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Donnie Chesteen R

State Senator

Alabama Senate District 29

Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028

Email: [email protected]

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Biography

Photo URL: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/senate/members/Chesteen_29.png

On Record (16)

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Chesteen projected to win Senate seat for District 29

May 20, 2026 · source · details / share

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Sen. Donnie Chesteen launches reelection campaign - Alabama Political Reporter

Sen. Donnie Chesteen launches reelection campaign  Alabama Political Reporter

Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill State Government

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database, established to maintain lists of available grants

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database, established to maintain lists of available grants

Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Education

Public K-12 education; to prohibit the three-cueing system of reading instruction

Public K-12 education; to prohibit the three-cueing system of reading instruction

Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Competitive Bidding

Public works contracts; exemption established for purchases made through cooperative purchasing agreements, requirements for certain public contracts to comply with applicable state or local competitive bid laws provided

Public works contracts; exemption established for purchases made through cooperative purchasing agreements, requirements for certain public contracts to comply with applicable state or local competitive bid laws provided

Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Education

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised

Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Administrative Law and Procedures

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Education

Public K-12 schools; membership in athletic associations with boards of certain composition, that enforce certain rules, prohibited; Legislative Council authorization of entities' rulemaking, permitted

Education

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Administrative Law and Procedures

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Administrative Law and Procedures

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral State & State Officers

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 of a circuit court or district court; member of the Legislature; Attorney General; State Auditor; Secretary of State; State Treasurer; Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries; member of the State Board of Education; and local sheriff, district attorney, circuit clerk, or constable required to be held by a natural born citizen of the United States, Constitutional Amendment

State & State Officers

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Education

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised

Education

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Competitive Bidding

Public works contracts; exemption established for purchases made through cooperative purchasing agreements

Competitive Bidding

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Education

Public K-12 education; to prohibit the three-cueing system of reading instruction

Education

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral State Government

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database, established to maintain lists of available grants

State Government

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Education

Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services

Education

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral Health

State Health Planning and Development Agency; collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided

Health

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share