PROVIDED SUMMARY
Student Volunteers at Polling Locations; Providing that specified high school students who volunteer to assist poll workers are not subject to provisions prohibiting certain agencies and state and local officials from soliciting, accepting, or otherwise using private funds or certain personal services for election-related expenses, etc.
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AI-GENERATED
Lets registered high schoolers volunteer at polls for service-hour credit.
Florida law bars election officials from accepting private money or personal services to help pay for election administration, with an existing exception for donated polling-place space. This bill adds a second exception for student poll-worker volunteers.
High school students who are registered or preregistered to vote may now volunteer to help poll workers, specifically to earn the community service hours their school or a financial aid program requires.
KEY PROVISIONS
AIA high school student who is registered or preregistered to vote may volunteer to assist poll workers without that being treated as a prohibited donation of personal services under the private-funds ban.
“High school students in this state who are registered or preregistered to vote from volunteering to assist poll workers”
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Volunteering must be tied to community-service-hour requirements
moderates. 97.0291(2)(b)
AIThe exception is framed around students volunteering for the purpose of earning community service hours needed for high school graduation or a postsecondary financial aid program.
“for the purpose of receiving community service hours to meet community service requirements for high school graduation or postsecondary financial aid”
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TIMELINE
2/26/2026
Laid on Table -SJ 456
2/26/2026
Substituted CS/HB 461 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 456
2/26/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 456
2/23/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2/3/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/3/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
1/29/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/29/2026
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
1/29/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/27/2026
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/22/2026
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412...
1/14/2026
Now in Education Pre-K - 12
1/13/2026
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/8/2026
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37...
12/9/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
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