Florida Senate Bill 62
Session 2026
Candidate Qualification
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 19, 2025
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Ethics and Elections
First Action
Sep 19, 2025
Latest Action
Dec 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
62
State
Florida
Session
2026
Ethics and Elections
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Favorable
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
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.
Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) (11/18/2025 10:26 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) (11/20/2025 2:47 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (12/1/2025 12:34 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (12/2/2025 2:09 PM)
199276 - Amendment to S 62 Filed
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12/02/2025
Senate
Now in Rules
12/02/2025
Senate
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
11/24/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
11/20/2025
Senate
Now in Judiciary
11/20/2025
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/19/2025
Senate
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
11/10/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
10/06/2025
Senate
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
09/19/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Oct 9, 2025 11:07:31 AM
Record Updated
Dec 8, 2025 9:29:58 AM