Florida · Senate Bill 62 · 2026 Regular Session

Candidate Qualification

SB 62 Sponsored by Kristen Aston Arrington Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 19, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

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.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Ethics and Elections
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Ethics and Elections
  4. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Ethics and Elections7–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary10–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. SenateIntroduced
  1. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time · Senate Ethics and Elections
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules21–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 454
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 91 -SJ 454
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2026-25 ), CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26 ) -SJ 454

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 19, 2025 Senate Ethics and Elections CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 7

Not voting · 1

 Passed 7–0
Dec 2, 2025 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 1

 Passed 10–0
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 3

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 cosponsors

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