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type: "Bill"
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title: "Elections"
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description: "Elections; Revising definitions; revising the information the uniform statewide voter registration application is designed to elicit from an applicant to include a certain acknowledgment; requiring that the online voter registration system transmit specified information to the supervisor of elections under specified circumstances; requiring that the applicant's legal status as a United States citizen be recorded in the statewide voter registration system; requiring that if the records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that an applicant is not a United States citizen or has not provided acceptable evidence of citizenship, the online voter registration system must notify the supervisor of the applicant's legal status and transmit the application to the supervisor; requiring that the online voter registration system populate an applicant's information and direct the applicant to perform specified actions under specified conditions; requiring supervisors to verify a voter's legal status as a United States citizen using specified sources and initiate a certain notice if applicable; requiring that the voter's legal status as United States citizen and the type of document accepted as evidence of United States citizenship be recorded in the statewide voter registration system, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 991"
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citation: "Florida HB 991 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["electors and elections", "motor vehicles"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-26"
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primary_sponsors: ["Persons-Mulicka", "Trabulsy"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 58
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7471462e-cdba-4e22-bed3-2a3e2d261b86"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "174e648c552c13b008953f245c204154e021902badad2a31130ea5292bef56bd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 991 (2026) — Elections
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Elections; Revising definitions; revising the information the uniform statewide voter registration application is designed to elicit from an applicant to include a certain acknowledgment; requiring that the online voter registration system transmit specified information to the supervisor of elections under specified circumstances; requiring that the applicant's legal status as a United States citizen be recorded in the statewide voter registration system; requiring that if the records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that an applicant is not a United States citizen or has not provided acceptable evidence of citizenship, the online voter registration system must notify the supervisor of the applicant's legal status and transmit the application to the supervisor; requiring that the online voter registration system populate an applicant's information and direct the applicant to perform specified actions under specified conditions; requiring supervisors to verify a voter's legal status as a United States citizen using specified sources and initiate a certain notice if applicable; requiring that the voter's legal status as United States citizen and the type of document accepted as evidence of United States citizenship be recorded in the statewide voter registration system, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-26.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 991 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 991 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 991 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 991 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 991 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/e2/PDF)
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6. **H 991 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/991/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **83–31** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **77–28** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **11–5** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **27–12** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **17–6** (pass) · lower
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- AA - 305574, Amendment, Second Reading — **12–24** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Persons-Mulicka — primary (person)
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- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
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- Trabulsy — primary (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Benarroch — cosponsor (person)
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- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Holcomb — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, W. — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-03** PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-05** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-06** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-06** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-06** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-17** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-18** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-18** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-19** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
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- **2026-02-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 090077 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 810467 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 818439 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 658561 adopted
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 921151 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 228467 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 587003 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 025499 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 192155 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 746217 Failed
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- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 31 `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** In Messages
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- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-11** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1334
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- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-11** Amendment(s) adopted (868392)
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 12 `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** In Messages
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- **2026-03-12** Added to Senate Message List
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 479043 Failed
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 859783 Failed
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 129437 Failed
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 411409 Failed
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 868392 Concur
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- **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 77, NAYS 28 `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-02** Chapter No. 2026-26
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7471462e-cdba-4e22-bed3-2a3e2d261b86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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