Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 91
Session 2026
Candidate Qualification
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Government Operations Subcommittee
First Action
Oct 6, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
91
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Committee
Government Operations Subcommittee
Primary
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 25, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Didn't Vote
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; specifying that such person may not have legally changed his or her name through a specified petition during such 365-day period; providing that compliance with specified requirements is mandatory; providing construction; 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.
Documents (5)
Bill Analysis -- Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (12/12/2025 9:30 AM)
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:28 PM)
383023 - Substitute Amendment (384943) to H 91 c1
02/26/2026
House
Ordered enrolled
02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Substituted for CS/SB 62
02/26/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from Rules
02/25/2026
Senate
Received
02/25/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
02/25/2026
Senate
In Messages
02/25/2026
House
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
02/25/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Amendment 384943 superseded by substitute
02/25/2026
House
Amendment 383023 adopted
02/25/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/19/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
02/10/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/10/2026
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/10/2026
House
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
02/10/2026
House
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
02/06/2026
House
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
12/12/2025
House
Now in State Affairs Committee
12/12/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
12/11/2025
House
CS Filed
12/11/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
12/10/2025
House
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
12/10/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
12/03/2025
House
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
10/14/2025
House
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
10/14/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
10/14/2025
House
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
10/06/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Oct 9, 2025 11:07:31 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:14 AM