HB 461 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Volunteering at Polling Locations

Summary

Volunteering at Polling Locations; Provides that specified high school students who volunteer to assist poll workers are not subject to provisions prohibiting certain agencies and state & local officials from soliciting, accepting, or otherwise using private funds or certain personal services for election-related expenses.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Vetoed

Jun 2026

Introduced Nov 18, 2025 Vetoed Jun 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 461 c1 → H 461 er · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been updated from a committee version to its final enrolled form, marking it as officially passed and ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding high school student volunteering at polling locations remains unchanged; the differences are purely administrative labels indicating the bill's final status.

TECHNICAL

The header label was changed from 'CS/HB 461' to 'ENROLLED CS/HB 461' to signify the bill is in its final, approved version.

The footer reference was updated from 'hb461-01-c1' to 'hb461 -01-er' to reflect the enrolled status.

The page header was updated to include '2026 Legislature' to formally identify the legislative session.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 26, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 25, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

legislature

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors