Florida enacts new congressional maps, citizenship verification requirement in 2026 – Ballotpedia News

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The Florida Legislature passed eight election-related bills during its 2026 regular and special sessions, all of which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed between April and June.
Among those bills was HB 991, which requires officials to verify whether a prospective voter provided proof of citizenship when applying for a driver’s license or state ID card. If not, the person must provide proof of citizenship to be registered to vote. This also applies to individuals updating their registration due to a change of name, address, or party affiliation.
If a voter does not provide proof of citizenship, they would be issued a provisional ballot. The ballot would only be counted if the voter provided proof of citizenship before 5 p.m. on the second day following the election.
HB 991 also enacted a number of other election-related policies, including:
The Florida Senate passed HB 991 27-12 on March 12, with 26 Republicans and one independent voting in favor and 11 Democrats and one Republican voting against. Later that day, the Florida House of Representatives approved the bill 77-28, with 77 Republicans voting in favor and 27 Democrats and one Republican voting against. DeSantis signed the bill on April 1.
Other election bills enacted in the 2026 regular session include:
Following an April special session on redistricting, DeSantis signed HB 1-D, which enacted new congressional maps in the state ahead of the 2026 elections. Florida is one of seven states to enact a new congressional map between the 2024 and 2026 elections.
HB 1-D passed the state House 83-28 on April 29, with 81 Republicans and two Democrats voting in favor and 27 Democrats and one Republican voting in opposition. It passed the state Senate 21-17 later that day, with 21 Republicans voting in favor and 12 Democrats, four Republicans, and one independent voting against. DeSantis signed the bill on May 4.
SB 4-F, also passed during a special session, allows a ballot measure summary to exceed the statutory limit of 75 words for a constitutional amendment submitted to the voters on Nov. 3, 2026, regarding certain subsections of Article VII of the state Constitution.
Florida enacted one election-related bill in 2025, five bills or resolutions in 2024, and five bills in 2023.