Tom Whatley
Information
- Position: State Senator - District 27
- Party: Republican
- Location: Auburn, AL - Lee County
- Birthday: August 7, 1970 50
Contact Information
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 734
- Montgomery, AL 36130-4600
- 334-261-0893
- Email: [email protected]
Education Information
- Graduated, Command and General Staff College, Fort Lee Quartermaster School & Center, 2009
- Graduated, Combined Arms Service Staff School, Fort Lee Quartermaster School & Center, 2002
- Graduated, Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course, Fort Lee Quartermaster School & Center, 2001
- JD, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, 1995-1998
- BA, Public Administration, Auburn University, 1994
- Graduated, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Fort Lee Quartermaster School & Center, 1993
Political Information
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 27, 2018
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, District 27, 2010-present
Professions Information
- Chief of Staff, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, 2007-2009
- Bilateral Affairs Officer, Defense Attachu00e9 Office, United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, 2005-2007
- Attorney, Tom Whatley Law, 1999-present
- Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander, Alabama Army National Guard, 1988-present
- Former Public Service Commissioner, State of Alabama
Congressional Information
- Former Chair, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Transportation and Energy Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Alabama State Senate
Organizations Information
- Member, Lee County Cattleman's Association, present
- Member, Auburn United Methodist Church, present
- Member, Opelika Kiwanis Club, present
- Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1999-present
Election History
Sponsored Bills
- SB338
- Lee Co., sheriff, qualifications, continuing education required
- SB334
- State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Secs. 22-2-8, 31-9-8 am'd.
- SB327
- Opelika, corp. limits alt.
- SB308
- Education, grades K-12, yoga, authorize local boards of education to offer to students
- SB305
- National Guard, extend access to facilities owned by National Guard to certain veterans and their caregivers
- SB294
- Home building, exemptions for owner of property, further provided, notice requirements prior to sale provided
- SB269
- Education, K-3 grades, Alabama Literacy Act, provisions against promoting students who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills, deleted, references to good cause exemptions, deleted, Act 2019-523, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.
- SB252
- Alexander City, corp. limits alt.
- SB232
- Eminent domain, further provided to not include trails for biking or hiking, Sec. 18-1B-2 am'd.
- SB217
- Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, levied by muns. and counties, use restricted to road and bridge construction and maintenance, exceptions if pledged for bonds, special projects, or after approval by referendum
- SB216
- Sales and use tax, construction contracts for highways, roads, and bridges, Revenue Dept., issuance of exemption certificates if gov't entity contracting is tax exempt, Sec. 40-9-14.1 am'd.
- SB204
- Lee Co., boards of registrars, increase maximum number of days board may meet each year, Sec. 17-3-8 am'd.
- SB197
- Taxation, tax credit, authorized for the cost of acquisition and construction of a qualified storm shelter
- SB180
- Absentee voting, eliminating requirement that affidavit accompanying absentee ballot be witnessed or notarized, Sec. 17-11-7 am'd.
- SB 168
- Education, public K-12 schools, sex education, revising the focus of content, course materials and instructions provided, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.
- SB 164
- Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, established to authorize licensed physical therapists and assistant to practice among compact member states
- SB 163
- Armory Commission, membership increased from nine to 15 members, Sec. 31-4-1 am'd.
- SB 162
- Criminal procedure, expungement, expungement of records of youthful offender, provided for, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2 am'd.
- SB 155
- Alcoholic beverage retailers, authorize drive-thru and walk-up service to purchase alcoholic beverages for off premises consumption
- SB 137
- Self-service food vendors, vending machines and micro markets defined, Agriculture and Industries to regulate
- SB 66
- Optometrists, practice of optometry defined, Board of Optometry to regulate, Secs. 20-2-2, 34-22-1 am'd.
- SB 51
- Higher education, public institutions, provides resident student status to minor children of military service members stationed in Ala., provides that resident student status is valid even if the parent is reassigned out of state, so long as the student maintains continous enrollment at the institution, Sec. 16-64-2 am'd.
- SB 11
- Individuals with a disability,motor vehicles, handicap parking, windshield placards, issuance further provided for, Secs. 32-6-230, 32-6-231 am'd.
- SB 10
- Education, National Guard, to limit amount of private tuition reimbursed to eligible guard members, Secs. 31-10-20 to 31-10-25, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 31-10-2, 31-10-3, 31-10-4.1 am'd.
- SB 8
- National Guard benefits, increase survivor and education benefits, Secs. 31-3-2, 31-6-4, 31-12-1, 31-12-2 am'd.
- SB 7
- Lee Co., ignition interlock device, other for of alcohol monitoring device auth. to be used in lieu of ignition interlock device if ordered by court
- SB 365
- Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission, membership, to include Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Sec. 31-14-3 am'd.
- SB 343
- 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.
- SB 299
- State Treasury, Education Retirees' Trust Fund, created, cost-of-living adjustments, to provide funding by lottery if one is authorized
- SB 298
- Lee Co., boards of registrars, increase maximum number of days board may meet each year, Sec. 17-3-8 am'd.
- SB 234
- Small farm wineries, authorize to sell to consumers or distribute to retailers
- SB 221
- Judicial circuits and districts, reallocate the number of circuit judges and district judges every 20 years based on population, Secs. 12-11-2, 12-12-1 am'd.
