Alabama Senate · District 18

Rodger Smitherman

Democratic

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore 28% On 124 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 86% Partisan rank: 34 of 35 in the Senate Didn't vote at roll call 9% 203 of 2,328 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 7 20 sponsored · 7 became law · Rank 12 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Local bills passed 0 5 sponsored · 0 became law

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

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Rodger Smitherman'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

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More liberal than 82% of the Alabama Senate.

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7th most liberal of 35

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Alabama Senate District 18.

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore

28%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rodger Smitherman.

On 124 contested votes where both voted96% on all 2,062 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

86%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rodger Smitherman.

On 102 party-line votesPartisan rank: 34 of 35 in the Senate33 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Rodger Smitherman
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	20	5
Passed both chambers	7	0
Became law	7	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 12 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 2 of 8 Democrats (tied with 1 other)

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: Rodger Smitherman
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 364 Public K-12 education; violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation instruction required before graduation from high school beginning in sixth…	Statewide	Became law	April 17, 2026
SB 239 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final	Statewide	Became law	March 13, 2026
SB 195 Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized	Statewide	Became law	March 12, 2026
SB 200 Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement	Statewide	Became law	March 5, 2026
SB 313 Alabama 21st Century Authority, use of available funds further provided for	Statewide	Became law	May 14, 2025
SB 312 Alcoholic beverage licenses; to license storage of alcoholic beverages to dispense at special events, including government venues	Statewide	Became law	May 14, 2025
SB 138 Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created…	Statewide	Became law	May 14, 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

89 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 14 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Rodger Smitherman
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President pro Tempore	Most of their party
May 8, 2026	HB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain Congressional districts authorized in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 6, 2026	SB 1: Elections; special primary election for redistricting certain State Senate districts authorized in certain circumstances Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 9, 2026	HB 580: Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 9, 2026	HB 580: Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2026	SB 199: Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 9, 2026	SR 123: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2026	HB 545: Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 342: Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 259: Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 95: Elections; post election audit required Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 466: Firefighters; to include Parkinson's Disease in occupational diseases to be compensated for death and disability Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 370: Tax increment districts, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone allowed to be located within a tax increment district without regard to size of district and… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 381: Camp safety; to set safety and emergency preparedness requirements for camps, including a licensure requirement Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 99: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2026	HB 2: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2026	SB 221: Taxation; to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales and use tax calculations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	SR 96: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	SB 91: County and municipal authorities; withdrawal from multi-jurisdiction authority authorized, taxes and distribution of monies from taxes further provided for Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 3, 2026	SB 5: Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	SB 5: Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 3, 2026	SB 5: Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 227: Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing established within Alabama Department of Workforce, powers and duties of Secretary of Workforce and… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 248: Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 248: Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for Budget Isolation Resolution	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 209: Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 26: Libraries; further provides for the appointment of local library boards Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 26: Libraries; further provides for the appointment of local library boards Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 3, 2026	SB 71: Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 392: Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorneys, annual supplemental compensation provided Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 581: Morgan County, distribution of county's TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HB 202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	SR 99: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 343: General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 495: Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 395: Morgan County, qualifications of judge of probate further provided for, Constitutional Amendment Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 586: City of Cullman in Cullman County, corporate limits altered Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 544: Escambia County, powers, duties, appointment, and compensation of medical examiner further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 78: Baldwin County, provides for court proceedings in branch courthouses Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 598: Town of Pine Level in Autauga County, corporate limits altered Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 463: Chilton County, Chilton County 911 Board of Commissioners, credit card or debit card purchases, creation of procedures authorized Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 512: Fayette County, sheriff's compensation further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HB 511: Fayette County, duties and compensation of revenue commissioner further provided for Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2025	HB 166: Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2025	HB 445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2025	HB 477: Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	SB 278: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	SB 278: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	SB 278: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for Budget Isolation Resolution	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	SR 77: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 158: Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 158: Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 142: Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 142: Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database… Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 13: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 5: Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 187: Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 187: Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Cloture	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SB 186: Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SR 76: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2025	SR 64: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 85: Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students, further provided for; religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education, provided Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 3, 2025	SR 54: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	SB 252: Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SB 156: Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 55: Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 55: Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 77: International wire transfers; fee on wire transfers imposed; income tax credit for wire transfer fees paid, authorized; Securities Commission and Revenue… Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 63: Immigration, requires law enforcement agencies to collect and submit fingerprints and DNA from illegal aliens in custody Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 79: Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established Budget Isolation Resolution	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SR 12: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Every roll call

How Rodger Smitherman voted on each of the 2,328 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Rodger Smitherman
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
Email: rodger.smitherman@alsenate.gov
Capitol office: Room 736, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0870

Committees

Banking and Insurance Ranking member
Confirmations Ranking member
Education Policy Ranking member
Finance and Taxation Education Ranking member
Jefferson County Legislation Ranking member
Judiciary Ranking member
Rules Ranking member
Tourism Ranking member
Transportation Ranking member
Energy Policy Permanent Legislative
Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
Housing Finance Authority Legislative Oversight
Public Accounts 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.

Source: the Alabama Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections