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%

694 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 92% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

7,233

voted in favor

Nay

119

voted against

Absent

694

missed votes

Total recorded

8,047

across all sessions

Crossed party

27

votes against own party

Matching

8,047

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 340

Family leave and adoption, reduce period for relinquishment of parental rights for child placed for adoption from five days to four days, provisions for family leave time for adoptive parents and biological parents to care for child in certain cases, Secs. 16-25-11.12, 26-10A-13, 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36.2 am'd.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 15, 2021

SB 374

Revenue and taxation, tax collecting officials, duties and powers thereof further provided, Sec. 40-5-48 added; Secs. 40-5-5, 40-5-6, 40-5-25, 40-5-27, 40-5-28, 40-5-30, 40-5-33, 40-5-35, 40-5-37 to 40-5-40, inclusive, 40-5-43, 40-5-46 repealed; Secs. 40-5-1 to 40-5-4, inclusive, 40-5-7 to 40-5-15, inclusive, 40-5-17 to 40-5-24, inclusive, 40-5-26, 40-5-29, 40-5-31, 40-5-32, 40-5-34, 40-5-36, 40-5-41, 40-5-42, 40-5-44, 40-5-45 am'd.

Yea

Passed

28–0

Apr 15, 2021

SB 117

Expungement, to expand the expungement of criminal records to include convictions of certain misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, municipal ordinances, and felony offenses, to increase the filing fee for expungements, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 15-27-4, 15-27-5, 15-27-7 to 15-27-10, inclusive, 15-27-19 am'd.

Yea

Passed

27–1

Apr 15, 2021

HB 430

Taxation, Amazon Hope, Incorporated, exempt from ad valorem and sales and use taxes, Sec. 40-9-12 am'd.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 15, 2021

HR 193

Fuller, Jason, death mourned

Yea

Passed

27–1

Apr 15, 2021

SB 374

Revenue and taxation, tax collecting officials, duties and powers thereof further provided, Sec. 40-5-48 added; Secs. 40-5-5, 40-5-6, 40-5-25, 40-5-27, 40-5-28, 40-5-30, 40-5-33, 40-5-35, 40-5-37 to 40-5-40, inclusive, 40-5-43, 40-5-46 repealed; Secs. 40-5-1 to 40-5-4, inclusive, 40-5-7 to 40-5-15, inclusive, 40-5-17 to 40-5-24, inclusive, 40-5-26, 40-5-29, 40-5-31, 40-5-32, 40-5-34, 40-5-36, 40-5-41, 40-5-42, 40-5-44, 40-5-45 am'd.

Yea

Passed

28–0

Apr 15, 2021

SB 340

Family leave and adoption, reduce period for relinquishment of parental rights for child placed for adoption from five days to four days, provisions for family leave time for adoptive parents and biological parents to care for child in certain cases, Secs. 16-25-11.12, 26-10A-13, 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36.2 am'd.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 15, 2021

HB 641

Insurance holding companies, regulation by Commissioner of Insurance, group capital calculation and stress test, providing for holding companies, duties to Commission and lead state commissioner, confidentiality under Regulatory Act, Secs. 27-29-1, 27-29-3, 27-29-4, 27-29-7 am'd.

Yea

Passed

28–0

Apr 15, 2021

SB 63

Psychology Professional Wellness Committee, established within Psychology Examiners board to provide intervention services to impaired licensed professionals, duties, immunity provided, Sec. 34-26-4 added

Yea

Passed

28–0

Apr 15, 2021

HJR 118

Killingsworth, Don C., commended

Yea

Passed

23–9

Apr 13, 2021