Bill Summary

SB 62 Candidate Qualification (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Arrington Co Sponsors: Berman, Osgood CS Sponsors: Ethics and Elections
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Ethics and Elections
   S Judiciary
» S Rules
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Actions
09/19/25
SENATE
Filed
10/06/25
SENATE
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
11/10/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 S
11/19/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Ethics and Elections; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/20/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/20/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
11/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 S
12/02/25
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/02/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0062
Filed on 09/19/25
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Amendment 199276
Arrington
Filed on 11/17/25
Replaced by CS
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0062C1
Filed on 11/20/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
99.021
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