Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 14:00:00
SB24 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 9, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Linda Coleman-MadisonSenatorDemocrat- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- 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
- Description
Under existing law, an individual who has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction in a state or federal court may have his or her right to vote restored by the Board of Pardons and Paroles if he or she meets certain requirements.
This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post instruction on how individuals who have lost their right to vote by reason of conviction and who meet certain requirements for restoration of voting rights may request restoration of their voting rights, along with a form to apply for having those rights restored.
This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its website the names of each individual whose voting rights have been restored by the board and to notify the Secretary of State of the names and addresses, if known, of these individuals.
This bill would also require the respective boards of registrars, based on the information provided by the Secretary of State, to reregister in certain circumstances those individuals whose voting rights have been restored.
SB24 INTRODUCED.
- Subjects
- Elections, Voting, & Campaigns
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314 XDWFS7Z-1
H
Clarke 1st Amendment Offered XDWFS7Z-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313 QNGDT54-1
H
Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered QNGDT54-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Judiciary QNGDT54-1
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503
S
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502 PS8IDEE-1
S
Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered PS8IDEE-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Judiciary 1st Substitute PS8IDEE-1
S
Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
S
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 11:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 503
Yes
26
Absent
9
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Roll Call 502 PS8IDEE-1
Yes
27
Absent
8
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
28
Absent
7
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
28
Absent
7
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1266
Yes
33
Absent
2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1315
Yes
78
No
3
Abstained
23
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1314 XDWFS7Z-1
Yes
87
Abstained
18
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1313 QNGDT54-1
Yes
99
Abstained
2
Absent
4
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB24 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB24 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB24 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Substitute
Amendment
House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature