SESSION WATCH
Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 535

Candidate Qualifying
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Benarroch
FILED BY
Yvette Benarroch — District 81, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Second Reading Calendar

Filed under Elections.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Candidate Qualifying; Requires certain candidates to provide filing officer statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination & election to federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or judicial office or to district school board.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Requires candidates who hold dual citizenship to disclose the other country.

A candidate who is also a citizen of another country must now file a statement at qualifying time disclosing which other country or countries they hold citizenship in, alongside their oath and other required filings.

The same disclosure requirement applies whether the candidate is running for judicial office or for federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or school board office; only candidates who actually hold another citizenship are affected.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Dual citizenship disclosure required at qualifying moderates. 99.061

AIA candidate for federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or school board office who holds citizenship in another country, in addition to the United States, must file a statement at qualifying disclosing that other country.

“a statement disclosing any other country the candidate is also a citizen of” bill text, line 57 →
§ 2 Judicial candidates face the same dual-citizenship disclosure moderates. 105.031

AIA candidate for judicial office who is a citizen of another country in addition to the United States must likewise file a statement at qualifying disclosing that other citizenship.

“If the candidate is a citizen of another country in addition to being a citizen of the United States” bill text, line 56 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died on Second Reading Calendar
2/3/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/3/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/3/2026
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/3/2026
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
1/30/2026
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
1/13/2026
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
1/9/2026
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
12/3/2025
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
12/3/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
12/3/2025
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
11/24/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 99.061
+33 / −0
s. 105.031
+33 / −0
s. 99.012
+0 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES