Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Matt Woods'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 5.
Also on the ballot:
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Matt Woods.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Matt Woods.
Bills
The bills Matt Woods sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 8 | 5 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 | 3 |
| Became law | 5 | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 17 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) · 13 of 27 Republicans (tied with 5 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
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 241 Walker County; temporary probate judges, authorized |
Local | Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 210 Chiropractic board; board service and licensure qualifications revised |
Statewide | Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 160 Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established |
Statewide | Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| SB 155 Coal-Impacted Communities Economic and Workforce Development Grant program established, new fund created, distribution of rent and royalties of federal coal… |
Statewide | Became law | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 149 Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established |
Statewide | Became law | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 213 Lamar County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment |
Local | Became law | Feb. 24, 2026 |
| SB 30 Civil procedure, provisions of agreements that prohibit disclosure of certain acts of sexual abuse rendered unenforceable |
Statewide | Became law | Feb. 19, 2026 |
| SB 56 Walker County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment |
Local | Became law | Jan. 29, 2026 |
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
1 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 0 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President pro Tempore | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2026 | SB 107: Alabama Board of Funeral Services; board authorized to impose administrative fee on funeral establishments for each funeral arranged; initial application… Budget Isolation Resolution |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
Every roll call
How Matt Woods voted on each of the 1,291 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
- matt.woods@alsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 737, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0894
Committees
- Banking and Insurance
- Confirmations
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- Tourism
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