# Alabama SB24: 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 Alabama SB24, 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, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-04-16 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB24-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB24 - State: Alabama - 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 - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-16, Enacted - Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Voting, & Campaigns - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (378 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Online voting restoration with public listings: mixed, low. The law takes effect October 1, 2026. By March 1, 2027, Alabama’s Board of Pardons and Paroles must post a public guide and online application with instructions. The application is for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote and automatically submits to the board. People who lost voting ri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315 | pass | 78 | 3 | 23 | | 2026-04-08 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313 | pass | 99 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314 | pass | 87 | 0 | 18 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503 | pass | 26 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-16: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-08: Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313 (House) - 2026-04-08: Clarke 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314 (House) - 2026-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315 (House) - 2026-04-08: Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Judiciary 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB24-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB24-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).