Senator Dan Roberts (R)
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State Senator Dan Roberts represents Senate District 15, which includes portions of Jefferson and Shelby Counties. He has served in the Alabama Senate since 2018. Senator Roberts currently chairs the Contract Review Committee and the Shelby County Local Legislation committee. He also sits on the Senate committees for Rules, State Governmental Affairs, Healthcare, Banking & Insurance, Children & Youth Health, Finance & Taxation Education, Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Development and Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment.
A graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction, Roberts began his career with Blount International, working in Alabama, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. He later earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University, where he launched a successful international trading company with an office in South Korea. He went on to work with Jim Wilson and Associates in Montgomery before founding his own real estate sales and development firm in Birmingham.
Roberts’ service extends beyond the Legislature through involvement in the Entrepreneurs Round Table, Alabama Policy Institute, Young Business Leaders, Campus Outreach International and College Golf Fellowship. He also serves as an Elder at Briarwood Presbyterian Church.
Senator Roberts was married to his late wife, Anne, for 42½ years before her passing in early 2022 from Covid-19. Together, they raised three sons who are now married and have blessed them with eight grandchildren. He married Kelly Kolen in 2024, who has four children and two grandchildren of her own. Together, they share a loving, blended family.
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee | Chair |
Shelby County Legislation | Chairperson |
Children and Youth Health | Vice Chairperson |
Banking and Insurance | Member |
Finance and Taxation Education | Member |
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | Member |
Healthcare | Member |
Rules | Member |
State Governmental Affairs | Member |
Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee | Member |
Jefferson County Legislation | Member |
Joint Legislative Prison Committee | Member |
Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget | Member |
Permanent Legislative Committee On Reapportionment | Member |
| Legislation | Title | Status | Last Action | Last Action Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SB79 (c. HB250)2026 Regular Session | Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 2/25/2026 |
SB1382026 Regular Session | Franchises; prohibit franchisor from requiring franchisee to operate on a religious day, exceptions provided | Enacted | Enacted | 4/17/2026 |
SB170 (c. HB283)2026 Regular Session | Health insurance, safe harbor created | Enacted | Enacted | 3/31/2026 |
SB1932026 Regular Session | Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, review of personal or professional services contracts, limitation that funds be issued on a state warrant removed, occupational and professional licensing boards included as state entities | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/21/2026 |
SB1972026 Regular Session | Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide | Enacted | Enacted | 4/9/2026 |
SB2362026 Regular Session | Taxation; Life on Wheels, exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin | 2/24/2026 |
SB2452026 Regular Session | Income Taxes, tax deduction for members of a Health Care Sharing Ministry for certain health care sharing expenses | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB294 (c. HB530)2026 Regular Session | Public Officers and Employees; Division of Risk Management authorized to provide bond program, authorize delinquencies, notification required | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 4/1/2026 |
SB542025 Regular Session | Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided | Enacted | Enacted | 4/2/2025 |
SB562025 Regular Session | Pardons and Paroles; medical parole revised; appellate review created; medical furlough release requirements revised | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/4/2025 |
SB2742025 Regular Session | Psychoactive derivatives of CBD; Possession prohibited; criminal penalties provided for violations | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 5/6/2025 |
SB2752025 Regular Session | Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one business license, health inspection, and fire inspection to apply statewide | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 5/6/2025 |
SB3302025 Regular Session | Certain municipal water works boards reconstituted, operating procedures further provided for | Enacted | Enacted | 5/7/2025 |
SJR362024 Regular Session | Dr. James Andrews, Commending | Enacted | Enacted | 4/5/2024 |
SJR662024 Regular Session | Supporting Access To Safe and Reliable Payments Systems | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin | 5/2/2024 |
SB792026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
Companion: HB250 - Garrett
SB1382026 Regular Session
Businesses & Financial Institutions
Franchises; prohibit franchisor from requiring franchisee to operate on a religious day, exceptions provided
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/17/2026 Enacted
SB1702026 Regular Session
Insurance
Health insurance, safe harbor created
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/31/2026 Enacted
Companion: HB283 - Colvin
SB1932026 Regular Session
State Government
Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee, review of personal or professional services contracts, limitation that funds be issued on a state warrant removed, occupational and professional licensing boards included as state entities
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB1972026 Regular Session
Health
Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/9/2026 Enacted
SB2362026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Taxation; Life on Wheels, exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/24/2026 Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin
SB2452026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Income Taxes, tax deduction for members of a Health Care Sharing Ministry for certain health care sharing expenses
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB2942026 Regular Session
Government Administration
Public Officers and Employees; Division of Risk Management authorized to provide bond program, authorize delinquencies, notification required
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 4/1/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
Companion: HB530 - Paramore
SB542025 Regular Session
Crimes & Offenses
Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Enacted
SB562025 Regular Session
Incarceration
Pardons and Paroles; medical parole revised; appellate review created; medical furlough release requirements revised
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/4/2025 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB2742025 Regular Session
Crimes & Offenses
Psychoactive derivatives of CBD; Possession prohibited; criminal penalties provided for violations
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 5/6/2025 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB2752025 Regular Session
Government Administration
Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one business license, health inspection, and fire inspection to apply statewide
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 5/6/2025 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB3302025 Regular Session
Telecommunications & Utilities
Certain municipal water works boards reconstituted, operating procedures further provided for
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 5/7/2025 Enacted
SJR362024 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution
Dr. James Andrews, Commending
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/5/2024 Enacted
SJR662024 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution
Supporting Access To Safe and Reliable Payments Systems
Status: Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
Last Action: 5/2/2024 Reported Out of Committee House of Origin