republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2018/hb-6009.md

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Bill	Write-In Candidates	Write-In Candidates	us/states/fl	Florida Legislature	2018	HB 6009	Florida HB 6009 (2018)	bill		enacted	2018-141	Geller	2	27	4	2017-08-25	2018-04-02	openstates	ocd-bill/de6513e3-bf9b-4a48-88f5-9d2d33b7b8eb	http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/06009/ByCategory	8a1a69f1c35775930818c6b4de23ce778ec9b5d20cf2b234f7e0b39381e76e5c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. H 6009 er (enrolled) — source

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• 2018-03-08 Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules withdrawal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; origin ocd-bill/de6513e3-bf9b-4a48-88f5-9d2d33b7b8eb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).