CS/CS/HB 991: Election Integrity
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Persons-Mulicka ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Holcomb ; Salzman
Election Integrity; Revising definitions; revising the information the Department of State is required to include in a specified report; requiring persons to swear or affirm they have reviewed the voter registration instructions, are a United States citizen, and understand the penalties for providing false information; requiring the voter registration application to elicit documentation required by the United States Election Assistance Commission or federal law; requiring that an applicant's citizenship status be verified by the records of the DHSMV; providing that an applicant will be registered as an unverified voter, and must vote with a provisional ballot that will not be counted if his or her legal status as a United States citizen cannot be verified through the DHSMV; requiring the online voter registration system to transmit certain information to the supervisor of elections and generate certain notices; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify the legal status of certain applicants and provide certain notice; providing that, under specified circumstances, the online voter registration system may populate the applicant's information into a printable voter registration application; requiring an applicant's legal status to be verified for a voter registration application to be valid; providing that an applicant will be deemed an unverified voter if his or her application fails to meet specified requirements.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/3/2026 House • PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
2/6/2026 House • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/9/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/13/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/17/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2/18/2026 House • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/19/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/25/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 090077 Failed
• Amendment 810467 Failed
• Amendment 818439 Failed
• Amendment 658561 adopted
• Amendment 921151 Failed
• Amendment 228467 Failed
• Amendment 587003 Failed
• Amendment 025499 Failed
• Amendment 192155 Failed
• Amendment 746217 Failed
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 31
2/25/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/26/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
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CS/CS/HB 991, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 8:44 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 91 (er) Candidate Qualification Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Ordered enrolled 
H 985 Voter Registration and Identification Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 62 (c1) Candidate Qualification Arrington Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 91
S 1334 (c2) Elections Grall Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Citations - Statutes (37)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.021 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf) 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. Page 9 (pdf) 97.051 Oath upon registering. Page 11 (pdf) 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 11 (pdf) 97.0525 Online voter registration. Page 12 (pdf) 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 15 (pdf) 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 17 (pdf) 98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 18 (pdf) 98.045 Administration of voter registration. Page 19 (pdf) 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 78 (pdf) 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 21 (pdf) 98.0755 Appeal of determination of ineligibility. Page 79 (pdf) 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. Page 31 (pdf) 98.094 Page 33 (pdf) 99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 34 (pdf) 101.043 Identification required at polls. Page 37 (pdf) 101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 39 (pdf) 101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 42 (pdf) 101.5606 Requirements for approval of systems. Page 43 (pdf) 101.56075 Voting methods. Page 43 (pdf) 101.5608 Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. Page 44 (pdf) 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 45 (pdf) 101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 80 (pdf) 101.591 Voting system audit. Page 46 (pdf) 101.5911 Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. Page 49 (pdf) 101.595 Analysis and reports of voting problems. Page 50 (pdf) 101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 79 (pdf) 101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 51 (pdf) 101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. Page 53 (pdf) 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 57 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 57 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 68 (pdf) 104.042 Page 73 (pdf) 104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot. Page 80 (pdf) 106.08 Contributions; limitations on. Page 74 (pdf) 322.034 Page 77 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 78 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 991, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/18/2026 at 2:59 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 91 (e1) Candidate Qualification Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Ordered enrolled
H 985 Voter Registration and Identification Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 62 (c1) Candidate Qualification Arrington Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 91
S 1334 (c2) Elections Grall Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Floor Amendments (16)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 090077 - Amendment
Remove lines 179-1125 and insert:Harris 2/20/2026
3:19 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 810467 - Amendment
Remove lines 223-1991 and insert:Nixon 2/20/2026
2:59 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 818439 - Amendment
Remove lines 276-1991 and insert:Gantt 2/20/2026
3:11 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 658561 - Amendment
Remove lines 315-1970 and insert:Persons-Mulicka 2/20/2026
3:47 PMHouse: Adopted
2/25/2026PDF 921151 - Amendment
Remove lines 386-391 and insert:Driskell 2/20/2026
3:30 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 181947 - Amendment
Between lines 415 and 416, insert:Harris 2/20/2026
3:21 PMHouse: Withdrawn
2/24/2026PDF 386259 - Amendment
Between lines 441 and 442, insert:Woodson 2/20/2026
3:51 PMHouse: Withdrawn
2/24/2026PDF 228467 - Amendment
Remove line 563 and insert:Cross 2/20/2026
2:56 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 631287 - Amendment
Remove line 597 and insert:Young 2/20/2026
2:42 PMHouse: Withdrawn
2/25/2026PDF 803535 - Amendment
Remove lines 600-618 and insert:Nixon 2/20/2026
2:55 PMHouse: Withdrawn
2/25/2026PDF 587003 - Amendment
Remove lines 920-1398 and insert:Eskamani 2/20/2026
3:51 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 596679 - Amendment
Between lines 1125 and 1126, insert:Woodson 2/20/2026
3:51 PMHouse: Withdrawn
2/24/2026PDF 025499 - Amendment
Between lines 1923 and 1924, insert:Hunschofsky 2/20/2026
