HB 985: Voter Registration and Identification

GENERAL BILL by Jacques

Voter Registration and Identification; 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/5/2026 10:45 AM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 991 (e1) by Government Operations Subcommittee Election Integrity Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.	Page 2 (pdf)
  98.045	Administration of voter registration.	Page 4 (pdf)
  101.043	Identification required at polls.	Page 4 (pdf)
  101.62	Request for vote-by-mail ballots.	Page 6 (pdf)
  322.141	Color or markings of certain licenses or identification cards.	Page 7 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/5/2026	H	• Filed
  1/12/2026	H	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)