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CS/SB 62: Candidate Qualification

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Arrington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Berman

Candidate Qualification; Specifying that a person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate must be a registered member of a political party, or registered without any party affiliation, for 365 consecutive days preceding the beginning of qualifying for an election; authorizing qualified candidates or certain political parties to challenge compliance with specified provisions by filing suit in a specified circuit court; prohibiting a person from being qualified as a candidate for nomination or election and appearing on the ballot under specified circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 11/24/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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
    9/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
    11/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 11/19/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    11/19/2025 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    11/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Judiciary
    11/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 62, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2025 at 2:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 Candidate Qualification Tant Similar Last Action: 10/14/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 62, Original Filed Version Posted 9/19/2025 at 1:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 11/18/2025 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 11/20/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 Candidate Qualification Tant Identical Last Action: 10/14/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    199276 - Amendment
    Delete line 68 and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Arrington)     		11/17/2025
    8:00 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/19/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/19/2025 2:00 PM Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 1 (pdf)

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