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Dial has been the Senate Majority Whip since he returned to the chamber in 2010.  He is the chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services and the Local Legislation committees and a member of these other committees: (1) Finance and Taxation Education, (2) Rules,  (3) Transportation and Energy, and (4) Veterans and Military Affairs.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5598/gerald-dial#.Wf8SfrpFx2E|title=Gerald Dial's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

Dial has been the Senate Majority Whip since he returned to the chamber in 2010.  He is the chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services and the Local Legislation committees and a member of these other committees: (1) Finance and Taxation Education, (2) Rules,  (3) Transportation and Energy, and (4) Veterans and Military Affairs.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5598/gerald-dial#.Wf8SfrpFx2E|title=Gerald Dial's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2012 Republican presidential primary, Dial endorsed former U.S. House Speaker [[Newt Gingrich.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

In the 2012 Republican presidential primary, Dial endorsed former U.S. House Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]], who lost the nomination to [[Mitt Romney]].<ref name=ballotpedia/>

In 2013, Senator Dial co-sponsored the measures to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare in Alabama. He voted to establish medical requirements for [[abortion|abortuaries]] in his state. In 2014, he voted to forbid [[smoking]] in public places. In 2015, he voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama and to create a panel of trustees for the Alabama Community College System. He  voted to require couples who marry to sign a marriage contract, rather than to obtain a marriage license. He did not vote on the proposed expansion of [[Medicaid]] in his state. In 2016, he voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, pushed to passage in the House by Representative [[Mack Butler]]. The preservation law prohibit the removal of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments from public property, a measure that passed the Senate, 22-9. He supported the bill to prohibit abortion providers in the state from locating their facilities near schools. He voted to permit concealed handguns to be carried in vehicles without a permit. He voted for the  establishment of a state lottery, which passed the Senate 21-12. He supported issuance of the permit for Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish its own police force. In 2017, he voted for the bill which prohibits employers in Alabama from inquiring about past criminal histories of job applicants. He did not vote on the matter of using nitrogen in carrying out death penalty executions.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/5598/gerald-dial#.Wf8fVrpFx2E|title=Gerald Dial's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Senator Dial co-sponsored the measures to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare in Alabama. He voted to establish medical requirements for [[abortion|abortuaries]] in his state. In 2014, he voted to forbid [[smoking]] in public places. In 2015, he voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama and to create a panel of trustees for the Alabama Community College System. He  voted to require couples who marry to sign a marriage contract, rather than to obtain a marriage license. He did not vote on the proposed expansion of [[Medicaid]] in his state. In 2016, he voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, pushed to passage in the House by Representative [[Mack Butler]]. The preservation law prohibit the removal of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments from public property, a measure that passed the Senate, 22-9. He supported the bill to prohibit abortion providers in the state from locating their facilities near schools. He voted to permit concealed handguns to be carried in vehicles without a permit. He voted for the  establishment of a state lottery, which passed the Senate 21-12. He supported issuance of the permit for Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish its own police force. In 2017, he voted for the bill which prohibits employers in Alabama from inquiring about past criminal histories of job applicants. He did not vote on the matter of using nitrogen in carrying out death penalty executions.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/5598/gerald-dial#.Wf8fVrpFx2E|title=Gerald Dial's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>