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Donnie Chesteen
AL Senate District 29
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL Senate District 29 current
Alabama |
Republican | Nov 7, 2018 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| AL Senate District 29
Alabama |
Republican | Nov 2, 2010 | Nov 6, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| AL House District 87
Alabama |
Republican | — | Nov 7, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,636 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 226 — Habitual offender law; pleas of nolo contendere treated as a plea of guilty | Yea | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 141 — Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended | Yea | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 116 — Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program; to permit EMS regional agencies to participate in education instruction | Yea | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 67 — Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created | Yea | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 60 — Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in… | Yea | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SJR 117 — Dylan Nutt, commended | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SR 122 — SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 304 — Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 287 — Alcoholic beverage importers; to recognize that an importer licensee may import alcoholic beverages from any jurisdiction outside of the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 272 — Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 270 — Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 226 — Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 174 — Natural resources; conversion of oil and gas wells into alternative energy facilities authorized; lease of state lands for energy sources… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 173 — Crimes and offenses; violation of domestic violence protection order, jurisdiction amended | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 154 — State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 146 — Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 138 — Franchises; prohibit franchisor from requiring franchisee to operate on a religious day, exceptions provided | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 137 — Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 63 — Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 57 — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 24 — Restoration of Voting Rights; Pardons and Paroles Board required to post application for individuals seeking restoration; board required to… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 646 — Mobile County, City of Semmes annexation | Not voting | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 646 — Mobile County, City of Semmes annexation | Not voting | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 646 — Mobile County, City of Semmes annexation | Not voting | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 622 — City of Jemison; draft beer, authorization to sell amended | Not voting | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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SB 350
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State Health Planning and Development Agency; collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established…
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SB 72
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Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised
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SB 21
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Offices of Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court; judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals or Court of Criminal Appeals; judge…
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SB 73
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Public K-12 schools; membership in athletic associations with boards of certain composition, that enforce certain rules, prohibited; Legislative Council…
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SB 74
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Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan…
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SB 168
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Public K-12 education; to prohibit the three-cueing system of reading instruction
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SB 75
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Public works contracts; exemption established for purchases made through cooperative purchasing agreements, requirements for certain public contracts to comply…
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SB 71
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Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited
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SB 363
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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database, established to maintain lists of available grants