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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 511 — Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 477 — Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 420 — Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 407 — State government; Miss Alabama designated as an Official State Ambassador | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 380 — Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 361 — Living organ donors; to prohibit discrimination in obtaining insurance coverage, provide paid medical leave for public employees who donate… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 328 — Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 323 — State military; awards criteria revised, new awards established, authority to present prescribed | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 317 — Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 302 — Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 302 — Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 302 — Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 248 — Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 248 — Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 247 — State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 224 — Children's Health Insurance Fund, distributions further provided | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 220 — Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 220 — Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 220 — Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 220 — Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 220 — Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the… | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 192 — Criminal law; self-defense and defense of others; presumption of unlawful use of force under certain conditions | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 192 — Criminal law; self-defense and defense of others; presumption of unlawful use of force under certain conditions | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 178 — Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HB 178 — Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided | Yea | 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