Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable
What it does: This act is the Gulf of America Act. This act: (1) renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for all purposes within the state; (2) requires all state and local entities and their employees to refer to the body of water as the Gulf of America, reflect the new name in all newly created maps, documents, educational materials, websites, official communications, and other resources, and make reasonable efforts to update all pre-existing resources where practicable if not an operational or financial burden. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Third Reading in House of Origin
The tally
Yes 73 · No 30 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Republicans | 73 | 1 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bob FincherR37No
The full roll (104)
Yes 73
- Alan BakerR66
- Allen TreadawayR51
- Andy WhittR6
- Arnold MooneyR43
- Ben HarrisonR2
- Ben RobbinsR33
- Bill LambR62
- Brett EasterbrookR65
- Brock ColvinR26
- Bryan BrinyarkR16
- Bubba UnderwoodR3
- Chad RobertsonR40
- Chip BrownR105
- Chris BlackshearR80
- Chris PringleR101
- Chris SellsR90
- Cindy MyrexR12
- Corley EllisR41
- Craig LipscombR30
- Danny CrawfordR5
- Danny GarrettR44
- David FaulknerR46
- David StandridgeR34
- Donna GivensR64
- Ed OliverR81
- Ernie YarbroughR7
- Frances Holk-JonesR95
- Ginny ShaverR39
- Greg BarnesR13
- Heath AllbrightR11
- James LomaxR20
- Jamie KielR18
- Jeana RossR27
- Jeff SorrellsR87
- Jennifer FidlerR94
- Jerry StarnesR88
- Jim CarnsR48
- Jim HillR50
- Joe LovvornR79
- Kenneth PaschalR73
- Leigh HulseyR15
- Mack ButlerR28
- Marcus ParamoreR89
- Margie WilcoxR104
- Mark GidleyR29
- Mark ShireyR100
- Matthew HammettR92
- Mike KirklandR23
- Mike ShawR47
- Nathaniel LedbetterR24
- Norman CrowR63
- Parker MooreR4
- Paul LeeR86
- Phillip PettusR1
- Phillip RigsbyR25
- Randy WoodR36
- Reed IngramR75
- Rex ReynoldsR21
- Rhett MarquesR91
- Rick RehmR85
- Ritchie WhortonR22
- Ron BoltonR61
- Russell BedsoleR49
- Scott StadthagenR9
- Shane StringerR102
- Steve ClouseR93
- Steve HurstR35
- Susan DuBoseR45
- Terri CollinsR8
- Tim WadsworthR14
- Tracy EstesR17
- Troy StubbsR31
- Van SmithR42
No 30
- A.J. McCampbellD71
- Adline ClarkeD97
- Anthony DanielsD53
- Barbara BoydD32
- Barbara DrummondD103
- Berry ForteD84
- Bob FincherR37
- Chris EnglandD70
- Curtis TravisD72
- Jeremy GrayD83
- Juandalynn GivanD60
- Kelvin DatcherD52
- Kelvin LawrenceD69
- Kenyatté HassellD78
- Laura HallD19
- Marilyn LandsD10
- Mary MooreD59
- Napoleon BracyD98
- Neil RaffertyD54
- Ontario TillmanD56
- Patrick SellersD57
- Pebblin WarrenD82
- Penni McClammyD76
- Phillip EnslerD74
- Prince ChestnutD67
- Rolanda HollisD58
- Sam JonesD99
- TaShina MorrisD77
- Thomas JacksonD68
- Travis HendrixD55
Not voting 1
- Matt SimpsonR96
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.