FL SB 460
deadSpecial Elections
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 460 pass?
No. FL SB 460 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules
What is FL SB 460 about?
Special Elections; Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to call a special primary election and a special election under a certain circumstance; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of a special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; authorizing qualified electors to file a petition in the circuit court seeking judicial determination of an election date under specified conditions; deleting the authority of the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to waive specified timeframes if all parties concur, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 460?
Polsky is the primary sponsor of FL SB 460.
Description
Special Elections; Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to call a special primary election and a special election under a certain circumstance; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of a special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; authorizing qualified electors to file a petition in the circuit court seeking judicial determination of an election date under specified conditions; deleting the authority of the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to waive specified timeframes if all parties concur, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Polskyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Rules
failure
2026-02-11
Now in Rules
2026-02-10
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-05
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-05
Now in Judiciary
2026-02-04
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-01
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-12
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-02-04 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Avila: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Gaetz: yes
Favorable
2026-02-10 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Leek: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: yes
- Yarborough: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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