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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 535: Candidate Qualifying

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 535 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Candidate Qualifying. Primary sponsor: Yvette Benarroch (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died on Second Reading Calendar.

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.

Candidate Qualifying; Requires certain candidates to provide filing officer statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination & election to federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or judicial office or to district school board.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yvette BenarrochPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Nathan BoylesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Michael OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70

“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 on Second Reading Calendar
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  5. Favorable by State Affairs Committee
  6. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Now in State Affairs Committee
  9. Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
  10. Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
  11. Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  12. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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