Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H985: Voter Registration and Identification
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires supervisor of elections to verify applicant's citizenship status & refer certain matters to Office of Election Crimes & Security; provides certain action is considered written request from voter to have his or her name removed from statewide voter registration system; revises identifications accepted at polling places; requires that certain electors show Florida ID card upon entering polling place; provides that certain noncitizens may vote provisional ballot; requires supervisor of elections to verify certain information upon receiving request for vote-by-mail ballot; requires certain licenses & ID cards to denote certain persons as noncitizens.
What the bill says
An act relating to voter registration and identification; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify an applicant's citizenship status under certain circumstances and refer certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; providing certain action is considered a written request from a voter to have his or her name removed from the statewide voter registration system; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; revising identifications accepted at polling places…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to voter registration and identification; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify an applicant's citizenship status under certain circumstances and refer certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; providing certain action is considered a written request from a voter to have his or her name removed from the statewide voter registration system; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; revising identifications accepted at polling places; requiring that certain electors show a Florida identification card upon entering the polling place; providing that certain noncitizens may vote a provisional ballot; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify certain information upon receiving a request for a vote-by-mail ballot; amending s. 322.141, F.S.; requiring certain licenses and identification cards to denote certain persons as noncitizens; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 97.053, Florida words underlined are additions. hb985-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 985 2026 Statutes, is amended to read: 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.-- (6)(a) A voter registration application, including an application with a change in name, address, driver license number, or party affiliation, may be accepted as valid only after the department has verified the authenticity or nonexistence of …
Sponsors
- Jacques, Berny (R, HD-059) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H985?
- H985 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Voter Registration and Identification.
- What does H985 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to voter registration and identification; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify an applicant's citizenship status under certain circumstances and refer certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; providing certain action is considered a written request from a voter to have his or her name removed from the statewide voter registration system; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; revising identifications accepted at polling places…
- What is the status of H985?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 991 (Ch. 2026-26) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H985?
- Jacques, Berny (R, HD-059).
- Where is the official record for H985?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/985
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