HB 535: Candidate Qualifying
GENERAL BILL by Benarroch
Candidate Qualifying; Requires certain candidates to provide filing officer statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination & election to federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or judicial office or to district school board.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/24/2025 House • Filed
12/3/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/9/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 535, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/24/2025 at 3:59 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 620 Candidate Qualifying Mayfield Identical Last Action: 1/22/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 99.012 Restrictions on individuals qualifying for public office. Page 5 (pdf) 99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. Page 1 (pdf) 105.031 Qualification; filing fee; candidate’s oath; items required to be filed. Page 3 (pdf)