Florida House Bill 985 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Voter Registration and Identification

Rep. Berny Jacques [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-05	House	Filed

H991 (Similar To) 2026-04-02 - Chapter No. 2026-26

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
101	043		Amended Code	See Bill Text
101	62		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	053		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/985
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/985/BillText/Filed/PDF