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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 91: Candidate Qualification

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 91 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Candidate Qualification. Primary sponsor: Allison Tant (Democratic), Government Operations Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-25; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26).

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 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; specifying that such person may not have legally changed his or her name through a specified petition during such 365-day period; providing that compliance with specified requirements is mandatory; providing construction; 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Allison TantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Government Operations SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99

“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. Chapter No. 2026-25; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Immediately certified
  7. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Substituted for CS/SB 62
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Withdrawn from Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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