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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 28
Relief of Reginald Jackson by the City of Lakeland
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2606cc70-c65c-4b62-9941-cf7bc1c0ee77 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2606cc70-c65c-4b62-9941-cf7bc1c0ee77 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 786
Trusts
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a7df71d-c550-4026-9ed9-2f8c60ddbc98 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a7df71d-c550-4026-9ed9-2f8c60ddbc98 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6
Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ccf2ea24-4b36-4e3c-b8bd-70a0928ebb5b | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ccf2ea24-4b36-4e3c-b8bd-70a0928ebb5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 326
Curators of Estates
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ead07542-3fd0-4800-8779-73f3d53706fa | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ead07542-3fd0-4800-8779-73f3d53706fa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1366
Claims Against the Government
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b12df989-5b03-4149-a21a-bb8ff1d16905 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b12df989-5b03-4149-a21a-bb8ff1d16905 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 26
Relief of the Estate of Mark LaGatta by the Department of Transportation
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 37544a92-1b19-413e-ab9c-813a7ceb02f2 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37544a92-1b19-413e-ab9c-813a7ceb02f2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1178
Foreign Influence
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 409fb220-348f-4bb2-8fe0-45fb284aa58a | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/409fb220-348f-4bb2-8fe0-45fb284aa58a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1004
Domestic Animals
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db88cc60-dc36-44f6-8641-09abc790f360 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db88cc60-dc36-44f6-8641-09abc790f360 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 538
Extracurricular Activities
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll de8401fc-4dd1-4c20-8bc2-b80ba1fbedf5 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de8401fc-4dd1-4c20-8bc2-b80ba1fbedf5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1634
Public Records/Chief of Domestic Security
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 04c1d3a8-1904-4a79-a06f-5d1bc1ad86b1 | Feb 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04c1d3a8-1904-4a79-a06f-5d1bc1ad86b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 36
Use of Professional Nursing Titles
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d8b7a75-d7b1-450f-92a4-528e6bb33518 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d8b7a75-d7b1-450f-92a4-528e6bb33518 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1404
Memory Care
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 56381ca4-65ed-4ec0-a11e-b0c4fa223c08 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56381ca4-65ed-4ec0-a11e-b0c4fa223c08 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1758
Public Assistance
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e7c1927-8cc5-4331-88ab-03539fc40166 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e7c1927-8cc5-4331-88ab-03539fc40166 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 914
Dry Needling
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dfca7445-6893-4a8f-a127-8776bc9d8269 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dfca7445-6893-4a8f-a127-8776bc9d8269 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 514
Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d35c5c40-2f83-472c-8cb3-ed1c59ada211 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d35c5c40-2f83-472c-8cb3-ed1c59ada211 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 844
Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5602bb6-6612-46ae-9f1b-fc76955f8477 | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5602bb6-6612-46ae-9f1b-fc76955f8477 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 864
Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll db1ab4cf-d729-4278-92c3-fb8feb1a1dad | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db1ab4cf-d729-4278-92c3-fb8feb1a1dad CC0-1.0 |
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SB 268
Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5aefbd1b-c2c4-4c6f-b5be-ec8b775d739b | Feb 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5aefbd1b-c2c4-4c6f-b5be-ec8b775d739b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7016
OGSR/Administration of Small Business Loan Programs Held by an Economic Development Agency
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8cebb554-0cfa-4d3f-a366-6fb60f675ea7 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cebb554-0cfa-4d3f-a366-6fb60f675ea7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7014
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d46ee5f-096d-4bbe-bbe1-a9847e17df9f | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d46ee5f-096d-4bbe-bbe1-a9847e17df9f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7012
OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f61b26c-08f9-4ce2-99ae-6d47e8de43a3 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f61b26c-08f9-4ce2-99ae-6d47e8de43a3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7008
OGSR/Florida Gaming Control Commission
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ef43a211-a73c-4c59-b939-21ad3ce8c612 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef43a211-a73c-4c59-b939-21ad3ce8c612 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7006
OGSR/Florida Public Service Commission
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90d3cc88-1b2a-4575-923b-abdf4249ab36 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90d3cc88-1b2a-4575-923b-abdf4249ab36 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7004
OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 74edce29-8913-43e0-b909-0216efe529a4 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74edce29-8913-43e0-b909-0216efe529a4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7002
OGSR/Department of Military Affairs/United States Department of Defense
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f607967-66bd-4c51-91bb-fc8555abae83 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f607967-66bd-4c51-91bb-fc8555abae83 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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