HB 1419: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Young; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell, Driskell, Eskamani, Franklin, Harris, Hunschofsky, Spencer, Woodson

Elections; Requires that Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, & serve specified term; requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database for specified purpose; provides that driver license or ID card applications, driver license or ID card renewal applications, & applications for changes of address for existing driver licenses or ID cards submitted to DHSMV serve as voter registration applications; requires DHSMV to transmit voter registration information electronically to DOS within specified timeframe; removes provision prohibiting persons providing voter registration services for driver license office from making changes to applicant's party affiliation without applicant's consent & separate signature; revises certain penalties; provides circumstances used to determine whether elections in local government exhibit racially polarized voting; authorizes party that sent notification letter to submit claim for reimbursement from local government; authorizes specified entities to file certain enforcement actions; creates Florida Voting Rights Act Commission within DOS; requires DOS instead of Office of Election Crimes & Security to conduct certain preliminary investigation; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 02:45 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1598 by Bracy Davis Elections Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Ethics and Elections	Identical
  H 73 by Robinson, F. Restoration of Rights Voting Database Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee	Compare
  S 132 (c1) by Polsky Restoration of Voting Rights Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Fiscal Policy	Compare

• Citations - Statute (33)

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  20.10	Department of State.	Page 19 (pdf)
  20.32	Florida Commission on Offender Review.	Page 20 (pdf)
  97.021	Definitions.	Page 24 (pdf)
  97.022	Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties.	Page 38 (pdf)
  97.0291	Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses.	Page 38 (pdf)
  97.0556		Page 38 (pdf)
  97.057	Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.	Page 38 (pdf)
  97.0575	Third-party voter registration organizations.	Page 47 (pdf)
  97.21		Page 55 (pdf)
  97.22		Page 67 (pdf)
  97.23		Page 71 (pdf)
  97.24		Page 76 (pdf)
  97.25		Page 80 (pdf)
  97.26		Page 89 (pdf)
  97.27		Page 92 (pdf)
  97.28		Page 93 (pdf)
  98.045	Administration of voter registration.	Page 95 (pdf)
  98.255	Voter education programs.	Page 96 (pdf)
  100.371	Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.	Page 97 (pdf)
  100.51		Page 100 (pdf)
  101.016		Page 101 (pdf)
  101.019	Ranked-choice voting prohibited.	Page 102 (pdf)
  101.048	Provisional ballots.	Page 103 (pdf)
  101.572	Public inspection of ballots.	Page 105 (pdf)
  101.62	Request for vote-by-mail ballots.	Page 106 (pdf)
  101.64	Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form.	Page 110 (pdf)
  101.65	Instructions to absent electors.	Page 111 (pdf)
  101.68	Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot.	Page 114 (pdf)
  101.69	Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot.	Page 121 (pdf)
  104.0616	Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations.	Page 125 (pdf)
  104.155	Unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting; prohibited defenses; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting prohibited.	Page 125 (pdf)
  104.42	Fraudulent registration and illegal voting; investigation.	Page 125 (pdf)
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 126 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	H	• Filed
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee