Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1598: Elections
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; authorizing a person who meets certain requirements to register to vote for the early voting period or election day at an early voting site or his or her polling place and cast a ballot immediately thereafter; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; amending s. 20.10, F.S.; requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; specifying when such election must occur; amending s. 20.32, F.S.; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; specifying database requirements; requiring specified entities to provide specified information to the commission on a monthly basis…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to elections; amending s. 20.10, F.S.; requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; specifying when such election must occur; amending s. 20.32, F.S.; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; specifying database requirements; requiring specified entities to provide specified information to the commission on a monthly basis; requiring the Department of Management Services, acting through the Florida Digital Service, to provide technical assistance to the commission in developing and maintaining the database; authorizing the Department of Management Services to adopt rules; requiring the commission to make the database publicly available on a website by a specified date; requiring the commission to update the database monthly; requiring the commission to publish certain instructions on the website; requiring the commission to submit a certain comprehensive plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying requirements for the comprehensive plan; providing that certain persons who register to vote may not be charged with certain violations as a result of such registration or voting; requiring the Division of Elections and the supervisors of elections to complete the necessary steps to reregister individuals under specified conditions; requiring the division and supervisors to send certain mail …
Sponsors
- Bracy Davis, LaVon (D, SD-015) · primary sponsor
- Davis, Bracy (D) · primary sponsor
- Berman, Lori (D, SD-026)
- Arrington, Kristen (D, SD-025)
- Davis, Tracie (D, SD-005)
- Davis (D)
- Bernard, Mack (D, SD-024)
Latest actions
- : Died in Ethics and Elections
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Ethics and Elections
Common questions
- What is S1598?
- S1598 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Elections.
- What does S1598 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; amending s. 20.10, F.S.; requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; specifying when such election must occur; amending s. 20.32, F.S.; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; specifying database requirements; requiring specified entities to provide specified information to the commission on a monthly basis…
- What is the status of S1598?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Ethics and Elections (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1598?
- Bracy Davis, LaVon (D, SD-015), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1598?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1598
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