Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Florida
Republican
· Representative
Doug Bankson
Represents District 39 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 103 party-line votes · House Republicans median 99%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 522 of 522 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
2 of 10
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2
Roll calls on record
522
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Doug Bankson votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Doug Bankson sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Doug Bankson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 103 party-line votes.
H0399 · Land Use and Development Regulations
House: Third Reading RCS#625 · 2026-03-03 · Passed 71–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H0995 · Public Employees Relations Commission
House State Administration Budget Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 8–4
H1003 · Open Cannabis Containers in Motor Vehicles
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 10–5
H0103 · Local Business Taxes
House Ways & Means Committee · 2025-12-10 · Passed 11–6
H0209 · Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax
House Ways & Means Committee · 2025-12-10 · Failed 10–5
H0221 · Minimum Wage Requirements
House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · 2026-02-04 · Passed 11–5
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Kim DanielsDemocrat · District 14 · 57 shared contested votes
82%
Jose AlvarezDemocrat · District 46 · 88 shared contested votes
48%
Debra TendrichDemocrat · District 89 · 79 shared contested votes
38%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Doug Bankson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced10
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee5
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
Lewd or Lascivious Acts
Removes s. 800.02, F.S., relating to unnatural & lascivious acts; prohibits person from intentionally exposing or exhibiting his or her sexual organs in lewd or lascivious manner while observing child under 16 years of age or performing specified sexual acts while observing child under 16…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-159 · 2026-06-17
Legal Tender
Ratifying specified rules relating to legal tender for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness of provisions and repealing provisions relating to legal tender, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-132; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174) · 2026-06-12
Materials Harmful to Minors
Defines "harmful to minors"; & revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Grandparent Visitation Rights
Authorizes grandparent of minor child to petition court for court-ordered visitation with child in certain circumstances; making technical changes.
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Research and Development Tax Credit
Increases combined total amount of credits which may be granted to business enterprises during any calendar year.
FailedDied in Ways & Means Committee · 2026-03-13
Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
Revises residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after specified date; provides applicability; revises distance required for specified offender to commit specified offense of loitering or prowling; prohibits such offender from knowingly contacting, communicating with, or approaching with intent to…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 212 · 2026-03-11
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcasts
Prohibits airports from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance broadcast systems for specified purposes under certain conditions.
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 422 · 2026-03-10
Transportation
Requires licensing rather than registration of, & fuel tax decals rather than identifying devices for, motor carriers; requires copy of license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifies how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to SB 488 · 2026-03-09
Controlled Substances
Excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by United States Food & Drug Administration & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers or possesses with…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/SB 432 · 2026-03-09
PSP Awareness Month
Designates month of May 2026 as "PSP Awareness Month" in Florida; recognizes commitment of patients, their families, & health care professions to increasing awareness & research regarding progressive supranuclear palsy & other neurodegenerative diseases.
