FloridaCandidate Qualification
What it does
Candidate Qualification; Specifying that a person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate must be a registered member of a political party, or registered without any party affiliation, for 365 consecutive days preceding the beginning of qualifying for an election; authorizing qualified candidates or certain political parties to challenge compliance with specified provisions by filing suit in a specified circuit court; prohibiting a person from being qualified as a candidate for nomination or election and appearing on the ballot under specified circumstances, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 26Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2026-25), CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)Latest
- Feb 26Substituted CS/HB 91
- Feb 26Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 23Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- Jan 27Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0Minor
- Jan 22On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 2Now in Rules
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Dec 2Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0Minor
- Nov 24On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Nov 20Now in Judiciary
- Nov 20Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Nov 19CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 10On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Oct 6Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; RulesMinor
- Sep 19FiledIntroduced
- Dec 2Now in Rules