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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 541: Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 541 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on March 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections. Primary sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment (State Governmental Affairs).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ernie YarbroughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment (State Governmental Affairs)
  2. Reported Out of Committee Second House
  3. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
  4. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
  5. Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Governmental Affairs)
  6. Third Reading in House of Origin
  7. Travis 1st Amendment Offered
  8. Yarbrough motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 989
  9. Pringle 1st Amendment Offered
  10. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 990
  11. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 991
  12. Engrossed

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source