# Alabama SB153: Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

Alabama SB153, Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB153
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Elections, Voting, & Campaigns
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (54 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659 | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 27 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Judiciary 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-04-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB153-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB153-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB153-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).