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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: 12/2/2025 Senate - Now in Rules
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
12/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules