Alabama Senate · District 2

Tom Butler

Republican

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore 83% On 115 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes Votes with own party 97% Partisan rank: 19 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 8 others) Didn't vote at roll call 7% 162 of 2,328 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 2 5 sponsored · 2 became law · Rank 32 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Local bills passed 0 0 sponsored · 0 became law

Where they sit

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

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Tom Butler'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 conservative than 88% of the Alabama Senate.

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5th most conservative of 35

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tempore

83%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tom Butler.

On 115 contested votes where both voted99% on all 2,106 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

97%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tom Butler.

On 103 party-line votesPartisan rank: 19 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 8 others)18 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Tom Butler
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	5	0
Passed both chambers	2	0
Became law	2	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 32 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 24 of 27 Republicans (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: Tom Butler
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 106 Jury service; individuals 80 years of age or older exempt from service upon request	Statewide	Became law	April 22, 2026
SB 80 Alabama Local Government Training Institutue, renamed Buddy Sharpless Education Institute	Statewide	Became law	March 19, 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

20 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 13 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Tom Butler
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President pro Tempore	Most of their party
April 7, 2026	SB 354: Solar power facilities; new facilities prohibited for one year Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
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 12, 2026	SB 265: Tax abatements for data processing centers, exemption period limited, collection of certain taxes on purchases required, sunset date extended Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 12, 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)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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)	—
May 7, 2025	HB 166: Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2025	HB 357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for Passage	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)	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 Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 8: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided 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 Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 15, 2025	SB 316: ABC Board; establishing a new license for an educational tourism distillery Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	SB 316: ABC Board; establishing a new license for an educational tourism distillery Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2025	SB 101: Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for Amendment	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 20, 2025	SB 252: Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
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 Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Tom Butler
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: tom.butler@alsenate.gov
Capitol office: Room 730, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0884

Committees

State Governmental Affairs Chair
Madison County Legislation Vice chair
Transportation and Energy Vice chair
Education Policy
Finance and Taxation Education
Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Healthcare

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