About
Born in Chilton County, Van Smith received his bachelor’s degree in agriscience education from Auburn University and his master’s degree in agriscience education from Alabama A&M University. He received his certification in administrative education from the University of Montevallo.
He has served as an Autauga County Commissioner for the past five years. In nearly four decades in education, Smith worked 13 years as a vocational education teacher, eight years as assistant principal, and 16 years as principal of Billingsley School. After retirement in 2013, he became a full-time farmer raising cattle, hay and timber.
Contact Information
Known contact information for Van Smith from Billingsley, AL.
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 531Montgomery, AL 36130-2950
- Phone: 334-261-0459
- Official Email: [email protected]
Education Information
Known educational history for Van Smith from Billingsley, AL.
- BS, Agriscience Education, Auburn University
- Master's, Administration, Montevallo University
- MS, Agriscience Education, Alabama A&M University
Political Information
Known political history for Van Smith from Billingsley, AL.
- Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 42, 2022
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 42, 2019-present
- Trustee, Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, 1994-present
- Former Commissioner, Autauga County, Alabama, District 3
- Former Vice Chair, Autauga County Commission, Alabama
Professions Information
Known professional history for Van Smith from Billingsley, AL.
- Former Assistant Principal, Billingsley School
- Former Principal, Billingsley School
- Former Vocational Education Teacher, Billingsley School
Organizations Information
Known organizational history for Van Smith from Billingsley, AL.
- Chairman of the Deacons, Indian Grave Baptist Church, present
- Member, Junior Beef Expo Committee, Southeastern Livestock Exposition, present
- Member, Indian Grave Baptist Church, present
- Superintendent, Autauga Agribition Livestock Show, 1999-present
- Board Member, Autauga County Cattlemen's Association
- Former Career Development Event Superintendent, National FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event
- Former Vice Chairman, Central Alabama Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees
- Member, Board of Trustees, PowerSouth
- Member, Board of Trustees, Alabama Rural Electric Association
- Member, National Future Farmers of America Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event
Election History
Van Smith from Billingsley, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.
Sponsored Bills
View legislative bills that Van Smith has sponsored.
- HB225
Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised
- HB488
Chilton County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment
- HB569
Autauga County; taxes, additional sales and use tax authorized, rental tax established
- HB622
City of Jemison; draft beer, authorization to sell amended
- HR287
Eddie Reed, death mourned
- HB132
Relating 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.
- HB299
Relating to highways; to amend Section 23-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the relocation of utilities; and to further provide for the reimbursement process for various expenses associated with the relocation.
- HB432
Relating to driver licenses; to amend Section 32-6-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the minimum time period certain Alabama licenses may be issued to a foreign national; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- HB504
To authorize the Chilton County Commission, pursuant to Section 217 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to continue at the rate at which there is levied and collected by the county, on all taxable property situated in the county, the ad valorem tax for a trade school and rural and industrial development in the county now levied at the rate of 3 mills on each dollar of assessed value, at a maximum rate, for any tax year of the county, which is equal to $.30 on each one hundred dollars (3 mills on each dollar) of assessed value, until December 31, 2044.
- HJR29
COMMENDING COACH WILLIAM EARL GRIFFIN FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HALL OF FAME.
- HB399
Motor vehicles, uniform vehicle width restriction, provided, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.
- HB412
Sales and use tax, agricultural products, producer value added agricultural products exempt from sales tax, Sec. 40-23-1, 40-23-4 am'd.
- HB495
Thorsby, alcoholic beverages, sale of draft or keg beer by retail licensees
- HJR76
Wendell Kelly Way, portion of Autauga County Road 24, named
- HB346
Social Work Examiners, Board of, duties, board authorized to charge and collect fees to verify existence of current license, Sec. 34-30-57 am'd.
- HB513
Chilton Co., sheriff authorized to sell certain abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property and firearms, notice, record keeping requirement, distribution of funds for law enforcement purposes
- HB514
Chilton Co., sheriff, salary
- HB586
Mobile Co., Mobile Bay, western shore, mobile home parks or RV parks, restricted within 1500 feet of Mobile Bay, mobile homes or manufactured buildings, restricted except for use by owner, sewage systems regulated, enforcement
- HB600
Motor vehicles, uniform vehicle width restriction, provided, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.
- HB640
Clanton, alcoholic beverages, city council may authorize sale of draft or keg beer, under certain conditions
- HJR126
West Autauga Water Authority, commended
- HJR57
Wilson, Sammy, death mourned
- HJR92
Pinson, Ron, commended
- HR246
Williams, Floree Hudman, commended
- HR266
Kelley, Wendell Lee, death mourned
- HR278
Lucas, Brian, commended
Voting Record
Recent legislative votes cast by Van Smith. Use the full archive to find a specific bill.
- 4,520Yea
- 85Nay
- 582Abstained
- 70Absent
- YeaSB364Public K-12 education; violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation instruction required before graduation from high school beginning in sixth grade, State Board of Education required to adopt standards
- YeaSB341Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties for violations, provided
- YeaSB273Crimes and offenses; stalking in the second degree, penalties revised
- YeaSB199Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules
- YeaSB174Natural resources; conversion of oil and gas wells into alternative energy facilities authorized; lease of state lands for energy sources by Commissioner of Conservation expanded
- YeaSB57Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for
- YeaSB32Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted
- YeaSB5Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment
- YeaHJR198Alabama Mental Health Task Force, established
- YeaHB605State Health Planning and Development Agency; Rural Health Antitrust Immunity Act created, collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided