2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0280: Candidate Qualification

Legislative Summary

Providing eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of a political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; providing that certain entities may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a certain claim; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate for election and prohibiting his or her name from appearing on the ballot under certain circumstances, etc.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
Filed
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
2/24/2025
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/3/2025
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
Senate
3/5/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
3/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/19/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/27/2025
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
3/27/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #195132

2/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#11
3/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
3/19/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
3/12/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ethics and Elections
3/3/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/20256.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/20253.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025140.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025140.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025140.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025140.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025136.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/27/2025134.0 KB