Senator David Sessions (R)
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Senator David Sessions was elected to the Alabama Senate on November 6, 2018.
He graduated from Mobile County High School in 1978 and is a farmer and co-owner of Sessions Farms, a diversified family farming operation in South Mobile County.
Senator Sessions currently serves as president of Grand Bay Water Works, and Producers Gin Co. LLC. Additionally, he serves as a supervisor on the board of the Mobile County Soil and Water Conservation District.
He is past president of the Alabama Pecan Growers Association.
Senator Sessions is married to Lisa Driskell Sessions and they have three children. He and his family attend First Baptist Church in Grand Bay.
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | Chairperson |
Confirmations | Member |
Finance and Taxation Education | Member |
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | Member |
Mobile County Legislation | Member |
Rules | Member |
Tourism | Member |
Transportation and Energy | Member |
Joint Legislative Committee On State Parks | Member |
Joint Transportation Committee | Member |
Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy | Member |
Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget | Member |
Water Policy And Management Joint Legislative Committee | Member |
| Legislation | Title | Status | Last Action | Last Action Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SJR472026 Regular Session | John J. Guthrie, Jr., death mourned | Enacted | Enacted | 3/3/2026 |
SB892026 Regular Session | State Pilotage Commission; statewide laws repealed | Enacted | Enacted | 2/3/2026 |
SB902026 Regular Session | Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided | Enacted | Enacted | 3/5/2026 |
SB1232026 Regular Session | Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB1242026 Regular Session | State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB1252026 Regular Session | Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB1402026 Regular Session | Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB169 (c. HB243)2026 Regular Session | Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended | Enacted | Enacted | 2/19/2026 |
SB2632026 Regular Session | Animal abandonment; criminal penalties, authority to seize, disposition procedures; established | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB343 (c. HB576)2026 Regular Session | Mobile County; temporary judges of probate, appointment amended | Enacted | Enacted | 4/6/2026 |
SB46 (c. HB145)2025 Regular Session | Class 2 municipalities, scrap tires, enforcement of Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act, jurisdiction of municipality court, criminal penalties | Enacted | Enacted | 4/22/2025 |
SB732025 Regular Session | Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/4/2025 |
SB1072025 Regular Session | Sales and use tax, simplified sellers use tax (SSUT), recalculation of distributions based on annexations, deannexations, or incorporations, on fifth year after release of census commencing on January 1, 2026 | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 5/6/2025 |
SB1332025 Regular Session | Juvenile court, required to provide written notification to local superintendent or principal of private K-12 school if student charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to provide written notice of charges for or adjudication of delinquency for lesser crimes | On Third Reading in Second House | Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered | 4/9/2025 |
SB1682025 Regular Session | State parks, early reservation and reduced rate permitted and required for state residents | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/13/2025 |
SJR472026 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution
John J. Guthrie, Jr., death mourned
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/3/2026 Enacted
SB892026 Regular Session
Waters & Boating
State Pilotage Commission; statewide laws repealed
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 2/3/2026 Enacted
SB902026 Regular Session
Conservation & Natural Resources
Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/5/2026 Enacted
SB1232026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB1242026 Regular Session
Conservation & Natural Resources
State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB1252026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB1402026 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure
Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB1692026 Regular Session
Crimes & Offenses
Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Enacted
Companion: HB243 - Wilcox
SB2632026 Regular Session
Crimes & Offenses
Animal abandonment; criminal penalties, authority to seize, disposition procedures; established
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB3432026 Regular Session
Mobile County
Mobile County; temporary judges of probate, appointment amended
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/6/2026 Enacted
Companion: HB576 - Brown (C)
SB462025 Regular Session
Environmental Protection
Class 2 municipalities, scrap tires, enforcement of Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act, jurisdiction of municipality court, criminal penalties
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/22/2025 Enacted
Companion: HB145 - Clarke
SB732025 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/4/2025 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB1072025 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Sales and use tax, simplified sellers use tax (SSUT), recalculation of distributions based on annexations, deannexations, or incorporations, on fifth year after release of census commencing on January 1, 2026
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 5/6/2025 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB1332025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure
Juvenile court, required to provide written notification to local superintendent or principal of private K-12 school if student charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to provide written notice of charges for or adjudication of delinquency for lesser crimes
Status: On Third Reading in Second House
Last Action: 4/9/2025 Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered
SB1682025 Regular Session
State Government
State parks, early reservation and reduced rate permitted and required for state residents
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/13/2025 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin