For additional roll call votes on Alabama SB183 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; natural hair styling exempt from regulation

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2026-04-16 - Enacted [SB183 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Vote: SBIR: Passed by House of Origin

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	32	5	27
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	3	3	-
TOTAL	35	8	27

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Albritton, Greg [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Allen, Gerald H. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Barfoot, Will [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Beasley, William "Billy" M. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Bell, Lance [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Butler, Tom [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Carnley, Joshua "Josh" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Chambliss Jr., Clyde [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Chesteen, Donnie [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Coleman-Evans, Merika [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Coleman-Madison, Linda [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Elliott, Chris [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Figures, Vivian Davis [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Givhan, Sam [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gudger, Garlan [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Hatcher, Kirk [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Hovey, James "Jay" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Jones, Andrew [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kelley, Keith [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kitchens, Wes [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Livingston, Steve [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Melson, Tim [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Orr, Arthur [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Price, Randy [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Roberts, Dan [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Sessions, David [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Shelnutt, Shay [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Singleton, Bobby D. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Smitherman, Rodger M. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Stewart, Robert [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Stutts, Larry [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Waggoner, J. T. "Jabo" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Weaver, April C. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Williams, Jack W. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Woods, Matthew "Matt" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart