SB 620: Candidate Qualifying
GENERAL BILL by Mayfield
Candidate Qualifying; Requiring certain candidates to provide the filing officer a statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination and election to federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or judicial office or to a district school board, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/20/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
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SB 620, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2025 at 10:35 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 535 Candidate Qualifying Benarroch Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 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)