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Don Gaetz
FL Senate District 1
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Government Operations & Budget 10Healthcare 7Economy & Taxes 6Education 6Criminal Justice & Policing 5Housing 5Transportation & Infrastructure 5Social Services & Welfare 4Labor & Employment 3Environment & Energy 2Veterans Affairs 2Agriculture 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Defense & Military 1Immigration 1Other 1Technology & Privacy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL Senate District 1 current
Florida |
Republican | Nov 5, 2024 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| FL Senate District 1
Florida |
Republican | Jan 1, 2013 | Dec 31, 2016 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| FL Senate District 4
Florida |
Republican | Jan 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (742 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 1594
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3d7b6e8-3839-469d-9642-cf7f66e915aa | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3d7b6e8-3839-469d-9642-cf7f66e915aa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 760
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8376c0dd-0493-4f73-b15f-402aa8b878db | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8376c0dd-0493-4f73-b15f-402aa8b878db CC0-1.0 |
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SB 778
Forensic Services for Certain Defendants
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f5569a8-0f3c-4e4a-8cc5-604ce0a46620 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f5569a8-0f3c-4e4a-8cc5-604ce0a46620 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 774
911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Employment-related Mental or Nervous Injuries
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08f28467-f067-4209-887d-25c1354ceb01 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08f28467-f067-4209-887d-25c1354ceb01 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1230
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e441b7a-4695-42b7-9403-ef6f6f6f45d3 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e441b7a-4695-42b7-9403-ef6f6f6f45d3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 92
Employee Protections
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll feaefb3f-808c-41f0-af5f-ead9ca221603 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/feaefb3f-808c-41f0-af5f-ead9ca221603 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 824
School District Unimproved Real Property
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e0104a76-39bb-4d1c-8fb1-08bc934ce0df | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0104a76-39bb-4d1c-8fb1-08bc934ce0df CC0-1.0 |
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SB 546
Conservation Lands
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Favorable | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 598b6af7-2b69-4b9e-92a4-ecafde7b4a04 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/598b6af7-2b69-4b9e-92a4-ecafde7b4a04 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 962
Affordable Housing
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9a5c5e0-462d-424e-8fc2-3e1f1712cd35 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9a5c5e0-462d-424e-8fc2-3e1f1712cd35 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 748
Notice of Restoration of Voting Rights Information on Sentencing Scoresheets
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1e94df23-fa65-4261-b4e1-aa7763fa4403 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e94df23-fa65-4261-b4e1-aa7763fa4403 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1036
School Counselors
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5e110a9-5d5b-4cac-a6f6-20988e120989 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5e110a9-5d5b-4cac-a6f6-20988e120989 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 684
Electronic Signatures Associated with Total Loss Vehicles and Vessels
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6b514202-5b62-4c54-af05-075f73707680 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b514202-5b62-4c54-af05-075f73707680 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 696
Registration of Trademarks
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ccfb39f-442d-41d8-ab28-76db0ee5b5a9 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ccfb39f-442d-41d8-ab28-76db0ee5b5a9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 442
Search Warrants
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ccd8efe-2b81-4973-add8-0126f9819d05 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ccd8efe-2b81-4973-add8-0126f9819d05 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1338
Charitable Giving
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6fe55f37-ce3f-4ac7-9ffc-38da388b62e9 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6fe55f37-ce3f-4ac7-9ffc-38da388b62e9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1000
Trust Fund Interest for Purposes Approved by the Supreme Court
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d4c3681-9e94-4bae-b69c-372f1eda6169 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d4c3681-9e94-4bae-b69c-372f1eda6169 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1682
Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d387feea-19c1-4250-84e0-3c1121651cfd | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d387feea-19c1-4250-84e0-3c1121651cfd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1506
Civil Litigation
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Unfavorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5d25e45-dc4e-4736-b3d7-68edf50e929b | Feb 17, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5d25e45-dc4e-4736-b3d7-68edf50e929b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 658
Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01bfe071-7829-48d2-a2bc-397ae9edcc58 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01bfe071-7829-48d2-a2bc-397ae9edcc58 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 192
Patient Funds Held in Trust by Chiropractic Physicians
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll de5fa202-dcae-4a6a-b1fc-8a06323c2434 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de5fa202-dcae-4a6a-b1fc-8a06323c2434 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 820
Problem-solving Court Reports
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 17456577-97a3-4b24-9977-a65d2dda0071 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17456577-97a3-4b24-9977-a65d2dda0071 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 840
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24e2754a-2932-4451-894e-eadbaf756d3f | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24e2754a-2932-4451-894e-eadbaf756d3f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 434
Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 99c735fc-9151-4697-b691-ca0ec9209246 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99c735fc-9151-4697-b691-ca0ec9209246 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 706
Commercial Service Airports
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 715fa982-4463-4d40-b341-73eba303b42a | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/715fa982-4463-4d40-b341-73eba303b42a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1014
Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 47184cac-25e0-4f7f-8b80-7c9d25405262 | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47184cac-25e0-4f7f-8b80-7c9d25405262 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (25 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1002
FL · —
Child Welfare
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SB 52
FL · —
Security Services at Places of Worship
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SB 1708
FL · —
Veterinary Licensure
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SR 1810
FL · —
Bob Graham Day
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SB 50
FL · —
Veterans Affairs
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SB 86
FL · —
Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens
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SB 1594
FL · —
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients
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SB 92
FL · —
Employee Protections
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SB 920
FL · —
Mathematics Education
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SB 1474
FL · —
Biosolids Management
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