Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Florida
Votes with Democrats
67%
on 46 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 94%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 635 of 655 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
1 of 23
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
655
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 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 Darryl Rouson 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 Darryl Rouson sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Darryl Rouson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
15 of 46 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H1451 · Utility Services
In plain English Requires municipalities to hold public meetings before providing utility services to other areas, and mandates reporting of utility service information to state regulators.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 30–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0757 · School Safety
In plain English Requires sheriffs to help colleges set up armed guardian programs, creates penalties for firing weapons near schools, and mandates custody for certain arrested offenders.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 26–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1451 · Utility Services
In plain English Requires municipalities to hold public meetings before providing utility services to other areas, and mandates reporting of utility service information to state regulators.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 29–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0086 · Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens
Senate: Third Reading RCS#29 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 29–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1473 · Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations
Senate: Third Reading RCS#37 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 26–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0033 · Transportation Facility Designations
In plain English Designates certain transportation facilities in specified counties as honorary sites and requires the Department of Transportation to erect markers.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 27–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
S7044 · Public Records/Custodians of Gold Coin and Silver Coin
Senate Rules · 2026-03-03 · Passed 17–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1758 · Public Assistance
Senate Appropriations · 2026-03-02 · Passed 14–4 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0212 · Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 · 2026-02-26 · Passed 31–6 · 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.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#38 · 2026-02-19 · Passed 28–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
S0354 · Blue Ribbon Projects
Senate Rules · 2026-03-03 · Failed 12–10
S1506 · Civil Litigation
Senate Rules · 2026-02-17 · Failed 11–13
H0399 · Land Use and Development Regulations
Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 · 2026-03-13 · Failed 17–20
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate Appropriations · 2026-02-24 · Passed 10–7
S1396 · Litigation Financing Consumer Protection
Senate Rules · 2026-02-03 · Passed 13–10
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.
Alexis CalatayudRepublican · District 38 · 33 shared contested votes
67%
Ileana GarciaRepublican · District 36 · 49 shared contested votes
61%
Jennifer BradleyRepublican · District 6 · 50 shared contested votes
56%
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 (20 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Darryl Rouson 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.
Introduced23
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
Recognizing the legacy of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, etc.
FailedDied, not introduced · 2026-03-13
Criminal Justice Commission
Creating the commission within the Department of Corrections; specifying the purpose of the commission; providing for membership of the commission; specifying terms of commission members; requiring the commission to take specified actions; providing reporting requirements; authorizing the commission to take specified actions, etc.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts
Requiring K-12 public schools to participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program; providing requirements for the provision of school lunches and breakfasts at such schools; authorizing school districts to collect payment for specified meals; prohibiting school districts from using third-party…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Medical Malpractice Liability Coverage
Increasing the minimum amount of professional liability coverage certain physicians and osteopathic physicians, respectively, are required to maintain as a condition of licensure, etc.
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications
Authorizing a person to intercept and record an oral communication if the person is a party to the communication and certain conditions are met; limiting the use of the intercepted communication to evidencing an act of domestic violence, etc.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations
Creating the "Transit-Oriented Development Act" for a specified purpose; requiring the governing body of a county or municipality to adopt an ordinance, and the governing body of a special district to adopt a resolution, establishing specified transit-oriented development (TOD) zones by a certain date; prohibiting…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
THC
Defining the term "THC-infused beverage"; prohibiting a person from possessing an open container of a THC-infused beverage or consuming such beverage while operating a vehicle in this state, being a passenger in or on a vehicle being operated in this state, or while seated in…
FailedDied in Regulated Industries · 2026-03-13
Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings
Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules establishing certain practice parameters and protocols for early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for pediatric behavioral and mental health screenings; requiring health care providers to provide a parent or legal guardian information on sleep,…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Enforcement of School Attendance
Requiring district school boards to implement a mandatory alert system within specified systems or platforms to notify certain persons when a student reaches the truancy threshold for absences, etc.
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Procedures for Discharging Persons to Avoid Homelessness
Citing this act as the "Bridging Systems to Housing Act"; encouraging certain facilities and institutions, in collaboration with a continuum of care lead agency, to develop and implement certain procedures for when persons are discharged from certain facilities or institutions; requiring the Department of Children…
FailedDied in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · 2026-03-13
Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
Increasing the minimum age requirements relating to the use of helmets for electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc.
