Florida Senate - 2026                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 991, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/11/2026 10:55 AM       .                                
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       Senator 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 Fee waiver for requesting documents acceptable as
    9  evidence of United States citizenship.—Any political subdivision
   10  of the state, a county, or a municipality may not charge a
   11  resident of this state a fee for issuing, reissuing, or
   12  providing certified copies of a document listed in s. 97.021(10)
   13  if such resident swears or affirms that he or she requires the
   14  document to provide evidence of citizenship for voting purposes
   15  and provides the following statement: “I do solemnly swear (or
   16  affirm) that I am qualified to register as an elector under the
   17  Constitution and laws of the State of Florida and that I require
   18  this document in order to provide evidence of United States
   19  citizenship for purposes of becoming or remaining a registered
   20  voter in this state.”
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   22  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   23  And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 1600
   25  and insert:
   26         registration system; creating s. 97.0536, F.S.;
   27         prohibiting political subdivisions of the state,
   28         counties, and municipalities from charging fees for
   29         certain documents under specified conditions;
   30         specifying the oath a resident must provide; amending
   31         s. 97.057, F.S.;