CS/CS/SB 7086 (2019) -  Voting Rights Restoration

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Criminal Justice
Voting Rights Restoration: Revising terminology regarding voting rights restoration to conform to the State Constitution; requiring the voting disqualification of certain felons to be removed and voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution; authorizing the supervisor of elections to verify whether a person who has been convicted of a felony offense is eligible to register to vote, including if he or she has completed all the terms of his or her sentence; prohibiting a person from being charged or convicted for certain violations, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7086 recommended by:
    Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/25/19   1:30 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 2

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/08/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/23/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 6

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7089 Subject: Voting Rights Restoration Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7066 Subject: Election Administration Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 110742 , Thurston Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 341
    • A 612578 , Farmer Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 341
    • A 964838 , Pizzo Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 348 Senate: Withdrawn 4/30/2019 4:39:50 PM
    • A 659508 , Pizzo Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 353 Senate: Withdrawn 4/30/2019 4:49:53 PM
    • A 370656 , Bracy Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 353
    • A 672790 , Book Date Filed: 04/30/19, Line#: 361
    • A 674650 , Pizzo Date Filed: 04/29/19, Line#: 374 Senate: Withdrawn 4/30/2019 4:39:38 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 116400 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • AA 786538 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 5 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • AA 620860 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 266 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • AA 136384 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 332 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • AA 275642 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 332 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • AA 477272 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 425 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/23/2019 10:00 PM
    • A 714376 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 63
    • A 570922 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 317
    • A 894776 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 352
    • A 228614 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 352
    • A 424162 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 432
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 529536 , Judiciary, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/08/19, Line#: 58 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/10/2019 02:23 PM
    • A 171906 , Judiciary, Simmons Date Filed: 04/08/19, Line#: 316 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/10/2019 02:23 PM
    • A 861964 , Judiciary, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/05/19, Line#: 425 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/10/2019 02:23 PM
    • A 530944 , Judiciary, Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/05/19, Line#: 425 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/10/2019 02:23 PM
  • Senate Proposed Bill For Consideration
    • A 703932 , Criminal Justice, Brandes, Perry Date Filed: 03/22/19, Line#: 308 Senate(c): Favorable 03/25/2019 04:57 PM
    • AA 243298 , Criminal Justice, Bracy Date Filed: 03/25/19, Line#: 5 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/25/2019 10:58 AM
    • AA 776780 , Criminal Justice, Bracy Date Filed: 03/25/19, Line#: 5 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/25/2019 04:57 PM
    • AA 783410 , Criminal Justice, Bracy Date Filed: 03/25/19, Line#: 25 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/25/2019 04:57 PM
    • AA 309960 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 03/25/19, Line#: 35 Senate(c): Favorable 03/25/2019 04:57 PM
    • SA 631578 , Criminal Justice, Bracy Date Filed: 03/25/19, Line#: 35 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/25/2019 04:57 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/24/2019 5:57:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/22/2019 12:03:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/10/2019 2:24:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/5/2019 3:49:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/26/2019 4:20:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/22/2019 1:19:09 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Calendar Time: 05/02/2019 - 8:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 765 Time: 05/01/2019 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 645 Time: 04/30/2019 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19 -SJ 646 Time: 04/26/2019 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2019 - 5:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 496 Time: 04/25/2019 - 10:20 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/24/2019 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -SJ 496 Time: 04/23/2019 - 7:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/18/2019 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 04/10/2019 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/10/2019 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/10/2019 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 343 Time: 04/08/2019 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/03/2019 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 281 Time: 03/27/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 281 Time: 03/27/2019 - 1:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/27/2019 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 Time: 03/25/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: pb
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/20/2019 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: pb
Event: S Submitted for consideration by Criminal Justice Time: 03/20/2019 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: pb

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.052 HB 1365, SB 1802, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
97.053 HB 1365, SB 1802, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
98.045 SB 1760, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
98.075 CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
98.0751 CS/SB 7066
104.011 CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
940.061 CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
944.292 HB 177, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089
944.705 CS/CS/SB 642, HB 705, CS/HB 953, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7125
947.24 CS/SB 7066
948.041 CS/CS/SB 642*, CS/SB 7066
951.29 CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7089

(*) Not the latest version