FL SB 62
died on adjournmentCandidate Qualification
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 62 pass?
No. FL SB 62 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2026-25), CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
What is FL SB 62 about?
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.
Who sponsors FL SB 62?
Arrington, Ethics and Elections are the primary sponsors of FL SB 62, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2026-25), CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Arringtonprimary
- Ethics and Electionsprimary
- Hoopercosponsor
- Bermancosponsor
- Osgoodcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-26
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2026-25), CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
deferral
2026-02-26
Substituted CS/HB 91
2026-02-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2026-01-27
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-01-27
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-02
Now in Rules
2025-12-02
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-24
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2025-11-20
Now in Judiciary
2025-11-20
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2025-11-19
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2025-11-10
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-10-06
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
referral-committee
2025-09-19
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2025-11-19 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Avila: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Rouson: other
Favorable
2025-12-02 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: other
Favorable
2026-01-27 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Berman: other
- Garcia: other
- Simon: other
Related bills
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