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SB24 • 2026

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

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

Crime Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Coleman-Madison
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the issuance of Certificates of Eligibility to Register to Vote, only that applications are reviewed and eligibility determined.

Restoration of Voting Rights

This act requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post information online about how individuals can get their voting rights back after losing them due to a criminal conviction, and it also requires the board to notify people when their voting rights are restored.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to put instructions and an application form on its website for people who lost their right to vote because of a crime.
  • Makes sure that these materials are available online no later than March 1, 2027.
  • Requires the board to post the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored on its website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals who lost their right to vote due to a criminal conviction
  • The Board of Pardons and Paroles

Terms To Know

Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number
A unique identification number assigned to individuals in the Alabama correctional system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens if someone fails to meet the criteria for restoring their voting rights.
  • It is unclear how many people will actually use this new process to restore their voting rights.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

QNGDT54-1

R 1313

Adopted

Plain English: QNGDT54-1 03/11/2026 PMG (H) HSE 2025-3087 House Judiciary Reported Substitute for SB24 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post procedures and an application form for requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its website the names of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored.

  • QNGDT54-1 03/11/2026 PMG (H) HSE 2025-3087 House Judiciary Reported Substitute for SB24 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting; to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post procedures and an application form for requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its website the names of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored.
  • BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
  • (a) No later than March 1, 2027, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and make available on the agency's website, in an easily accessible manner, an explanation of how an individual who has lost his or her right to vote by reason of conviction of a crime may have their right to vote restored under Section 15-22-36.1 if the individual meets the criteria set forth in that section.
  • The website shall include a form, along with instructions, which an individual may electronically submit, which shall serve as an application for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
XDWFS7Z-1

R 1314

Adopted

Plain English: XDWFS7Z-1 : 4/8/2026 : JC 1ST CLARKE AMENDMENT TO SB24 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKE Page 1 Replace line 14 on page 1 with the following: website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting Replace line 36 on page 2 with the following: the board's website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of each individual who is a Replace lines 39 through 43 on page 2 with the following: 15-22-36.1 and if an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

  • XDWFS7Z-1 : 4/8/2026 : JC 1ST CLARKE AMENDMENT TO SB24 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKE Page 1 Replace line 14 on page 1 with the following: website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting Replace line 36 on page 2 with the following: the board's website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of each individual who is a Replace lines 39 through 43 on page 2 with the following: 15-22-36.1 and if an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
PS8IDEE-1

R 502 • Coleman-Madison

Adopted

Plain English: PS8IDEE-1 01/20/2026 PMG (L)cr 2025-3087 SUB SB24 JUDICIARY SUBSTITUTE TO SB24 OFFERED BY SENATOR COLEMAN-MADISON Page 1 SYNOPSIS: 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.

  • PS8IDEE-1 01/20/2026 PMG (L)cr 2025-3087 SUB SB24 JUDICIARY SUBSTITUTE TO SB24 OFFERED BY SENATOR COLEMAN-MADISON Page 1 SYNOPSIS: 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 to request restoration of their voting rights, along with a form to apply to have those rights restored.
  • This bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to each post on their websites the names of each individual whose voting rights have been restored.
  • A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to voting; to add Section 17-3-31.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Board of Pardons and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 2 Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post procedures and an application form for requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to post on their respective website the names of individuals whose voting rights have been restored.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Enacted

  2. 2026-04-09 House

    Signature Requested

  3. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Delivered to Governor

  4. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Enrolled

  5. 2026-04-08 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1315 (Yeas 78, Nays 3)

  6. 2026-04-08 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1314 (Yeas 87, Nays 0)

  7. 2026-04-08 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1313 (Yeas 99, Nays 0)

  8. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1266 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)

  9. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Ready to Enroll

  10. 2026-04-08 House

    Clarke 1st Amendment Offered

  11. 2026-04-08 House

    Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered

  12. 2026-04-08 House

    Third Reading in Second House

  13. 2026-03-11 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  14. 2026-03-11 House

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  15. 2026-02-24 House

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  16. 2026-02-24 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

  17. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503 (Yeas 26, Nays 0)

  18. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502 (Yeas 27, Nays 0)

  19. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 28, Nays 0)

  20. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Engrossed

  21. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered

  22. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  23. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  24. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Judiciary 1st Substitute

  25. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  26. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

This act requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on the board's website: (1) instructions and an electronically submittable application form for individuals who have lost their voting rights due to a criminal conviction to request the restoration of voting rights if applicable, not later than March 1, 2027; and (2) the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been restored.

Current Bill Text

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SB24 ENROLLED
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SB24
QNGDT54-2
By Senator Coleman-Madison
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 05-Nov-25
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PFD: 05-Nov-25
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to voting; to require the Board of Pardons and
Paroles to post procedures and an application form for
requesting restoration of voting rights for those individuals
who have lost their voting rights by reason of conviction; and
to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to post on its
website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number of
parolees and probationers whose voting rights have been
restored.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) No later than March 1, 2027, the Board
of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and make available on the
agency's website, in an easily accessible manner, an
explanation of how an individual who has lost his or her right
to vote by reason of conviction of a crime may have their
right to vote restored under Section 15-22-36.1 if the
individual meets the criteria set forth in that section. The
website shall include a form, along with instructions, which
an individual may electronically submit, which shall serve as
an application for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to
Vote. The form shall automatically be submitted to the Board
of Pardons and Paroles.
(b) Upon receipt of an application under subsection
(a), the board shall forthwith review the application and make
a determination of eligibility in accordance with Section
15-22-36.1 and, if appropriate, issue to the applicant a
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15-22-36.1 and, if appropriate, issue to the applicant a
Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote in accordance
with Section 15-22-36.1(e).
(c) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall publish on
the board's website the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS)
number of each individual who is a parolee or probationer
under the jurisdiction of the board whose right to vote has
been restored pursuant to Section 15-22-36.1 and if an
applicant under subsection (a) included his or her residence
on the application form, the county in which the individual
resides.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB24
Senate 19-Feb-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate, as amended.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Amended and passed: 08-Apr-26
Senate concurred in House amendment 08-Apr-26
By: Senator Coleman-Madison
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