Senator • Republican
Donnie Chesteen
Alabama • District SD-029
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
35
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
91% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 44
Not Voting: 1
Other: 276
Yea: 3375
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Sponsored Bills
AL SB345•Passed
Geneva County, section providing for compensation of superintendent of education, repealed
Primary Sponsor
AL SB257•Introduced
Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority, authorized to secure additional funds
Primary Sponsor
AL SB215•Introduced
Provisional release from educational intervention
Primary Sponsor
AL SB184•Introduced
Alabama Commission on Higher Education; authorized to award loan assistance to athletic trainers under Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program
Primary Sponsor
AL SB95•Passed
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised
Primary Sponsor
AL SB92•Engrossed
Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety
Primary Sponsor
AL SB59•Passed
Military medical records as evidence of immunization for school admittance
Primary Sponsor
AL SB253•Passed
Alabama Workforce Pathways Act, different pathways for high school diplomas based on future career plans
Primary Sponsor
AL SB175•Passed
Local boards of education; maximum compensation of board members, increased; continuing education requirements as condition for compensation, required
Primary Sponsor
AL SB217•Passed
Public school teacher salary schedule, experience credit provided to certain certified teachers for experience as paraprofessional or teacher's aide
Primary Sponsor
AL SB211•Passed
Public K-12 education, remote early enrollment of transferring military children with special needs
Primary Sponsor
AL SB76•Introduced
Public elementary school, admittance of children to kindergarten and first grade, demonstration of first grade readiness
Primary Sponsor
AL SB100•Passed
Establishing the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards Fund
Primary Sponsor
AL SB176•Introduced
Public K-12 education and two-year institutions of higher education, Alabama Career RoadMap Act, Alabama Community College System required to develop career readiness module to be added to high school graduation requirements, each public high school student required to complete Career RoadMap Postsecondary Opportunity as defined by Alabama Community College System, Alabama Community College System and State Board of Education required to adopt rules
Primary Sponsor
AL SB28•Passed
Houston County, Houston County Health Care Authority, board members to be appointed by county commission
Primary Sponsor
AL SB27•Introduced
Elections; providing additional items to be considered election expenses that must be reimbursed to the counties by the state
Primary Sponsor
AL SB263•Passed
Relating to the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to amend Sections 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama 1975; to change the terms failing school and nonfailing school to priority school and qualifying school, respectively; to revise and add definitions; to expand scholarships for eligible students attending nonfailing or qualifying schools; to revise the poverty threshold for determining the qualifications of an eligible student; to provide for the qualifying expenses of eligible students with unique needs; to revise the method of determining the amount of educational scholarship awards; to increase the maximum cumulative amount of tax credits that may be issued each year; to require a scholarship granting organization to maintain a reserve balance and to verify the qualifications of an eligible student with unique needs; and to authorize the Department of Revenue to bar qualifying schools or educational service providers from participating in the program under certain circumstances.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB267•Passed
Relating to athletic trainers; to create the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program; to provide grants to local boards of education that meet certain requirements related to the use of athletic trainers in rural, 1A, 2A, 3A, and Title I secondary schools; to authorize the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to adopt rules to administer the incentive program and the grant application process; to require grants issued from the incentive program to be provided as stipends to qualifying athletic trainers; and to limit each secondary school and athletic trainer to one grant per school year.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB295•Passed
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Geneva
Primary Sponsor
AL SB203•Passed
Municipal courts, fines and fees, Administrative Office of Courts to annually collect data on revenue, budgets, etc., municipal courts to utilize the Ala. state judicial information system or information system integrated with state system, penalties, Finance Dept to provide report forms, Examiners of Public Accounts or CPA authorized to audit
Co-Sponsor
AL SB190•Engrossed
Redistricting, legal challenges against statewide plans, establish venue before 3-judge panel to hear challenge, Sec. 29-1-2.5 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB133•Passed
Public deposits, Security for Alabama Funds Enhancement (SAFE) Program board, to allow for virutal meetings, Sec. 41-14A-6 am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB81•Passed
Alabama Trust Fund, virtual meetings, provided for, operation of board provided for, Sec. 36-17-21 added.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB321•Passed
Municipal business license, rental and leasing services, not required to obtain a business license in each municipality in which its equipment is rented or leased
Primary Sponsor
AL SB273•Introduced
Counties, license taxes, prohibited on farmers
Co-Sponsor
AL SB224•Passed
Unemployment compensation, individual required to search for work a certain number of times per week to be eligible to receive benefits, Sec. 25-4-77 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB127•Introduced
Education, constitutional amendment, public K-12 schools required to play Star-Spangled Banner on schools and at school athletic events, const. amend.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB157•Introduced
Rural economic development, Rural Logging Support Act, established, taxpayers authorized to receive a tax credit for contributions to logging support organizations, exceptions for weight restrictions for certain vehicles used in forest commerce
Co-Sponsor
AL SB156•Introduced
Public assistance, requires compliance with child support enforcement programs to qualify for food assistance, Sec. 38-4-15 added.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB56•Passed
Facial recognition technology, use of match as the sole basis of probable cause or arrest, prohibited
Co-Sponsor
AL SB187•Engrossed
State Employee Retirees' Trust Fund Funding Act, State Employee Retirees' Trust Fund created in State Treasury as permanent trust and investment account to fund periodic bonus checks for state employee retirees
Co-Sponsor
AL SB310•Passed
Geneva, alcoholic beverages, sale of draft or keg beer, city council may authorize
Primary Sponsor
AL SB209•Introduced
Education, issuance of professional educator certificate to individuals completing approved alternative teacher preparation programs, further provided for, St. Board of Education to adopt policies, Sec. 16-23-3.01 added; Sec. 16-23-3 am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB84•Engrossed
Education, Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program board, may meet electronically, Sec. 16-33C-4.1 am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB72•Passed
Public contracts, exemption from certain bid requirements for certain educational entities providing meals under the Child Nutrition Program, Secs. 16-13B-2.1, 41-16-51.2 added.
Co-Sponsor
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