Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Florida
Democratic
· Representative
Jose Alvarez
Represents District 46 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
56%
on 96 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 510 of 524 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
1 of 10
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
524
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 Jose Alvarez 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 Jose Alvarez 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. Jose Alvarez is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
42 of 96 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H1279 · Education
In plain English Requires disclosure of free alternatives for blind services, changes vocational rehabilitation registration to application process, adjusts therapy licensing dates, revises virtual instruction requirements, redefines educational emergencies, and makes various other education policy changes.
House: Third Reading RCS#855 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 81–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0905 · Foreign Influence
In plain English Penalizes people who solicit or accept value from designated foreign terrorist organizations or foreign countries of concern, and authorizes revoking business tax receipts for specified violations, among other changes.
House: Third Reading RCS#853 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 83–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1329 · Local Government Finances
In plain English Requires counties to post tentative and final budgets on websites within revised timeframes and to hold budget workshops and publish budget development calendars.
House: Third Reading RCS#831 · 2026-03-12 · Passed 87–19 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0686 · Agricultural Enclaves
In plain English Allows property owners to seek local government certification of agricultural land as development enclaves for commercial, industrial, or residential use after a public hearing.
House: Third Reading RCS#792 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 90–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1220 · Transportation
House: Third Reading RCS#785 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 87–23 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1434 · Infill Redevelopment
In plain English Requires local governments to permit residential development on qualifying parcels and doubles parks impact fees for such projects, among other changes.
House: Third Reading RCS#765 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 87–24 · most Democrats voted the other way
S7040 · Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor
In plain English Creates an Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund in the Governor's office, requires federal reimbursements in a separate account, and prohibits purchasing aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles from it.
House: Third Reading RCS#734 · 2026-03-09 · Passed 82–25 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0824 · School District Unimproved Real Property
In plain English Requires school districts to submit annual inventories of unimproved property they own to the state Department of Education, which must compile and publish the data in a statewide report.
House: Third Reading RCS#741 · 2026-03-09 · Passed 84–27 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1028 · Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
In plain English Limits Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's new commercial coverage and requires it to establish a clearinghouse to help match personal insurance applicants with private insurers.
House: Third Reading RCS#746 · 2026-03-09 · Passed 88–19 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0833 · Private School Facilities
House: Third Reading RCS#715 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 85–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
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
H0923 · Recovery Residences
House Human Services Subcommittee · 2026-02-12 · Passed 10–4
H0991 · Elections
House Government Operations Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 11–5
H0203 · Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads
House Ways & Means Committee · 2026-01-22 · Passed 11–5
Republicans 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.
Karen Gonzalez PittmanRepublican · District 65 · 72 shared contested votes
58%
Kiyan MichaelRepublican · District 16 · 62 shared contested votes
56%
Omar BlancoRepublican · District 115 · 83 shared contested votes
54%
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 (14 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jose Alvarez 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 committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Vertiports
In plain English Allows the Department of Transportation to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs.
Official synopsis: Authorizes DOT to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-35 · 2026-04-21
Transfer of Homestead Property by Inheritance
Provides that transfer of certain property by inheritance is not change in ownership.
FailedDied in Ways & Means Committee · 2026-03-13
Assessment of Inherited Homestead Property
Proposes State Constitutional amendment authorizing Legislature to provide that transfer of homestead property by inheritance is not considered change of ownership for purposes of homestead property assessment.
FailedDied in Ways & Means Committee · 2026-03-13
Dependent Children
Provides additional situations in which rebuttable presumption of detriment is created; requires certain guardians ad litem & attorneys ad litem to have special training in parricide; requires certain persons to provide to court & certain agencies & persons access to certain records of child; requires…
FailedDied in Human Services Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Administration of Medications
Authorizes pharmacist to administer certain medications.
FailedDied in Human Services Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
School Zone and Pedestrian Safety
Requires that design & construction plans for installation of crosswalks in school zones or on certain streets, roads, or highways include certain traffic control devices.
FailedDied in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Coverage
Provides that limitations on required annual rate increases for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation coverage do not apply to new policies issued by corporation on or after specified date & to subsequent renewals of such policies; provides exception.
FailedDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Acupuncture
Revises licensure requirements; provides applicability; exempts certain persons from certain regulations governing practice of acupuncture.
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Community Development Districts
Provides that certain provisions regarding synthetic turf do not apply to certain community development districts; authorizes removal of certain members of boards of directors by recall elections; provides procedures and requirements for such recall elections including petitions to recall, recall committees, termination of recall proceedings,…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1180 · 2026-03-10
Educational Dollars for Duty Program
Requires Educational Dollars for Duty program to set aside certain amount of funds to provide tuition assistance to spouses & children of active members of Florida National Guard; authorizes Legislature to increase amount of such funds; requires DMA to oversee implementation & enforcement of program;…
Not out of committeeWithdrawn prior to introduction · 2025-10-14
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. 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)
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