Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 562 — Harassment of Election Workers

Last action — Died in Rules

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Harassment of Election Workers; Prohibiting a person from intimidating, threatening, coercing, harassing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker with specified intent; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  3. Now in Rules

  4. Remaining references corrected to Rules

  5. Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice

  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)

  7. Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Ethics and Elections (933688); YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  8. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Not Received

  9. On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  10. Introduced

  11. Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Rules

  12. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with 1 amendment

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 1001
Democrat 2000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Powell — Not Voting
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 562 do?
Harassment of Election Workers; Prohibiting a person from intimidating, threatening, coercing, harassing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker with specified intent; providing criminal penalties, etc.
Who sponsors SB 562?
SB 562 is sponsored by Rouson, Darryl Ervin (Democrat) and Davis, Tracie (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 562?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 562?
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