Florida · Senate Bill 280 · 2025 Regular Session

Candidate Qualification

SB 280 Sponsored by Kristen Aston Arrington Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Providing eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of a political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; providing that certain entities may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a certain claim; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate for election and prohibiting his or her name from appearing on the ballot under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Ethics and Elections
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Ethics and Elections
  4. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Ethics and Elections8–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time · Senate Ethics and Elections
  8. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules25–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 278
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 278
  4. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 27838–0 vote
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 279
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 · Full Senate

38–0
Mar 27, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 3, 2025 Senate committee CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0
Mar 19, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 Passed 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.