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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 985: Voter Registration and Identification

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 985 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter Registration and Identification. Primary sponsor: Berny Jacques (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; 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.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Berny JacquesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

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