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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 7002
OGSR/Department of Military Affairs/United States Department of Defense
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Favorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f26624d7-669d-4b50-9399-01953aba0059 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f26624d7-669d-4b50-9399-01953aba0059 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 156
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a2d78690-575f-444a-83ad-0faa5c2d1ed3 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2d78690-575f-444a-83ad-0faa5c2d1ed3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 292
Public Records/Appellate Court Clerks
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Favorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll bac42510-4f48-4a6d-829d-92156e1ba2b5 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bac42510-4f48-4a6d-829d-92156e1ba2b5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 298
Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 66af6596-1940-4f66-87d3-0ddecf2740bf | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66af6596-1940-4f66-87d3-0ddecf2740bf 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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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c0ed3716-5b85-4a02-bcdd-a78e92fd9f5f | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c0ed3716-5b85-4a02-bcdd-a78e92fd9f5f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7006
OGSR/Florida Public Service Commission
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Favorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24bf2ced-7b2e-4db0-895f-af4b959491bf | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24bf2ced-7b2e-4db0-895f-af4b959491bf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 7000
OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter
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Favorable | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0345b634-00d4-4148-b038-7caaab88564b | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0345b634-00d4-4148-b038-7caaab88564b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 62
Candidate Qualification
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ce915254-6a6c-4fee-b934-f09136955cfa | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce915254-6a6c-4fee-b934-f09136955cfa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 48
Housing
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 11f83e8c-08bb-494e-8243-fb6a227ed43e | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11f83e8c-08bb-494e-8243-fb6a227ed43e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 167
Former Phosphate Mining Lands
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b76dee08-14f1-44b8-9a12-0e9412e7fed9 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b76dee08-14f1-44b8-9a12-0e9412e7fed9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 624
Batterers’ Intervention Program Activities
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ea33d4af-b5b3-4e05-837b-8c4410cbd954 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea33d4af-b5b3-4e05-837b-8c4410cbd954 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 386
Farm Equipment
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a5682461-0bbb-4a05-b4e6-8559c283dd08 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5682461-0bbb-4a05-b4e6-8559c283dd08 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 168
Public Nuisances
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ebfbe27-719c-40f3-acfb-1718048a4b3d | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ebfbe27-719c-40f3-acfb-1718048a4b3d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 564
Student Volunteers at Polling Locations
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d26c9c1-11f2-4384-93c5-f64f3eb47b67 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d26c9c1-11f2-4384-93c5-f64f3eb47b67 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1340
Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring
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Favorable | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll f7527418-cb23-4e3e-ba78-93c34eb9062a | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f7527418-cb23-4e3e-ba78-93c34eb9062a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1062
Speech and Debate Education
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fa40661-d006-47bf-9294-e4549500fb5b | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fa40661-d006-47bf-9294-e4549500fb5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1718
Educator Preparation and Certification
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a6c8b90-32c3-4b12-905e-c8fbec0b178f | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a6c8b90-32c3-4b12-905e-c8fbec0b178f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1646
Educational Facilities
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a2392c1-852e-4a33-8322-be6208de45fe | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a2392c1-852e-4a33-8322-be6208de45fe 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 d8746b41-04ef-47de-a620-1d22fe79ee38 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8746b41-04ef-47de-a620-1d22fe79ee38 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 694
Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest…
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 718fdd37-f83f-4937-8a27-bcaf620eaffc | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/718fdd37-f83f-4937-8a27-bcaf620eaffc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1396
Litigation Financing Consumer Protection
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 13e1ea40-566e-4434-86e9-5e184698ac33 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13e1ea40-566e-4434-86e9-5e184698ac33 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 820
Problem-solving Court Reports
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 18d32b70-4eba-425f-86bc-2cfa38cb2e21 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18d32b70-4eba-425f-86bc-2cfa38cb2e21 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 57d79a4d-5a52-4b63-9c09-25af8ca3fc42 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/57d79a4d-5a52-4b63-9c09-25af8ca3fc42 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 620
Candidate Qualifying
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Favorable | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0a1b3218-dbec-4ebf-8669-e028486491f7 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0a1b3218-dbec-4ebf-8669-e028486491f7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 332
Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights
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Favorable with Committee Substitute | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5a53c11b-f104-4eaf-939b-0126d240b260 | Jan 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a53c11b-f104-4eaf-939b-0126d240b260 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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