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FL SB 1598

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Elections

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1598 pass?

No. FL SB 1598 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Ethics and Elections

What is FL SB 1598 about?

Elections; Requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; authorizing a person who meets certain requirements to register to vote for the early voting period or election day at an early voting site or his or her polling place and cast a ballot immediately thereafter; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1598?

Bracy Davis is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1598, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Elections; Requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; authorizing a person who meets certain requirements to register to vote for the early voting period or election day at an early voting site or his or her polling place and cast a ballot immediately thereafter; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bracy Davisprimary
  • Bernardcosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Arringtoncosponsor
  • Bermancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Ethics and Elections

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1598/ByCategory

Attribution

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