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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1419: Elections

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1419 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections. Primary sponsor: RaShon Young (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Elections; Requires that Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, & serve specified term; requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database for specified purpose; provides that driver license or ID card applications, driver license or ID card renewal applications, & applications for changes of address for existing driver licenses or ID cards submitted to DHSMV serve as voter registration applications; requires DHSMV to transmit voter registration information electronically to DOS within specified timeframe; removes provision prohibiting persons providing voter registration services for driver license office from making changes to applicant's party affiliation without applicant's consent & separate signature; revises certain penalties; provides circumstances used to determine whether elections in local government exhibit racially polarized voting; authorizes party that sent notification letter to submit claim for reimbursement from local government; authorizes specified entities to file certain enforcement actions; creates Florida Voting Rights Act Commission within DOS; requires DOS instead of Office of Election Crimes & Security to conduct certain preliminary investigation; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
RaShon YoungPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Gallop FranklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Marie WoodsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  3. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  4. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source