Florida HB 1191: Military and Veteran Support

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HB 1191 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to elections during emergencies; 2
creating s. 101.7311, F.S.; requiring that elections, 3
in the event of an emergency, be conducted in 4
accordance with specified provisions and carried out 5
in a certain manner; amending s. 101.732, F.S.; 6
revising the definition of the term "emergency"; 7
creating s. 101.7325, F.S.; authorizing supervisors of 8
elections to request approval from the Secretary of 9
State to take specified actions under specified 10
conditions; specifying requirements for such request; 11
requiring that supervisors submit all such requests at 12
once, to the extent practicable; authorizing the 13
submission of revised or additional requests under 14
specified circumstances; requiring the secretary to 15
approve or deny requests within a specified timeframe; 16
requiring the secretary to consider specified factors; 17
providing that requests are deemed approved under 18
specified conditions; requiring the secretary to 19
publish approvals and denials on the Department of 20
State's website; requiring the department to maintain 21
an official record of all requests, approvals, and 22
denials for public inspection; requiring that such 23
records be compiled in a certain format; requiring 24
that such records be used for specified purposes; 25

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authorizing supervisors to take specified actions 26
under specified circumstances; specifying requirements 27
for such actions; amending s. 101.733, F.S.; requiring 28
that notice of a rescheduled election be posted on any 29
social media account controlled by the supervisor or 30
the supervisor's office, on the affected county's 31
social media accounts, and a certain newspaper; 32
requiring that contingency planning and procedures for 33
elections be implemented in accordance with specified 34
provisions; deleting provisions requiring the Division 35
of Elections to adopt rules for an elections emergency 36
contingency plan; creating s. 101.735, F.S.; requiring 37
the division to adopt by rule a statewide election 38
emergency contingency plan; requiring the plan to 39
include specified procedures; requiring supervisors, 40
in consultation with local emergency management 41
officials, to develop a local election emergency 42
contingency plan and submit such plan to the division 43
for approval by a specified date; requiring the 44
division to determine the sufficiency of such plan by 45
a specified date; requiring a supervisor to submit a 46
revised plan within a specified timeframe, under a 47
specified condition; providing criteria for 48
determining sufficiency; requiring that such plans be 49
implemented in conjunction with specified provisions 50

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to ensure coordination of emergency powers and 51
availability of equipment; creating s. 101.736, F.S.; 52
defining the term "tabletop exercise"; requiring the 53
secretary, in coordination with the supervisors, to 54
develop an election emergency training program; 55
providing that the training program is required for 56
newly elected or appointed supervisors and critical 57
staff, as determined by the supervisor; requiring the 58
secretary to update such training periodically; 59
requiring the secretary to convene a workgroup by a 60
specified date to create a certain list; specifying 61
requirements for the workgroup; requiring the 62
secretary to use the list for specified actions; 63
creating s. 101.738, F.S.; requiring the division to 64
maintain a secure strategic election equipment reserve 65
for specified purposes; specifying requirements for 66
such reserve; authorizing the division, in lieu of a 67
reserve, to contract with certified vendors to provide 68
such equipment; specifying requirements for such 69
contract; requiring the division to submit an annual 70
report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 71
specified date; specifying requirements for the 72
report; amending s. 101.74, F.S.; revising the 73
criteria that a supervisor of elections uses to 74
establish an additional polling place under specified 75

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circumstances; authorizing qualified electors of the 76
affected precinct to vote in the new location; 77
requiring the supervisor to provide notice of the 78
temporary polling place through specified means; 79
authorizing supervisors to coordinate with emergency 80
management officials