Bill Summary
HB 985 Voter Registration and Identification (2026 Session)
Voter Registration and Identification: Requires supervisor of elections to verify applicant’s citizenship status & refer certain matters to Office of Election Crimes & Security; provides certain action is considered written request from voter to have his or her name removed from statewide voter registration system; revises identifications accepted at polling places; requires that certain electors show Florida ID card upon entering polling place; provides that certain noncitizens may vote provisional ballot; requires supervisor of elections to verify certain information upon receiving request for vote-by-mail ballot; requires certain licenses & ID cards to denote certain persons as noncitizens. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
01/05/26
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Filed
01/12/26
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Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
01/12/26
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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