About
Alabama native Debbie Hamby Wood was born in Valley, attended Beulah High School and Southern Union State Community College, and recently completed a Bachelor’s degree at Faulkner University. Since 2000, Wood has been a small businesswoman, owning and operating Century 21 Wood Real Estate in Valley. Beginning in 2002, she served four terms as the District 6 Representative on the Chambers County Commission, and was the first female to serve as Commission Chair. In 2014 she was honored to serve as President of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. Following that year of service to Alabama, Debbie was appointed to serve as a representative to the National Association of County Officials Board in Washington D.C. In 2018 she was elected to the Alabama House to represent District 38, and is currently seeking reelection to her second term in the House. For the 2019-2020 Legislative session she served on the House County and Municipal Government Committee, Lee County Legislation Committee, Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Urban and Rural Development Committee.
In 2015 Debbie was diagnosed with breast cancer, and following successful treatment has now been cancer-free for six years. She continues to be a vocal advocate for early detection and screening, as well as for post-treatment support for breast cancer survivors.
Debbie is focused on bringing positive change to her District and the state, and works to make Alabama a better place for her children and grandchildren. One of her favorite sayings is “You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.” Through her activism and advocacy, her local involvement and now as a Representative, Debbie Wood is working to make life in Alabama better for all of us.
She and her husband of 30+ years, Bobby, live in Valley. The couple have two children and three grandchildren, and attend Langdale United Methodist Church.
Education Information
Known educational history for Debbie Wood from Valley, AL.
- Attended, Avery Yarbrough School of Real Estate
- Attended, Southern Union State Community College
- Graduate, Alabama Local Government Training Institute Graduate, Auburn University
Political Information
Known political history for Debbie Wood from Valley, AL.
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 38, 2018-present
- Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 38, 2018
- Commissioner, Chambers County Commission, District 6, 2002-2018
Professions Information
Known professional history for Debbie Wood from Valley, AL.
- Broker/Owner, Century 21 Wood Real Estate, 2000-present
- Sales Associate, Valley Realty, 1993-2000
- Chair, Association of County Commissions of Alabama Legislative Committee
- President, Association of County Commissions of Alabama Workman's Compensation Board
- Representative, National Association of County Officials Board
Organizations Information
Known organizational history for Debbie Wood from Valley, AL.
- Member, National Association of Counties, present
- Member, Chambers County Commission, 2002-2018
- Celebrate Recovery Ministry Leader, Langdale United Methodist Church
- Former President, Alabama Association County Commissioners
- Liaison, Chambers County Development Authority
- Member, City of Valley Dilapidated Homes Committee
- Member, Auburn University GEDI Board
- Member, Crime Stoppers Board
- Member, Friends of Drug Court
- Member/Volunteer, Red Cross Board
- President, Chambers County Board of Realtors
- President, Chamber of Commerce
- Sunday School teacher, Langdale United Methodist Church
- Volunteer, Bread Basket
Election History
Debbie Wood from Valley, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.
Sponsored Bills
View legislative bills that Debbie Wood has sponsored.
- HB30
Judge of probate of each county to conduct post-election audit
- HB488
Town of Cusseta in Chambers County, corporate limits altered
- HB578
Quarries; Environmental Management Department prohibited form issuing permits under certain circumstances; procedures for local government approval provided; advisory boards provided for
- HB82
Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased
- HJR232
Honorable Judge Myron Calvin Milford, Jr., commended
- HR258
Springwood School Girls Basketball Team, AISA AA State Champions, commended
- HB259
Judge of probate of each county to conduct post-election audit.
- HB477
Employees of local boards of education; twelve weeks of paid parental leave following birth of child, placement of child for adoption, miscarriage, or stillbirth provided for; State Board of Education authorized to adopt rules
- HR200
John Minter, commended
- HR269
Katie Wilkerson, commended
- HB122
Relating to health care; to prohibit discrimination against an individual with a disability in receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant based on his or her disability; to require health care providers and organ transplant centers to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability in medical need of an anatomical gift or organ transplant; and to provide disabled individuals the right to equitable relief.
- HB151
Relating to health care facilities; to add Section 22-21-437 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require health care facilities to adopt certain visitation policies; to provide that patients have a right to certain visitation; to allow patients to designate an essential caregiver and to guarantee that caregiver certain visitation rights; to prohibit a health care facility from adopting a visitation policy that is more stringent than certain employee policies; to prohibit a health care facility from requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or from prohibiting consensual physical contact between visitors and patients; to provide for the circumstances in which patients may not be denied visitors who are not essential caregivers; to require health care facilities to provide visitation policies to the Department of Public Health; to require the Department of Public Health to develop a mechanism for complaints; to provide certain immunity from liability in certain circumstances; and to repeal Sections 22-21-430 through 22-21-436, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to hospital visitation during a public health emergency.
- HB300
Relating to Chambers County; to further provide for the expense allowance and salary of the Revenue Commissioner of Chambers County.
- HB457
Relating to elections; to require the canvassing board of each county to conduct a post-election audit after each county and statewide general election to determine the accuracy of the originally reported results of the election.
- HB85
Relating to taxation; to amend Section 40-18-140, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide an income tax refund check-off for a contribution to the State Parks Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Mental Health, or the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
- HB86
Relating to motor vehicles and traffic; to amend Sections 11-49-4, 32-5A-173, and 32-5A-176, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit a municipality from setting speed limits on county-maintained streets within its corporate limits; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- HB3
Relating to health care facilities; to add Section 22-21-437 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require health care facilities to adopt certain visitation policies; to provide that patients have a right to certain visitation; to allow patients to designate an essential caregiver and to guarantee that caregiver certain visitation rights; to prohibit a health care facility from adopting a visitation policy that is more stringent than certain employee policies; to prohibit a health care facility from requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or from prohibiting consensual physical contact between visitors and patients; to provide for the circumstances in which patients may not be denied visitors; to require health care facilities to provide visitation policies to the Department of Public Health; to require the Department of Public Health to develop a mechanism for complaints; to prohibit any suspension or modification by emergency rule or order; and to repeal Sections 22-21-430 through 22-21-436, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to hospital visitation during a public health emergency.
- HB146
Education, public K-12, establishing a program of advance enrollment for children of military families
- HB164
Health care, practice of midwifery, scope of licensed practice further provided for, Sec. 34-19-14 am'd.
- HB165
Taxation, check-off contribution to State Park Division of the Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Dept. of Mental Health or the Alabama Medicaid Agency, Sec. 40-18-140 am'd.
- HB198
Taxation, check-off contribution to State Park Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Mental Health or the Alabama Medicaid Agency, Sec. 40-18-140 am'd.
- HB422
Homestead exemptions, income threshold for resident taxpayer over 65 years of age increased, Sec. 9-18-19 am'd.
- HB63
Elections, prefilling of any field on voter registration application or absentee ballot application, prohibited, criminal penalties for violations imposed, Secs. 17-3-54, 17-11-4 am'd.
- HB64
Chambers Co., ad valorem tax, levy of addional 6 mills for education and county roads, extension of existing tax for 20 years, referendum
- HB263
Organ transplant recipients, discrimination against persons with disabilities prohibited
- HB28
Retailers, required to accept cash, store credit required if seller unable to make change
- HB521
Health, require health care facilities to allow one caregiver or visitor to patients or residents, subject to reasonable restrictions
- HR193
Fuller, Jason, death mourned
- HR194
Gibson, John Willie, death mourned
- HR268
Beulah High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, commended
- HB 58
Organ transplant recipients, discrimination against persons with disabilities prohibited
- HB333
Public contracts, contracts for heating and air conditioning systems, exemption further provided, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.
- HB459
Chambers Co., sheriffs, additional qualifications, continuing education
- HB468
Opelika, corp. limits alt.
- HB 196
Statewide 911 Board, statewide voice and data system administered, fund grants, annual report published on status of 911 service, Sec. 11-98-4.1 am'd.
- HB 550
Real estate sold for payment of taxes, recovery actions by owner and actions for possession by tax purchaser, further provided for, tax lien by tax purchaser, authorized, Act 2018-494, 2018 Reg. Sess., repealed; Secs. 40-10-82, 40-10-120 am'd.
- HJR161
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) month, recognized
- HR235
Spouses and family of legislators, honored
Voting Record
Recent legislative votes cast by Debbie Wood. Use the full archive to find a specific bill.
- 3,544Yea
- 52Nay
- 465Abstained
- 124Absent
- YeaSB90Relating to sales and use tax; to add a new Section 40-23-4.5, Code of Alabama 1975, to exclude products under Chapter 2A of Title 20 from the producer value added sales and use tax exemption.
- YeaSB330Relating to Central Bank Digital Currency; to prohibit governmental agencies from using this type of currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of this currency by the Federal Reserve.
- YeaSB322Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB322Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB312Relating to the Mandatory Liability Insurance Act; to amend Sections 32-7A-5 and 32-7A-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the exceptions to the act for inoperable or stored motor vehicles; to prohibit the continued operation of a motor vehicle in violation of the registration and insurance requirements.
- YeaSB309Relating to contracts for professional services; to amend Section 41-4-133, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-357, to provide for the procurement of certain professional service contracts based on competitive, qualification-based policies and procedures; to provide for the advertisement of such contracts; and to subject such contracts to a fee schedule established by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance, with exception.
- YeaSB301Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB301Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB299Relating to the Coal Production Tax Credit; to amend Section 40-18-220, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow the credit to be claimed against both income and utility services taxes; to allow the credits to be earned by all persons that increase their production of coal mined in Alabama from the prior year; to allow any unused credits to be carried forward for no more than five years;
- YeaSB299Relating to the Coal Production Tax Credit; to amend Section 40-18-220, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow the credit to be claimed against both income and utility services taxes; to allow the credits to be earned by all persons that increase their production of coal mined in Alabama from the prior year; to allow any unused credits to be carried forward for no more than five years;