FailedDied in Transportation · 2026-03-13
Public Records
Providing that it is a violation of specified provisions to fail to acknowledge a public records request promptly and in good faith; requiring custodians of public records to perform specified actions within a specified timeframe; prohibiting agencies from charging for specified public records requests; providing…
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Marriage and Family Therapist Licensure by Endorsement
Requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to issue a license by endorsement to certain applicants, etc.
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Educational Facilities
Deleting a provision authorizing a school of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility; deleting a provision requiring a school district to permit a school of hope to use an underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; deleting a requirement for…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Public Records/Appellate Court Clerks
Defining the term "appellate court clerk"; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current appellate court clerks and the spouses and children of such appellate court clerks; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption;…
FailedDied in Messages · 2026-03-13
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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S0628 · 2026-03-13
Transportation Facility Designations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
H1389 · 2026-03-13
Affordable Housing (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
H1451 · 2026-03-13
Utility Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
H1279 · 2026-03-13
Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
S0484 · 2026-03-13
Data Centers (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0399 · 2026-03-13
Land Use and Development Regulations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0399 · 2026-03-13
Land Use and Development Regulations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#9)
S0572 · 2026-03-12
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
S0474 · 2026-03-12
Military Affairs (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0425 · 2026-03-12
Historic Cemeteries Program (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0991 · 2026-03-12
Elections (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
S0182 · 2026-03-12
Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
H0733 · 2026-03-12
Department of Health (Senate: Third Reading RCS#12)
S0288 · 2026-03-12
Rural Electric Cooperatives (Senate: Third Reading RCS#19)
S1062 · 2026-03-12
Speech and Debate Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#7)
H0035 · 2026-03-12
Habitual Traffic Offender Designation (Senate: Third Reading RCS#10)
H0929 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Regulation of Chickees (Senate: Third Reading RCS#9)
S0118 · 2026-03-12
Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
S1452 · 2026-03-12
Department of Financial Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#21)
S1246 · 2026-03-12
Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund (Senate: Third Reading RCS#15)
S1668 · 2026-03-12
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (Senate: Third Reading RCS#18)
H1085 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Cyber Security (Senate: Third Reading RCS#20)
H0905 · 2026-03-12
Foreign Influence (Senate: Third Reading RCS#13)
H0851 · 2026-03-12
Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel (Senate: Third Reading RCS#17)
H0589 · 2026-03-11
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits (Senate: Third Reading RCS#7)
H0925 · 2026-03-11
Clerks of the Court (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
H1085 · 2026-03-11
Local Government Cyber Security (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
H0679 · 2026-03-11
Registration of Trademarks (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0991 · 2026-03-11
Elections (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0355 · 2026-03-11
Health Care Patient Protection (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
H1121 · 2026-03-11
Aging and Disability Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#10)
S0246 · 2026-03-11
Specialty License Plates (Senate: Third Reading RCS#15)
H1113 · 2026-03-11
Pub. Rec./Crime Victims (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
H4065 · 2026-03-11
West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#48)
H4051 · 2026-03-11
Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#41)
S1602 · 2026-03-11
Housing for Veterans (Senate: Third Reading RCS#21)
H4053 · 2026-03-11
Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#42)
H4017 · 2026-03-11
Nassau County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#27)
H4091 · 2026-03-11
Sarasota and Manatee Counties (Senate: Third Reading RCS#57)
H4059 · 2026-03-11
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#45)
S0628 · 2026-03-11
Transportation Facility Designations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#22)
H4007 · 2026-03-11
Martin County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#64)
H4081 · 2026-03-11
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#53)
H4043 · 2026-03-11
Citrus County Hospital Board, Citrus County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#37)
H4047 · 2026-03-11
Lee County Tourist Development Council, Lee County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#39)
H4079 · 2026-03-11
Marion County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#52)
H4037 · 2026-03-11
Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#34)
H4001 · 2026-03-11
Jefferson County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#61)
S0178 · 2026-03-11
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools (Senate: Third Reading RCS#14)
H4035 · 2026-03-11
Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#33)
H1451 · 2026-03-11
Utility Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#11)
S0488 · 2026-03-11
Transportation (Senate: Third Reading RCS#17)
H4071 · 2026-03-11
Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#50)
H4029 · 2026-03-11
Hillsborough County Charter (Senate: Third Reading RCS#31)
H4087 · 2026-03-11
Highlands County Hospital District (Senate: Third Reading RCS#55)
H4019 · 2026-03-11
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#28)
H4011 · 2026-03-11
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#65)
H4095 · 2026-03-11
Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#59)
H4067 · 2026-03-11
Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#49)
H1217 · 2026-03-11
Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Senate: Third Reading RCS#23)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 655 total roll-call votes this session).
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