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R Florida Senate · District 1

Sen. Don Gaetz

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Total votes
1,604
all sessions
Attendance
95%
37 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
94%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
69
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
8
assignments
69 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
69
Primary
39
Co-sponsor
30
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Primary SB 628
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Transportation Facility Designations

Transportation Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties and a specified municipality; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; revising a specified interchange designation, etc.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 110
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Co-sponsor
Homestead Exemptions

Homestead Exemptions; Revising the circumstances under which a person may be deemed to have legal or beneficial and equitable title to certain property for homestead exemption purposes, etc.

Signed into law Jun 26, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1004
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Domestic Animals

Domestic Animals; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; extending the timeframe for which a consumer may pursue remedies for the sale of an animal certifiably unfit for purchase; requiring a pet dealer to provide copies of specified medical records to a consumer; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop a list of best management practices for adoption and implementation, etc.

Signed into law May 13, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1074
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
One-cent Piece

One-cent Piece; Defining the term “cash”; authorizing dealers to round to the nearest nickel in certain circumstances; providing that rounding to the nearest nickel is not a deceptive and unfair trade practice in certain circumstances; requiring that certain cash payments be made in the full amount due or rounded in a specified manner in certain circumstances, etc.

Signed into law May 12, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 484
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Co-sponsor
Data Centers

Data Centers; Specifying that local governments maintain authority to exercise power and responsibility over comprehensive planning and land development regulations relating to large load customers; requiring public utilities to provide certain minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers; prohibiting the governing board of a water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for the consumptive use of water to a large-scale data center under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to contract for a study relating to the construction and operation of large-scale data centers, etc.

Signed into law May 8, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 8D
In committee · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State

Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State; Redistricting the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the United States Decennial Census of 2020 (plan EOGPCRP2026); providing for applicability of the act, etc.

In committee Apr 29, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 52
Signed into law · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Security Services at Places of Worship

Security Services at Places of Worship; Providing an exemption from licensure requirements for certain volunteers who provide armed security services for places of worship, etc.

Signed into law Apr 24, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 1574
died · Florida Senate · Co-sponsor
Newborn Screenings

Newborn Screenings; Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc.

died Mar 13, 2026 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1650
died · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Public Records/Commission on Ethics

Public Records/Commission on Ethics; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the commission or derived from its investigations; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

died Mar 13, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1594
died · Florida Senate · Lead sponsor
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients

Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.

died Mar 13, 2026 0 co-sponsors
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