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State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) lost Tuesday’s primary to Danielle Duggar, a Baldwin County mother who has fought for medical freedom since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attorneys for State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) sent a cease-and-desist letter to Alabama Values PAC, following a mailer sent to voters with false information on Simpson’s voting record.

Several incumbent Alabama House members have complained about mailers being sent by Alabama Values PAC, founded by former State Sen. Dell Hill.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is “recovering well” after being hospitalized for a medical emergency on Tuesday, according to his wife.

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Tuesday making child rapists eligible for the death penalty in the wake of horrific child sex abuse cases in Bibb County last year.

State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) took a point of personal privilege shortly after the House gaveled in on Tuesday, announcing that Simpson had fallen ill and led the chamber in prayer.

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act (HB41) Tuesday. The legislation allows prosecutors to request the death penalty for those convicted of raping or sodomizing children younger than 12.

Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee meeting's public comment for House Bill (HB13) offered the first public acrimony for what has been an otherwise sleepy legislative session to date.

As the 2026 legislative session kicks off, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is working to ensure Alabama's youngest are properly protected from sexual predators with a transformative piece of legislation.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorsed Danielle Duggar for Alabama House District 96.

Following a deadly shooting in Montgomery after an HBCU football game, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is once again pushing to make it a capital offense to murder an individual while "knowingly creating a great risk of death to multiple persons."

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) and State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) announced on Thursday that they have pre-filed the “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” for the upcoming 2026 regular legislative session, with 23 Republican senators and 52 Republican House members already joining as cosponsors.

During a recent broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) sounded off about his plan to re-file a bill from the 2025 session that would have made child rapists eligible for the death penalty.

Alabama lawmakers will try again to pass legislation in the 2026 legislative session that would make child rapists eligible for the death penalty in the wake of horrific child sex abuse cases in Bibb County.

In response to horrific child sex abuse cases recently discovered in Bibb County, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) and State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) will unveil legislation to extend the death penalty to child rapists at a press conference on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to carry over legislation authorizing the State Superintendent of Education to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses to testify in a subcommittee after several lawmakers expressed concerns.

A bill by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) permitting the death penalty for child sex offenders is heading to the Alabama Senate after clearing the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee handily approved legislation by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) on Wednesday that would mandate life in prison or the death penalty for those convicted of first-degree rape or sodomy of a child 12 years of age and under.

Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors members and staff were questioned by lawmakers on Thursday after State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) called for a state investigation into the board’s previous administrative services company.

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office should open an investigation into Smith Warren Management for “stealing money” from licensing boards, according to State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne).

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner is not in favor of a pre-filed bill exempting fishing license requirements during a jubilee.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) pre-filed HB-55, which would remove the saltwater fishing license requirement during jubilees.

According to long-time residents, an Eastern Shore tradition dating back to the Civil War is no longer what it used to be because of the overzealous enforcement of Alabama law.

Though State Rep. Matt Simpson's (R-Daphne) effort to update Alabama ethics laws failed to pass during the latest session, he's not giving up the fight.

The Alabama Senate is still reviewing legislation passed by the House that changes some of the state’s ethics laws.

As a member of the Alabama Ethics Commission, I have let down the people I serve by ignoring sound biblical counsel of maintaining self-control, of being quick to hear and slow to anger, and of esteeming others higher than myself. 

Earlier this week, the State House of Representatives passed House Bill 227, sponsored by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne). This bill would overhaul the state's ethics law, change penalties for certain offenses, and revise the role of the state ethics commission and the appointment process of the commission's director.