Bill Summary

HB 91 Candidate Qualification (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Tant Co Sponsors: Campbell CS Sponsors: Government Operations Subcommittee
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Summary
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; specifying that such person may not have legally changed his or her name through a specified petition during such 365-day period; providing that compliance with specified requirements is mandatory; providing construction; 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. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   H Government Operations Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
10/06/25
HOUSE 
Filed
10/14/25
HOUSE 
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
10/14/25
HOUSE 
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
12/03/25
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Government Operations Subcommittee, 12/10/25, 3:30 pm, 404 H
12/10/25
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Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/11/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/12/25
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Now in State Affairs Committee
02/06/26
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 17 H
02/10/26
HOUSE 
Favorable by State Affairs Committee; 26 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/10/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/19/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
02/25/26
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (383023); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/25/26
HOUSE 
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/25/26
SENATE
In Messages
02/25/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
02/26/26
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0062; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/26/26
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
02/26/26
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0091
Filed on 10/06/25
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Amendment 556667
Tant
Filed on 12/08/25
Adopted
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0091C1
Filed on 12/11/25
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Amendment 384943
Tant
Filed on 02/20/26
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 383023 SA
Tant
Filed on 02/20/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0091E1
Filed on 02/25/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0091ER
Filed on 02/26/26
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
99.021
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