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-02-26
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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S1668 · 2026-03-13
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (House: Third Reading RCS#852)
H0905 · 2026-03-13
Foreign Influence (House: Third Reading RCS#853)
H0399 · 2026-03-13
Land Use and Development Regulations (House: Third Reading RCS#858)
H1279 · 2026-03-13
Education (House: Third Reading RCS#855)
S7040 · 2026-03-13
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor (House: Third Reading RCS#860)
H1087 · 2026-03-12
Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation (House: Third Reading RCS#830)
H1329 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Finances (House: Third Reading RCS#831)
H0925 · 2026-03-12
Clerks of the Court (House: Third Reading RCS#822)
H1443 · 2026-03-12
Parkinson's Disease Registry (House: Third Reading RCS#835)
H1417 · 2026-03-12
Department of Environmental Protection (House: Third Reading RCS#826)
H7031 · 2026-03-12
Internal Revenue Code (House: Third Reading RCS#840)
H1503 · 2026-03-12
Computer Science Education and Certification (House: Third Reading RCS#816)
H1085 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Cyber Security (House: Third Reading RCS#817)
H1073 · 2026-03-12
Public Education (House: Third Reading RCS#836)
H0145 · 2026-03-12
Claims Against the Government (House: Third Reading RCS#823)
H0755 · 2026-03-12
Areas of Critical State Concern (House: Third Reading RCS#827)
H0757 · 2026-03-12
School Safety (House: Third Reading RCS#834)
H0245 · 2026-03-12
Child Pornography Terminology (House: Third Reading RCS#824)
H0273 · 2026-03-12
Special District Funding (House: Third Reading RCS#832)
H1471 · 2026-03-12
Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations (House: Third Reading RCS#820)
H1515 · 2026-03-12
Pub. Rec./Uterine Fibroid Research Database (House: Third Reading RCS#839)
H1031 · 2026-03-12
Customer Service Callback Queues (House: Third Reading RCS#833)
H0625 · 2026-03-12
Justice Administrative Commission (House: Third Reading RCS#825)
H1473 · 2026-03-12
Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations (House: Third Reading RCS#821)
S0628 · 2026-03-12
Transportation Facility Designations (House: Third Reading RCS#844)
H0589 · 2026-03-12
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits (House: Third Reading RCS#829)
H1389 · 2026-03-12
Affordable Housing (House: Third Reading RCS#846)
H0803 · 2026-03-12
Building Permits and Inspections (House: Third Reading RCS#841)
H1451 · 2026-03-12
Utility Services (House: Third Reading RCS#845)
H0327 · 2026-03-12
Uterine Fibroid Research Database (House: Third Reading RCS#838)
H0505 · 2026-03-12
Virtual Currency Kiosks (House: Third Reading RCS#842)
H0697 · 2026-03-12
Drug Prices and Coverage (House: Third Reading RCS#837)
H1019 · 2026-03-12
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (House: Third Reading RCS#828)
S0474 · 2026-03-12
Military Affairs (House: Third Reading RCS#849)
S0182 · 2026-03-12
Education (House: Third Reading RCS#850)
H0991 · 2026-03-12
Elections (House: Third Reading RCS#847)
S0598 · 2026-03-12
Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services (House: Third Reading RCS#848)
S0688 · 2026-03-11
Naturopathic Medicine (House: Third Reading RCS#783)
S0156 · 2026-03-11
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel (House: Third Reading RCS#781)
S0182 · 2026-03-11
Education (House: Third Reading RCS#791)
S0800 · 2026-03-11
Engineering (House: Third Reading RCS#794)
S0212 · 2026-03-11
Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators (House: Third Reading RCS#796)
S0014 · 2026-03-11
Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (House: Third Reading RCS#807)
S1568 · 2026-03-11
Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services (House: Third Reading RCS#808)
S0288 · 2026-03-11
Rural Electric Cooperatives (House: Third Reading RCS#813)
S1580 · 2026-03-11
Illegal Gaming (House: Third Reading RCS#788)
S1220 · 2026-03-11
Transportation (House: Third Reading RCS#785)
S1690 · 2026-03-11
Child Care and Early Learning Services (House: Third Reading RCS#800)
S0484 · 2026-03-11
Data Centers (House: Third Reading RCS#809)
S0052 · 2026-03-11
Security Services at Places of Worship (House: Third Reading RCS#795)
S0962 · 2026-03-11
Affordable Housing (House: Third Reading RCS#786)
S0686 · 2026-03-11
Agricultural Enclaves (House: Third Reading RCS#792)
S1062 · 2026-03-11
Speech and Debate Education (House: Third Reading RCS#784)
S0578 · 2026-03-11
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative (House: Third Reading RCS#803)
S0386 · 2026-03-11
Farm Equipment (House: Third Reading RCS#797)
S0848 · 2026-03-11
Stormwater Treatment (House: Third Reading RCS#805)
S0124 · 2026-03-11
Florida Virtual School (House: Third Reading RCS#811)
S1452 · 2026-03-11
Department of Financial Services (House: Third Reading RCS#799)
S0844 · 2026-03-11
Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education (House: Third Reading RCS#814)
S1614 · 2026-03-11
Enforcement of the Florida Building Code (House: Third Reading RCS#789)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 522 total roll-call votes this session).
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