R Alabama Senate · District 29 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Donnie Chesteen

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Session

Total votes

8,047

all sessions

Attendance

91%

711 missed

Higher than 91% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 87% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 83% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

7,233

voted in favor

Nay

119

voted against

Absent

711

missed votes

Total cast

8,047

across all sessions

Crossed party

27

votes against own party

This page

8,047

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 139

Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 517

Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 361

Living organ donors; to prohibit discrimination in obtaining insurance coverage, provide paid medical leave for public employees who donate organs and a tax credit to private sector employers that provide similar paid leave to their employees

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 178

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 137

Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive branch provided; appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; statewide resilience plan required

Yea

Passed

26–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 24

Restoration of Voting Rights; Pardons and Paroles Board required to post application for individuals seeking restoration; board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 302

Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report the authorized professional bail bond companies, appointment of additional members to the Alabama Bail Bonding Board provided for, and late application and license renewal fees provided

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 174

Natural resources; conversion of oil and gas wells into alternative energy facilities authorized; lease of state lands for energy sources by Commissioner of Conservation expanded

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 178

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 146

Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Yea

Passed

20–0

Apr 8, 2026