3:02 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 730373 - Amendment
Between lines 1934 and 1935, insert:Campbell 2/20/2026
8:57 AMHouse: Withdrawn
2/23/2026PDF 192155 - Amendment
Between lines 1934 and 1935, insert:Woodson 2/20/2026
3:51 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF 746217 - Amendment
Remove line 1994 and insert:Young 2/20/2026
2:42 PMHouse: Failed
2/25/2026PDF Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2026 5:32 PM House 83 Yeas - 31 Nays Citations - Statutes (36)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.021 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf) 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. Page 9 (pdf) 97.051 Oath upon registering. Page 11 (pdf) 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 11 (pdf) 97.0525 Online voter registration. Page 12 (pdf) 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 15 (pdf) 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 17 (pdf) 98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 18 (pdf) 98.045 Administration of voter registration. Page 19 (pdf) 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 78 (pdf) 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 21 (pdf) 98.0755 Appeal of determination of ineligibility. Page 79 (pdf) 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. Page 31 (pdf) 98.094 Page 33 (pdf) 99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 34 (pdf) 101.043 Identification required at polls. Page 37 (pdf) 101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 39 (pdf) 101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 42 (pdf) 101.5606 Requirements for approval of systems. Page 43 (pdf) 101.56075 Voting methods. Page 43 (pdf) 101.5608 Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. Page 44 (pdf) 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 45 (pdf) 101.591 Voting system audit. Page 46 (pdf) 101.5911 Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. Page 49 (pdf) 101.595 Analysis and reports of voting problems. Page 50 (pdf) 101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 79 (pdf) 101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 51 (pdf) 101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. Page 53 (pdf) 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 57 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 57 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 68 (pdf) 104.042 Page 73 (pdf) 104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot. Page 80 (pdf) 106.08 Contributions; limitations on. Page 74 (pdf) 322.034 Page 77 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 78 (pdf) -
CS/HB 991, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2026 at 3:10 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2026 (pdf)
State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 985 Voter Registration and Identification Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 1334 (c1) Elections Grall Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 314931 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Persons-Mulicka 2/16/2026
5:02 PMAdopted as Amended
2/17/2026PDF 
505325 - Amendment to Amendment (314931)
Remove lines 80-1937 of the amendment and insert:Duggan 2/17/2026
8:02 AMAdopted
2/17/2026PDF
350803 - Amendment to Amendment (314931)
Between lines 2005 and 2006 of the amendment, insert:Young 2/16/2026
7:12 PMFailed to Adopt
2/17/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (34)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.021 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf) 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. Page 9 (pdf) 97.051 Oath upon registering. Page 10 (pdf) 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 10 (pdf) 97.0525 Online voter registration. Page 11 (pdf) 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 14 (pdf) 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 16 (pdf) 98.045 Administration of voter registration. Page 17 (pdf) 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 72 (pdf) 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 19 (pdf) 98.0755 Appeal of determination of ineligibility. Page 73 (pdf) 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. Page 29 (pdf) 98.094 Page 31 (pdf) 101.043 Identification required at polls. Page 33 (pdf) 101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 61 (pdf) 101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 38 (pdf) 101.5606 Requirements for approval of systems. Page 38 (pdf) 101.56075 Voting methods. Page 38 (pdf) 101.5608 Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. Page 39 (pdf) 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 41 (pdf) 101.591 Voting system audit. Page 41 (pdf) 101.5911 Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. Page 45 (pdf) 101.595 Analysis and reports of voting problems. Page 45 (pdf) 101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 73 (pdf) 101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 46 (pdf) 101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. Page 48 (pdf) 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 52 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 53 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 63 (pdf) 104.042 Page 69 (pdf) 104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot. Page 74 (pdf) 106.08 Contributions; limitations on. Page 69 (pdf) 322.034 Page 71 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 71 (pdf) -
HB 991, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 1:29 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1334 (c1) Elections Grall Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Citations - Statutes (30)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.021 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf) 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. Page 8 (pdf) 97.051 Oath upon registering. Page 10 (pdf) 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 10 (pdf) 97.0525 Online voter registration. Page 10 (pdf) 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 14 (pdf) 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 16 (pdf) 98.045 Administration of voter registration. Page 17 (pdf) 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 60 (pdf) 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 19 (pdf) 98.0755 Appeal of determination of ineligibility. Page 61 (pdf) 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. Page 29 (pdf) 98.094 Page 31 (pdf) 101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 61 (pdf) 101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 33 (pdf) 101.5606 Requirements for approval of systems. Page 33 (pdf) 101.56075 Voting methods. Page 33 (pdf) 101.5608 Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. Page 34 (pdf) 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 36 (pdf) 101.591 Voting system audit. Page 36 (pdf) 101.5911 Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. Page 40 (pdf) 101.595 Analysis and reports of voting problems. Page 40 (pdf) 101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 62 (pdf) 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 41 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 42 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 52 (pdf) 104.042 Page 58 (pdf) 104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot. Page 63 (pdf) 106.08 Contributions; limitations on. Page 58 (pdf) 322.034 Page 59 (pdf)