S0460Introduced in the Senate
Special Elections
Introduced by Tina Polsky, District 30
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to call a special primary election and a special election under a certain circumstance; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of a special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; authorizing qualified electors to file a petition in the circuit court seeking judicial determination of an election date under specified conditions; deleting the authority of the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to waive specified timeframes if all parties concur, etc.
Where it stands
Died in Rules
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Judiciary · February 10, 2026
11
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
11 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Clay Yarborough | 4 | Yes |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Colleen Burton | 12 | Yes |
| Nick DiCeglie | 18 | Yes |
| Ed Hooper | 21 | Yes |
| Lori Berman | 26 | Yes |
| Kathleen Passidomo | 28 | Yes |
| Tina Polsky | 30 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
Introduced
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Now in Judiciary
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Now in Rules
Died in Rules
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