Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 991, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/11/2026 10:59 AM       .                                
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       Senator Bracy Davis moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (903278) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 235 and 236
    5  insert:
    6         Section 5. Section 97.0536, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         97.0536 Hardship oath for certain applicants.—
    9         (1) An individual who is unable to provide documents
   10  acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship due to
   11  financial hardship or other reasonable impediment may execute a
   12  sworn statement as provided in subsection (2) attesting to his
   13  or her United States citizenship. The sworn statement must be
   14  signed under penalty of perjury and must be treated in the same
   15  manner as other sworn voter declarations required under the
   16  Florida Election Code.
   17         (2) An applicant attesting to an economic hardship or
   18  reasonable impediment pursuant to subsection (1) must provide
   19  the following sworn statement under penalty of perjury:
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   21         I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of
   22         the United States and that I am qualified to register
   23         as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the
   24         State of Florida. I further swear (or affirm) that I
   25         face a reasonable impediment to producing documentary
   26         proof of citizenship due to financial or other
   27         hardship. I understand that providing false
   28         information in this declaration constitutes a felony
   29         under Florida law. By signing this declaration, I
   30         swear (or affirm) under penalty of perjury that the
   31         information contained in this declaration is true.
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   34  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   35  And the title is amended as follows:
   36         Delete line 1600
   37  and insert:
   38         registration system; creating s. 97.0536, F.S.;
   39         authorizing certain individuals to execute a sworn
   40         statement attesting to their United States
   41         citizenship; requiring that such statement be signed
   42         under penalty of perjury; providing construction;
   43         specifying the sworn statement the applicant is
   44         required to provide; amending s. 97.057, F.S.;