Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 21: 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

In committee Last action January 23, 2026: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs

Plain-language summary

SB 21 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on October 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican).