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James Hovey
Alabama Senator

James Hovey

Republican
District: SD-027
63
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Voting History

Complete Vote History

ERIC Ban Senate

SB142 ERIC Ban (Passed 25 to 5 on 4/17/2025). Removes the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as an approved database for identifying voters whose residential addresses may have changed. 

4/17/2025
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SB142 ERIC Ban (Passed 25 to 5 on 4/17/2025). Removes the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) as an approved database for identifying voters whose residential addresses may have changed. 

SB238 Speed-enforcement Cameras (Passed 30 to 0 on 4/1/2025). Allows the Town of Kinston in Coffee County to use automated speed‑camera systems to issue civil citations. 

4/1/2025
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SB238 Speed-enforcement Cameras (Passed 30 to 0 on 4/1/2025). Allows the Town of Kinston in Coffee County to use automated speed‑camera systems to issue civil citations. 

SB116 Machine-gun Conversion Ban (Passed 24 to 2 on 3/18/2025). Creates a felony crime under state law for possessing, obtaining, receiving, selling, or using parts designed or intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun, commonly known as “Glock switches.”

3/18/2025
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SB116 Machine-gun Conversion Ban (Passed 24 to 2 on 3/18/2025). Creates a felony crime under state law for possessing, obtaining, receiving, selling, or using parts designed or intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun, commonly known as “Glock switches.”

Real Money Senate

SB130 Real Money (Passed 30 to 0 on 3/4/2025). 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. 

3/4/2025
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SB130 Real Money (Passed 30 to 0 on 3/4/2025). 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. 

SB53 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 24 to 8 on 2/13/2025). Strengthens immigration enforcement by requiring status checks on detainees and creating state-level crimes for human smuggling and harboring illegal aliens. 

2/13/2025
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SB53 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 24 to 8 on 2/13/2025). Strengthens immigration enforcement by requiring status checks on detainees and creating state-level crimes for human smuggling and harboring illegal aliens. 

SB79 "What Is a Woman" Act (Passed 26 to 5 on 2/6/2025). Amends Alabama law by explicitly defining sex-based terms such as “male,” “female,” “man,” “woman,” and related categories. 

2/6/2025
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SB79 "What Is a Woman" Act (Passed 26 to 5 on 2/6/2025). Amends Alabama law by explicitly defining sex-based terms such as “male,” “female,” “man,” “woman,” and related categories. 

HB327 Carbon Storage (Passed 30 to 0 on 5/2/2024). Regulates carbon dioxide storage in Alabama, giving surface owners' rights to underground "pore space" and authorizing state agencies to oversee and lease storage sites.

5/2/2024
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HB327 Carbon Storage (Passed 30 to 0 on 5/2/2024). Regulates carbon dioxide storage in Alabama, giving surface owners' rights to underground "pore space" and authorizing state agencies to oversee and lease storage sites.

Real Money Senate

SB297 Real Money (Passed 34 to 0 on 4/30/2024). Amends state tax law to exempt net capital gains from the exchange of precious metal bullion from state income taxes.

4/30/2024
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SB297 Real Money (Passed 34 to 0 on 4/30/2024). Amends state tax law to exempt net capital gains from the exchange of precious metal bullion from state income taxes.

SB281 Firearm Merchant Codes (Passed 32 to 0 on 4/23/2024). Bans government firearm registries and prohibits financial institutions from using special codes to track or reject firearm-related transactions.

4/23/2024
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SB281 Firearm Merchant Codes (Passed 32 to 0 on 4/23/2024). Bans government firearm registries and prohibits financial institutions from using special codes to track or reject firearm-related transactions.

HB129 Education Savings Accounts (Passed 23 to 9 on 3/7/2024). Creates a refundable tax credit for parents to cover educational expenses through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

3/7/2024
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HB129 Education Savings Accounts (Passed 23 to 9 on 3/7/2024). Creates a refundable tax credit for parents to cover educational expenses through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

DEI Ban Senate

SB129 DEI Ban (Passed 26 to 7 on 2/22/2024). Prohibits public entities in Alabama from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or sponsoring DEI programs.

2/22/2024
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SB129 DEI Ban (Passed 26 to 7 on 2/22/2024). Prohibits public entities in Alabama from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or sponsoring DEI programs.

SB1 Election Integrity (Passed 26 to 8 on 2/13/2024). Mandates standard forms for absentee ballot requests, prohibits pre-filling or exchanging payments, and imposes criminal penalties for violations.

2/13/2024
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SB1 Election Integrity (Passed 26 to 8 on 2/13/2024). Mandates standard forms for absentee ballot requests, prohibits pre-filling or exchanging payments, and imposes criminal penalties for violations.

SB158 Firearm Prohibited Person Database (passed 29 to 0 on 6/1/2023). Provides that the Alabama Firearm Prohibited Person database include “mentally ill persons” involuntary committed for “outpatient treatment.”

6/1/2023
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SB158 Firearm Prohibited Person Database (passed 29 to 0 on 6/1/2023). Provides that the Alabama Firearm Prohibited Person database include “mentally ill persons” involuntary committed for “outpatient treatment.”

HB175 State Income Tax Rebate (passed 25 to 5 on 6/1/2023). Offers a “one-time refundable income tax credit to qualified taxpayers to partially offset the amount of sales taxes paid on groceries throughout the tax year.”

6/1/2023
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HB175 State Income Tax Rebate (passed 25 to 5 on 6/1/2023). Offers a “one-time refundable income tax credit to qualified taxpayers to partially offset the amount of sales taxes paid on groceries throughout the tax year.”

SB263 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 7 on 5/24/2023). Amends the Alabama Accountability Act to expand refundable tax-credit “scholarships” by raising the poverty threshold for lower-income parents and replacing the term “failing school” with “priority school.”

5/24/2023
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SB263 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 7 on 5/24/2023). Amends the Alabama Accountability Act to expand refundable tax-credit “scholarships” by raising the poverty threshold for lower-income parents and replacing the term “failing school” with “priority school.”

SB330 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 32 to 0 on 5/24/2023). Bans state government agencies from accepting a payment using a Central Bank Digital Currency, and from participating in any test of this type of currency by the Federal Reserve.

5/24/2023
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SB330 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 32 to 0 on 5/24/2023). Bans state government agencies from accepting a payment using a Central Bank Digital Currency, and from participating in any test of this type of currency by the Federal Reserve.

SB261 Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts (passed 27 to 8 on 5/18/2023). Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that “boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards does not facilitate certain activities.”

5/18/2023
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SB261 Prohibiting ESG-Based Public Contracts (passed 27 to 8 on 5/18/2023). Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that “boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards does not facilitate certain activities.”

HB261 Protecting Student Athletes from Transgenderism (passed 26 to 4 on 5/3/2023). Prevents male and female students from participating on athletic teams or sports designated for the opposite sex in public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

5/3/2023
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HB261 Protecting Student Athletes from Transgenderism (passed 26 to 4 on 5/3/2023). Prevents male and female students from participating on athletic teams or sports designated for the opposite sex in public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

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