2025 AL Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Alabama Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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SB79 amends Alabama law by explicitly defining sex-based terms such as “male,” “female,” “man,” “woman,” and related categories. It declares there are only two sexes—male and female—based on reproductive anatomy at birth, and that intersex conditions do not constitute a third sex. The law applies wherever state statutes classify individuals by sex, and requires vital statistics and public institutions to record everyone as either male or female as assigned at birth (with a narrow exception if biologically undetermined). It also permits state and local entities to establish single-sex spaces (including bathrooms, dorms, shelters, and school facilities) based on biology, privacy, safety, or fairness concerns.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB79 on February 6, 2025 by a vote of 26 to 5. We have assigned pluses to ayes because this bill codifies biological truth into state law. By clearly defining sex as male or female based on reproductive biology and removing so-called “gender identity” from legal consideration, SB79 pushes back against the radical Marxist and leftist agenda infiltrating public institutions and society. The bill affirms Alabama’s duty to defend reality, privacy, and common sense. Scientifically and biblically, there are only two sexes.
SB53 enhances immigration enforcement by requiring jail officials to verify the immigration status of detainees when reasonable suspicion exists. It creates two new state crimes: human smuggling and harboring undocumented immigrants. Human smuggling—knowingly transporting someone unlawfully present in the United States—is classified as a Class C felony.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB53 on February 13, 2025 by a vote of 24 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill strengthens state-level enforcement of immigration law and upholds the rule of law. By empowering local and state authorities to prosecute crimes such as human smuggling and harboring illegal aliens—without relying solely on federal agencies—SB53 reinforces Alabama’s sovereignty and deters criminal activity tied to illegal migration. This approach helps protect Alabama communities from the public safety, economic, and societal costs associated with unchecked illegal migration.
SB130 authorizes refined gold and silver bullion, specie, or coins that are stamped with their weight and purity to be recognized as legal tender in Alabama.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB130 on March 4, 2025 by a vote of 31 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill is an important step toward restoring sound, constitutional money and reestablishing the role of gold and silver as legal tender, in accordance with Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution.
SB116 makes it a Class C felony under Alabama law to possess, obtain, receive, sell, or use any part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun—commonly known as “Glock switches.” It defines a machine gun as any firearm that can fire more than one shot automatically with a single trigger function, including conversion parts or kits. While such devices are already illegal under federal law, SB 116 creates a state-level ban that empowers local law enforcement to prosecute offenders directly without relying on federal jurisdiction.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB116 on March 18, 2025 by a vote of 24 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill mirrors and reinforces an unconstitutional federal gun control law, thereby undermining state sovereignty and violating the 10th Amendment. Furthermore, by criminalizing firearm components at the state level, SB116 infringes on the Second Amendment, which clearly states that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Instead of defending constitutional rights, this legislation empowers the state to further erode them under the guise of public safety.
SB238 allows the Town of Kinston in Coffee County to use automated speed‑camera systems to issue civil citations (maximum $100 plus costs) for drivers exceeding speed limits by over 10 mph.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB238 on April 1, 2025 by a vote of 30 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because speed-enforcement cameras undermine due process by removing human oversight and presuming guilt before innocence, violating principles protected by the Fifth and 14th Amendments. These systems also risk infringing on Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. They enable invasive surveillance, expand government overreach, and burden drivers with costly fines, all disguised as public-safety measures.
SB142 removes the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as an approved database for identifying voters whose residential addresses may have changed. Instead, Alabama election officials must use the U.S. Postal Service’s National Change of Address database and at least one other voter-registration database to identify potential address changes. The law mandates that, beginning in February 2025 and every four years thereafter, registrars or the Secretary of State review change-of-address data, update voter records accordingly, and send verification notices. If no response is received within 90 days, the voter’s status becomes inactive, and unreturned notices are recorded in the statewide voter-registration database.
The Alabama State Senate passed SB142 on April 17, 2025 by a vote of 25 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill rightly removes Alabama from the ERIC, a secretive and controversial program with ties to left-wing organizations, including those funded by George Soros. ERIC has been criticized for its lack of transparency, misuse of private voter data, and failure to clean voter rolls—often inflating them instead. By replacing ERIC with more accountable and publicly available tools, Alabama is taking a necessary step toward restoring election integrity. States have both the right and the responsibility under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution to conduct free, fair, and secure elections.
