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Don Gaetz
FL Senate District 1
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
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 32
Injunctions for Protection
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fd3559e-9687-49ea-8dfc-e7173e3ab61f | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fd3559e-9687-49ea-8dfc-e7173e3ab61f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 428
Drowning Prevention
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cc0f1484-b27b-4dba-af17-8285d2f64e07 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc0f1484-b27b-4dba-af17-8285d2f64e07 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1734
Juvenile Justice
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9be6668a-a5e2-4f5b-9ee3-378b61200ce9 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9be6668a-a5e2-4f5b-9ee3-378b61200ce9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 636
Beach Management
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 20655477-9804-4faf-8c3d-fd529936ddf3 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/20655477-9804-4faf-8c3d-fd529936ddf3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 210
Public Records/Petitions for Injunctions for Protection Against Serious Violence by a Known Person
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d777ddb-d36f-4d2c-a7b0-b616591420d6 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d777ddb-d36f-4d2c-a7b0-b616591420d6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 302
Coastal Resiliency
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b498e456-58f1-4cd6-b66c-6394788dee5a | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b498e456-58f1-4cd6-b66c-6394788dee5a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 606
Drowning Prevention Education
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9783ca31-3902-4163-bd2f-38a47c372a41 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9783ca31-3902-4163-bd2f-38a47c372a41 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 418
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e233506-491a-42f4-b203-666dc4d91fc6 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e233506-491a-42f4-b203-666dc4d91fc6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1520
Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d20348b1-e3fd-43d3-aa1b-bca4ee3ec7d1 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d20348b1-e3fd-43d3-aa1b-bca4ee3ec7d1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1074
One-cent Piece
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 286459c5-8764-4ef6-888c-923c22f71229 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/286459c5-8764-4ef6-888c-923c22f71229 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 678
Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d0d4181-2ecc-4ed5-a562-f9e4a354ca14 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d0d4181-2ecc-4ed5-a562-f9e4a354ca14 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 680
Electric Vehicle Charging Taxation
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7dbda656-c323-4d17-a402-2e8877b01639 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7dbda656-c323-4d17-a402-2e8877b01639 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 118
Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 29f837b9-c2b5-4497-ab51-bd03005a968c | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/29f837b9-c2b5-4497-ab51-bd03005a968c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 450
Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5a73a87-b128-4cf8-a1af-c6d88b1ef211 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5a73a87-b128-4cf8-a1af-c6d88b1ef211 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7036
Education
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d399e58-d3af-4ac6-8528-14c5c82924c5 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d399e58-d3af-4ac6-8528-14c5c82924c5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 506
Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a7051a88-b6ab-4453-a1f7-596469dd12bb | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a7051a88-b6ab-4453-a1f7-596469dd12bb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 504
Code Inspector Body Cameras
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8fe2b180-b46c-420a-bf32-10b984755e71 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8fe2b180-b46c-420a-bf32-10b984755e71 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 124
Florida Virtual School
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0da512b3-98dc-408d-acc4-a7e61ca5958c | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0da512b3-98dc-408d-acc4-a7e61ca5958c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 52
Security Services at Places of Worship
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c317d70-477d-47f6-80eb-af995264bfd5 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c317d70-477d-47f6-80eb-af995264bfd5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 6515
Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll fcd85bad-4611-4899-b1f0-471ba9ee481b | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fcd85bad-4611-4899-b1f0-471ba9ee481b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 6517
Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2397005c-b3bf-4a85-917d-31c816386267 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2397005c-b3bf-4a85-917d-31c816386267 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 14
Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5477c4e9-d2f9-4d21-8c4a-727908b57bd5 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5477c4e9-d2f9-4d21-8c4a-727908b57bd5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1414
Education on Congenital Cytomegalovirus
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e84bf1c-e188-418a-be6e-9e7d857689ed | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e84bf1c-e188-418a-be6e-9e7d857689ed CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1686
Public Records/Parkinson’s Disease Registry
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c7869188-38c6-4491-9f58-e15311a2b715 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7869188-38c6-4491-9f58-e15311a2b715 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 688
Naturopathic Medicine
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Favorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa628d62-5a2d-4c05-8901-742b42220a73 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa628d62-5a2d-4c05-8901-742b42220a73 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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