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Florida Senate
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2026
CS for SB 132
By
the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice;
and Senator Polsky
604-02520-26 2026132c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to restoration of voting rights;
3 amending s. 20.32, F.S.; requiring the Florida
4 Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain
5 a database containing certain information for a
6 certain purpose; requiring certain governmental
7 entities to provide certain information to the
8 commission monthly; requiring the Department of
9 Management Services, acting through the Florida
10 Digital Service, to provide certain technical
11 assistance to the commission; authorizing the
12 department to adopt rules; requiring the commission,
13 subject to legislative appropriation, to make the
14 database available to the public on an Internet
15 website by a certain date; requiring the commission to
16 update the database monthly and publish certain
17 information on the website; requiring the commission
18 to provide a comprehensive plan to the Governor and
19 Legislature by a certain date; providing requirements
20 for the comprehensive plan; providing that a person
21 who takes certain actions in reasonable reliance on
22 the database has an affirmative right to register and
23 to vote and may not be charged with certain violations
24 of criminal law; requiring the commission to adopt
25 rules; providing an effective date.
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27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 20.32,
30 Florida Statutes, to read:
31 20.32 Florida Commission on Offender Review.—
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(4)(a)
For the purpose of assisting a person who has been
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disqualified from voting based on a felony conviction other than
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murder or a felony sexual offense in determining whether he or
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she has met the requirements under s. 98.0751 to have his or her
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voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State
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Constitution, the Florida Commission on Offender Review shall
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develop and maintain a database that contains for each such
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person all of the following information:
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1.
His or her name and any other personal identifying
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information.
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2.
The remaining length of any term of supervision,
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including, but not limited to, probation, community control, or
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parole, ordered by a court as a part of his or her sentence.
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3.
The remaining amount of any restitution owed to a victim
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as ordered by a court as a part of his or her sentence.
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4.
The remaining amount due of any fines or fees that were
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initially ordered by a court as a part of his or her sentence or
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as a condition of any form of supervision, including, but not
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limited to, probation, community control, or parole.
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5.
The completion status of any other term ordered by a
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court as a part of his or her sentence.
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6.
Any other information needed to determine whether he or
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she has met the requirements for restoration of voting rights
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under s. 98.0751.
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(b)
The Department of State, the Department of Corrections,
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the clerks of the circuit courts, the county comptrollers, and
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the Board of Executive Clemency shall provide to the commission
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monthly any information held by these governmental entities
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which is required under paragraph (a).
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(c)
The Department of Management Services, acting through
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the Florida Digital Service, shall provide any technical
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assistance necessary for the commission to develop and maintain
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the database. The Department of Management Services may adopt
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rules to provide such assistance.
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(d)
By July 1, 2029,
subject to legislative appropriation,
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the commission shall make the database
available to the public
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on an Internet website. The commission shall update the database
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monthly with the information received from each governmental
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entity under paragraph (b). The commission shall publish on the
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website clear instructions that a person who has been
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disqualified from voting based on a felony conviction other than
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murder or a felony sexual offense may follow to have his or her
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voting rights restored and to register to vote.
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(e)
By July 1, 2027, the commission shall provide a
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comprehensive plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
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and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which includes
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all of the following:
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1.
The governmental entities from which and the methods by
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which the commission shall collect, centralize, analyze, and
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secure the information required to be included in the database.
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2.
A description of any infrastructure and services,
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including, but not limited to, software, hardware, and
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information technology services, which may be necessary to
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create and maintain the database.
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3.
The anticipated number of additional employees necessary
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for:
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a.
The commission to develop and maintain the database.
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b.
A governmental entity to provide the information
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required under paragraph (b).
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c.
The Florida Digital Service to provide the assistance
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required under paragraph (c).
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4.
The anticipated initial cost to develop the database;
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the annual cost to maintain the database; and the annual
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appropriation required to fund the anticipated costs incurred by
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the commission, each governmental entity, and the Florida
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Digital Service.
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5.
Any legal authority necessary for the commission to
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develop and maintain the database.
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6.
Draft legislation to implement the comprehensive plan.
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(f)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person who
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registers to vote or who votes in reasonable reliance on
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information contained in the database indicating that his or her
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voting rights have been restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of
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the State Constitution has an affirmative right to register and
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to vote and may not be charged with a violation of any criminal
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law of this state related to fraudulently voting or registering
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to vote.
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(g)
The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
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subsection.
111 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.