- SB 219
- Education, National Guard, to limit amount of private tuition reimbursed to eligible guard members, Secs. 31-10-20 to 31-10-25, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 31-10-2, 31-10-3, 31-10-4.1 am'd.
- SB 203
- Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation
- SB 165
- Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Patient Safety Act, Alabama Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Bd created, licensing of limited x-ray machine operators, magnetic resonance technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, radiation therapist, radiographer, and radiologist assistants, provided
- SB 158
- Taxation, tax credit, authorized for the cost of acquisition and construction of a qualified storm shelter
- SB 140
- Sex education, public K-12 school, content and course materials revised, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.
- SB 137
- Lee Co., additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election
- SB 136
- Veterans, provide a waiver for a three year period of all regulatory fees associated with new veteran-owned businesses, Alabama Entrepreneurial Military Veteran Act
- SB 135
- Expungement of criminal records, authorized for youthful offenders, Sec. 15-27-2.1 added
- SB 134
- Lee Co., four-way stops, solicitation, prohibited, civil penalties for violations
- SB 133
- Driving under the influence, ignition interlock devices, other alcohol monitoring device approved by the court, Secs. 32-5A-191, 32-5A-191.4 am'd.
- SB 132
- Veterans, Emergency Missing Veteran Alert Program, created, ALEA to implement program, rulemaking authority, activation and deactivation of an alert procedures
- SB 131
- National Guard benefits, increase survivor and education benefits, Secs. 31-3-2, 31-6-4, 31-12-1, 31-12-2 am'd.
- SB 114
- Optometrists, practice of optometry defined, Secs. 34-22-1, 34-22-42 am'd.
- SB 103
- Vending machines, sale of corn in, authorized, inspection by Agriculture and Industries Dept, required
- SB 102
- Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception
- SB 101
- Alabama Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association of America, and its affiliated local chapters located in Alabama, exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use tax
- SB 96
- Alcoholic beverages, Sunday sales, authorize the governing body of a wet municipality, by ordinance, permit and regulate the sale of, under certain conditions, Sec. 28-3A-25 am'd.
- SB 15
- Education, Kyle Graddy Act, administration of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on K-12 school campuses by students and pursuant to anaphylaxis preparedness program provided, Secs. 16-1-39, 16-1-48 am'd
- SB 378
- Water authorities; regulation by Public Service Commission for certain authorities authorized.
- SB 317
- Veterans, provide start up fee exemption for new veteran-owned businesses for two-year period, new language, Alabama Entrepreneurial Veteran Soldier Act
- SB 315
- Alcoholic beverages, governing bodies of wet counties and wet municipalities authorized to regulate and permit Sunday sales and draft beer, Secs. 28-3A-23, 28-3A-25 am'd.
- SB 314
- Education Retirees' Trust Fund for Cost-of-Living Allowances, creation in State Treasury, investment of funds
- SB 313
- Motor vehicles, administrative driver license, suspension, Sec. 32-5A-304 am'd.
- SB 282
- Vending machines, sale of corn in, authorized, inspection by Agriculture and Industries Dept, required
- SB 277
- Taxation, income tax credit, created for businesses involved with construction relating to national border security
- SB 271
- Division of Conservation and Natural Resources, created, Ag. and Industries Dept., Secs. 2-2-8, 9-2-14, 9-2-15 am'd.
- SB 270
- Education, Kyle Graddy Act, administration of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on K-12 school campuses by students and pursuant to anaphylaxis preparedness program provided, Secs. 16-1-39, 16-1-48 am'd
- SB 269
- Sex education, public K-12 school, content and course materials revised, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.
- SB 259
- Controlled substances; controlled substances schedules; statutory schedules repealed; schedules of the State Board of Health to be the official controlled substances list; Secs. 20-2-23, 20-2-25, 20-2-27, 20-2-29, 20-2-31 repealed; Secs. 20-2-20, 20-2-32 am'd.
- SB 258
- Food service establishments, grease traps required to be secured and locked, civil fines
- SB 191
- Sales and use taxes, exemption for sale of fruit and agricultural products further provided for, all sales tax exemptions incorporated in use tax, Secs. 40-23-4, 40-23-62 am'd.
- SB 173
- Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception
- SB 172
- Motor vehicles, law enforcement agency, driver's licenses, suspension of, time frame for specified, Secs. 13A-12-290, 32-5A-195 am'd.
- SB 171
- Probate judge, appointment of special judge by Chief Justice upon suspension, removal, or disqualification of sitting judge, Sec. 12-13-37 am'd.
- SB 168
- Income, business privilege tax credit, for sales/rent of agricultural assets to beginning farmers
- SB 161
- Lee Co., additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election
- SB 160
- Expungement of criminal records, authorized for youthful offenders, Sec. 15-27-2.1 added
- SB 126
- Courts, municipal, transfer of cases to district court, participation in pretrial diversion programs of district ct, conditions
- SB 125
- Motor vehicles, following too closely, exemption provided for, truck platoons under certain conditions, Dept. of Transportation authorized to adopt rules, Secs. 32-1-1.1, 32-5A-89 am'd.
- SJR 154
- Bass, William R., commended
- SJR 137
- Bass, William R., commended
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