SB 1334 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Elections

Summary

Elections; Defining the term “document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship”; revising the information the uniform statewide voter registration application is designed to elicit from an applicant to include a certain acknowledgment; requiring that an agreement between the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department of State match information regarding the legal status as a United States citizen of applicants applying to vote; requiring supervisors to verify the current eligibility of certain applicants within a specified timeframe by reviewing specified information provided by governmental entities to make a determination under specified conditions; prohibiting a person from qualifying for nomination as a candidate of a political party if the person has not been a registered member of such party for a specified timeframe; requiring that all voting be done by official ballot using certain pens, etc.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 1334 c1 → S 1334 c2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision updates the legislative text to reflect a new committee substitute, reorganizing the bill's structure and adding a specific definition for 'document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship.' It clarifies that supervisors must record the type of citizenship document provided in voter registration systems and refines the candidate oath requirements to ensure stricter party membership verification. The changes also adjust the effective date and committee attribution.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Florida elections, but the applicability of the citizenship verification rules is clarified by explicitly defining acceptable documents and requiring their recording in state databases.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship' listing specific documents like birth certificates, passports, and naturalization certificates.

REQUIREMENT

Modified requirements to mandate that supervisors record the specific type of citizenship document provided by applicants in the statewide voter registration system.

Modified the candidate oath requirements to explicitly state that candidates must confirm they have been registered members of their party for at least 365 consecutive days immediately preceding the qualifying period.

TIMELINE

Adjusted the bill's metadata, including the committee attribution to the Appropriations Committee and changing the effective date to July 1, 2026.

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Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 5

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

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

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors