Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1334
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/11/2026 10:52 AM       .                                
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       Senator Bracy Davis moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 356 and 357
    4  insert:
    5         Section 5. Section 97.0536, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         97.0536 Hardship oath for certain applicants.—
    8         (1) An individual who is unable to provide documents
    9  acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship due to
   10  financial hardship or other reasonable impediment may execute a
   11  sworn statement as provided in subsection (2) attesting to his
   12  or her United States citizenship. The sworn statement must be
   13  signed under penalty of perjury and must be treated in the same
   14  manner as other sworn voter declarations required under the
   15  Florida Election Code.
   16         (2) An applicant attesting to an economic hardship or
   17  reasonable impediment pursuant to subsection (1) must provide
   18  the following sworn statement under penalty of perjury: “I do
   19  solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United
   20  States and that I am qualified to register as an elector under
   21  the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida. I further
   22  swear (or affirm) that I face a reasonable impediment to
   23  producing documentary proof of citizenship due to financial or
   24  other hardship. I understand that providing false information in
   25  this declaration constitutes a felony under Florida law. By
   26  signing this declaration, I swear (or affirm) under penalty of
   27  perjury that the information contained in this declaration is
   28  true.”
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   30  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete line 37
   33  and insert:
   34         applicable; creating s. 97.0536, F.S.; authorizing
   35         certain individuals to execute a sworn statement
   36         attesting to their United States citizenship;
   37         requiring that such statement be signed under penalty
   38         of perjury; providing construction; specifying the
   39         sworn statement the applicant is required to provide;
   40         amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring that