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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 12, 2026 FL HB 991 Requires Identification Featuring Proof of Citizenship for Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 28)
March 12, 2026 FL HB 991 Requires Identification Featuring Proof of Citizenship for Voting Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 4, 2026 FL SB 1134 Prohibits Counties and Municipalities from Funding or Supporting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
March 3, 2026 FL SB 290 Prohibits Counties From Enacting Any Restriction on the Use of Gasoline-Powered Farm Equipment Bill Passed - House (94 - 10)
Feb. 19, 2026 FL SB 178 Authorizes K-12 Athletic Coaches to Use Some Personal Funds for Student Welfare Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Feb. 19, 2026 FL HJR 203 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Exempt Homestead Property From Taxation Bill Passed - House (80 - 30)
Feb. 17, 2026 FL HB 103 Limits Taxes Local Governments May Charge Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (82 - 26)
Feb. 17, 2026 FL HB 1073 Authorizes School Board Members Access to All School District Documents Bill Passed - House (96 - 10)
Jan. 15, 2026 FL HB 197 Requires Businesses of All Sizes to Use the E-Verify System to Check Worker Eligibility Bill Passed - House (80 - 30)
Jan. 15, 2026 FL HB 6003 Repeals Certain Restrictions on Lawsuits for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death Bill Passed - House (88 - 17)
Jan. 15, 2026 FL HB 289 Authorizes Parents to File Wrongful Death Lawsuits Following the Loss of a Fetus Bill Passed - House (76 - 34)
Jan. 15, 2026 FL HB 133 Authorizes Individuals 18 Years and Older to Purchase Firearms Bill Passed - House (74 - 37)
June 16, 2025 FL HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 2)
June 16, 2025 FL HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
May 2, 2025 FL HB 1427 Requires Nursing Schools with Passage Rates 10% Below the National Average be Placed on Probation Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 30, 2025 FL HB 209 Establishes State Park Protections from Development of Pickle Ball Courts and Hotels Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 30, 2025 FL SB 56 Prohibits Geo-Engineering and Weather Modification Activities Bill Passed - House (82 - 28)
April 29, 2025 FL SB 700 Establishes the 2025 Florida Farm Bill and Prohibits Fluoride in Water Supplies Bill Passed - House (88 - 27)
April 25, 2025 FL HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
April 23, 2025 FL HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
April 16, 2025 FL SB 700 Establishes the 2025 Florida Farm Bill and Prohibits Fluoride in Water Supplies Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
April 9, 2025 FL SB 168 Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 9, 2025 FL SB 7026 Establishes a Larger Centralized Agency to Oversee the State's Technology Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 3, 2025 FL SB 166 Rescinds and Reduces the Requirements for Students to Graduate High School Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 3, 2025 FL HB 549 Requires All Educational Instructional and Geographical Materials be Updated to Say "Gulf of America" Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
April 3, 2025 FL SB 56 Prohibits Geo-Engineering and Weather Modification Activities Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
April 3, 2025 FL HB 355 Authorizes Public Schools to Purchase FDA-Approved Emergency Opioid Antagonists Bill Passed - House (107 - 0)
March 26, 2025 FL HB 6017 Repeals Previous Legislation that Prohibited Adult Children 25 or Older and Their Parents from Pursuing Medical Malpractice Claims Bill Passed - House (104 - 6)
March 26, 2025 FL HB 759 Authorizes 18-Year-Olds to Purchase Long Guns Bill Passed - House (78 - 34)
March 19, 2025 FL SB 7012 Requiring the Department of Children and Families to Maintain Copies of Certain Assessments and Tools Used to Assess Children for Certain Placements Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 12, 2024 FL SJR 1114 Authorizes the Repeal of Article 6 of the Florida State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (82 - 29)
March 24, 2024 FL HB 619 Requires that Contracts with Certain Professional Firms Must Provide Indemnity to DOT Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 1)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
March 7, 2024 FL SB 7014 Increases the Maximum Fine for Violations of Specified Lobbying Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 34)
March 7, 2024 FL SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
March 7, 2024 FL HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 29)
March 7, 2024 FL HB 691 Requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to Issue Alcoholic Beverage Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 1)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 770 Authroizes a Program Administrator to Offer a Program for Financing Qualifying Improvements for Reesidential Property when Authorized by a County or Municipality Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 7014 Increases the Maximum Fine for Violations of Specified Lobbying Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Bill Passed - House (60 - 51)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 1084 Prohibits the Regulation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the State Bill Passed - House (86 - 27)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 674 Requires Governmental Entities to Include a Requirement in Certain Contracts that Certain Iron or Steel Products be Produced in the United States Bill Passed - House (103 - 9)
March 6, 2024 FL HJR 7017 Alleges Support for an Amendment to the Florida State Constitution to Require and Annual Adjustment for Inflation Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
March 6, 2024 FL HB 1291 Prohibits Higher Education Courses on Identity Politics Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 1264 Requires Public Schools Teach a History of Communism Bill Passed - House (106 - 7)
March 6, 2024 FL HB 1451 Prohibits the Acceptance of Certain Forms of Identification Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
