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Fridy is vice chairman of the Shelby County Legislation Committee and a member of two other panels: (1) Health and (2) Judiciary.<ref name=pvs/>

Fridy is vice chairman of the Shelby County Legislation Committee and a member of two other panels: (1) Health and (2) Judiciary.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2015, Representative Fridy voted for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to require animal shelters to prepare monthly reports, but the bill failed, 28-67. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted to increase the  cigarette tax, which  passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Fridy co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Fridy voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149935/matt-fridy#.We_5xmhSxhE|title=Matt Fridy's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, Representative Fridy voted for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to require animal shelters to prepare monthly reports, but the bill failed, 28-67. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted to increase the  cigarette tax, which  passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Fridy co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Fridy voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which cleared the House, 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149935/matt-fridy#.We_5xmhSxhE|title=Matt Fridy's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>