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CS/SB 620: Candidate Qualifying

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Mayfield

Candidate Qualifying; Requiring a candidate for federal office to state in writing whether he or she intends to trade stock while serving in federal office; requiring candidates to ensure they satisfy statutory and constitutional requirements for office; requiring certain candidates to provide to the filing officer a statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination and election to a judicial office or to a district school board; requiring candidates for representative to Congress seeking ballot position by petition to obtain a specified percentage of signatures to qualify for such office, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/5/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/26/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2026 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
• CS by Rules read 1st time
3/4/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (864144)
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
3/5/2026 House • In Messages