March 6, 2024 FL HB 1451 Prohibits the Acceptance of Certain Forms of Identification Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
March 5, 2024 FL HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/12 HB 991 Requires Identification Featuring Proof of Citizenship for Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 28)
3/12 HB 991 Requires Identification Featuring Proof of Citizenship for Voting Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/04 SB 1134 Prohibits Counties and Municipalities from Funding or Supporting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
3/03 SB 290 Prohibits Counties From Enacting Any Restriction on the Use of Gasoline-Powered Farm Equipment Bill Passed - House (94 - 10)
2/19 SB 178 Authorizes K-12 Athletic Coaches to Use Some Personal Funds for Student Welfare Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
2/19 HJR 203 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Exempt Homestead Property From Taxation Bill Passed - House (80 - 30)
2/17 HB 103 Limits Taxes Local Governments May Charge Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (82 - 26)
2/17 HB 1073 Authorizes School Board Members Access to All School District Documents Bill Passed - House (96 - 10)
1/15 HB 197 Requires Businesses of All Sizes to Use the E-Verify System to Check Worker Eligibility Bill Passed - House (80 - 30)
1/15 HB 6003 Repeals Certain Restrictions on Lawsuits for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death Bill Passed - House (88 - 17)
1/15 HB 289 Authorizes Parents to File Wrongful Death Lawsuits Following the Loss of a Fetus Bill Passed - House (76 - 34)
1/15 HB 133 Authorizes Individuals 18 Years and Older to Purchase Firearms Bill Passed - House (74 - 37)
6/16 HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 2)
6/16 HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
5/02 HB 1427 Requires Nursing Schools with Passage Rates 10% Below the National Average be Placed on Probation Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/30 HB 209 Establishes State Park Protections from Development of Pickle Ball Courts and Hotels Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/30 SB 56 Prohibits Geo-Engineering and Weather Modification Activities Bill Passed - House (82 - 28)
4/29 SB 700 Establishes the 2025 Florida Farm Bill and Prohibits Fluoride in Water Supplies Bill Passed - House (88 - 27)
4/25 HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
4/23 HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
4/16 SB 700 Establishes the 2025 Florida Farm Bill and Prohibits Fluoride in Water Supplies Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
4/09 SB 168 Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/09 SB 7026 Establishes a Larger Centralized Agency to Oversee the State's Technology Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/03 SB 166 Rescinds and Reduces the Requirements for Students to Graduate High School Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/03 HB 549 Requires All Educational Instructional and Geographical Materials be Updated to Say "Gulf of America" Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
4/03 SB 56 Prohibits Geo-Engineering and Weather Modification Activities Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
4/03 HB 355 Authorizes Public Schools to Purchase FDA-Approved Emergency Opioid Antagonists Bill Passed - House (107 - 0)
3/26 HB 6017 Repeals Previous Legislation that Prohibited Adult Children 25 or Older and Their Parents from Pursuing Medical Malpractice Claims Bill Passed - House (104 - 6)
3/26 HB 759 Authorizes 18-Year-Olds to Purchase Long Guns Bill Passed - House (78 - 34)
3/19 SB 7012 Requiring the Department of Children and Families to Maintain Copies of Certain Assessments and Tools Used to Assess Children for Certain Placements Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/12 SJR 1114 Authorizes the Repeal of Article 6 of the Florida State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (82 - 29)
3/24 HB 619 Requires that Contracts with Certain Professional Firms Must Provide Indemnity to DOT Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 1)
3/08 HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/08 HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
3/08 HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
3/07 SB 7014 Increases the Maximum Fine for Violations of Specified Lobbying Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 34)
3/07 SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
3/07 HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 29)
3/07 HB 691 Requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to Issue Alcoholic Beverage Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 1)
3/06 SB 770 Authroizes a Program Administrator to Offer a Program for Financing Qualifying Improvements for Reesidential Property when Authorized by a County or Municipality Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
3/06 SB 7014 Increases the Maximum Fine for Violations of Specified Lobbying Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
3/06 SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Bill Passed - House (60 - 51)
3/06 SB 1084 Prohibits the Regulation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the State Bill Passed - House (86 - 27)
3/06 SB 674 Requires Governmental Entities to Include a Requirement in Certain Contracts that Certain Iron or Steel Products be Produced in the United States Bill Passed - House (103 - 9)
3/06 HJR 7017 Alleges Support for an Amendment to the Florida State Constitution to Require and Annual Adjustment for Inflation Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
3/06 HB 1291 Prohibits Higher Education Courses on Identity Politics Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
3/06 SB 1264 Requires Public Schools Teach a History of Communism Bill Passed - House (106 - 7)
3/06 HB 1451 Prohibits the Acceptance of Certain Forms of Identification Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
3/06 HB 1451 Prohibits the Acceptance of Certain Forms of Identification Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
3/05 HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)

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