631: Etowah County, obsolete laws repealed Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 431: Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 586: Alabama Real Estate Commission; license required for real estate wholesalers, real estate wholesalers and unsolicited real property solicitors must provide… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 586: Alabama Real Estate Commission; license required for real estate wholesalers, real estate wholesalers and unsolicited real property solicitors must provide… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 586: Alabama Real Estate Commission; license required for real estate wholesalers, real estate wholesalers and unsolicited real property solicitors must provide… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 395: Liquor; mark up fee charged by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board further provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 17, 2026	HB 583: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 273: Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 86: Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 86: Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026	HB 139: Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 27, 2026	HB 56: Motor vehicles; autocycles, headgear equipment required for operation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2025	HB 8: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 24, 2025	SB 314: Shelby County, levy of additional motor vehicle license and registration fee authorized, distribution provided for Passage	Nay	Abstained	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 521: Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 521: Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 521: Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	HB 8: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	HB 42: Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, court authorized to accept cash deposit in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	HB 42: Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, court authorized to accept cash deposit in certain circumstances Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	HB 529: Taxation, taxation of vapor products provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	HB 357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2025	HB 357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2025	HB 166: Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2025	HB 288: Alabama Commission on Higher Education; authorized to award loan assistance to athletic trainers under Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program Budget Isolation Resolution	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 20, 2025	HB 234: Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Board of Education required to adopt rules, funding sources provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	SB 116: Machine gun conversion devices prohibited Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2025	HB 146: Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with murder Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 18: Motor vehicles, child passenger restraint systems, use further provided Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 141: State employees; salary deductions further provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	HB 43: Criminal procedure; split sentence authorized for 30 year sentence Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2025	HB 43: Criminal procedure; split sentence authorized for 30 year sentence Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	HB 43: Criminal procedure; split sentence authorized for 30 year sentence Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Jim Carns voted on each of the 2,569 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Jim Carns
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	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
Email: jwcarns@gmail.com
Capitol office: Room 403-A, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0429

Committees

Commerce and Small Business Chair
Jefferson County Legislation Chair
Children and Senior Advocacy
Shelby County Legislation
Water Policy and Management Legislative

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.