Alabama Senate · District 1
Tim Melson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Tim Melson'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 1.
Also on the ballot:
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tim Melson.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tim Melson.
Bills
The bills Tim Melson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 18 | 4 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 | 2 |
| Became law | 9 | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 7 of 35 in the Senate · 6 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 93 Municipalities; mayor in municipality with even number of council members required to break tie vote |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 94 Disabled parking; unauthorized use of designated disabled parking places further provided for, notification of death in certain circumstances required… |
Statewide | Became law | April 15, 2026 |
| SB 288 Agriculture authorities; directors on board required to appoint own successor, make purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing… |
Statewide | Became law | April 15, 2026 |
| SB 215 Home Builders Licensure Board; proof of liability insurance, signature and attestation requirements of required disclosures, further provided |
Statewide | Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 43 Health care providers; prohibit enforcement of contractual terms that restrict sharing cost information to patients and consumers |
Statewide | Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| SB 42 Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable |
Statewide | Became law | May 21, 2025 |
| SB 327 Town of Saint Florian in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered |
Local | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 244 Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created |
Statewide | Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 194 Agriculture authorities; authorized to terminate or move easements via eminent domain |
Statewide | Became law | May 12, 2025 |
| SB 298 City of Florence in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered |
Local | Became law | April 24, 2025 |
| SB 130 Financial Institutions and Businesses; authorizes gold and silver bullion and coins as legal tender |
Statewide | Became law | April 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
9 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 9 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Tim Melson 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
- tim.melson@alsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 726, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0888
Committees
- Healthcare Chair
- Agriculture Conservation and Forestry
- Community Service Grants Legislative Advisory
- Finance and Taxation Education
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- Madison County Legislation
- Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight
- Rules
- Transportation
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