Alabama Senate Bill 21

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-23 - Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs
Pending: Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

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

Sen. Donnie Chesteen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-23	Senate	Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs
2026-01-23	Senate	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
2025-10-27	Senate	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
Text	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB21-int.pdf