---
type: "Bill"
title: "Write-In Candidates"
description: "Write-In Candidates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 6009"
citation: "Florida HB 6009 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-141"
primary_sponsors: ["Geller"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-08-25"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de6513e3-bf9b-4a48-88f5-9d2d33b7b8eb"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/06009/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8a1a69f1c35775930818c6b4de23ce778ec9b5d20cf2b234f7e0b39381e76e5c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 6009 (2018) — Write-In Candidates

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-141.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 6009 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/6009/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 6009 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/6009/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Public Integrity & Ethics Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Geller — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-08-25** Filed `filing`
- **2017-09-06** Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-04** On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 10/11/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
- **2017-10-11** Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-10-11** Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee
- **2018-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-16** On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 01/18/18, 10:30 am, Sumner Hall
- **2018-01-18** Favorable by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-19** Placed on Calendar
- **2018-01-25** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18
- **2018-01-31** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-31** Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
- **2018-02-07** In Messages
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Received
- **2018-03-08** Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-03-08** Substituted for SB 582
- **2018-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 3
- **2018-03-09** Ordered enrolled
- **2018-03-26** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-30** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-02** Chapter No. 2018-141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de6513e3-bf9b-4a48-88f5-9d2d33b7b8eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).