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Democratic
· Representative
Dotie Joseph
Represents District 108 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 17 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
16%
Yea or Nay on 87 of 531 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
0 of 15
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
531
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 Dotie Joseph 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 Dotie Joseph 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. Dotie Joseph is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 17 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H0133 · Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer
House Judiciary Committee · 2025-12-02 · Passed 13–7
H0693 · Health and Human Services
House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-01-29 · Passed 12–4
H0289 · Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
House Judiciary Committee · 2025-12-02 · Passed 14–6
H1551 · Products Liability for Firearms
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-02-03 · Passed 13–4
H1553 · Admissibility of Evidence in Civil Cases
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-01-29 · Passed 13–4
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.
Susan PlasenciaRepublican · District 37 · 20 shared contested votes
40%
Omar BlancoRepublican · District 115 · 20 shared contested votes
35%
Dean BlackRepublican · District 15 · 20 shared contested votes
30%
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 (444 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Dotie Joseph 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.
Introduced15
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Haitian Flag Day
Designates May 18, 2026, as "Haitian Flag Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-16
Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan
Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; requires moneys received by…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Medical Debt Protection and Comprehensive Health Care for Residents
Requires large health care facilities to develop written financial assistance policies; provides financial assistance eligibility criteria; provides billing & collections rules & prohibitions; prohibits information relating to medical debt from being included in consumer reports, communicated with & reported to consumer reporting agencies, & used…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Pricing Based on Collection of Consumer Information
Declares unlawful any act or practice of surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; requires certain individuals who advertise, promote, label, or publish statement, display, image, offer, or announcement of surveillance pricing to include specified clear & conspicuous disclosure with such statement, display, image, offer, or announcement; provides…
FailedDied in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Housing
Removes preemption provisions relating to rent control; authorizes municipalities & counties to create community land bank programs & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes tax credit for certain projects; provides maximum value of such credit; authorizes FHFC to allocate tax credit among certain projects; requires…
FailedDied in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts
Requires K-12 public schools to participate in National School Lunch Program & School Breakfast Program; provides requirements for provision of school lunches & breakfasts at such schools; authorizes school districts to collect payment for specified meals; prohibits school districts from using third-party debt collectors; provides…
FailedDied in Education Administration Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Approval of Data Center Facilities
Requires applications for approval of data center facilities to include specified disclosures; requires existing data centers to disclose specified information; requires DEP to make such information publicly available on its website; provides penalty; prohibits certain tax credits, exemptions, protections, & restrictions for such information; requires…
FailedDied in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Motor Vehicle Data Privacy and Autonomy
Prohibits manufacturer from certain actions relating to operator data; provides exceptions; prohibits manufacturer from certain actions relating to personal identifying information; requires manufacturer to provide motor vehicle owner with access to & control of operator data; requires manufacturer to create certain interface; provides reporting requirements;…
FailedDied in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification
Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law…
FailedDied in Judiciary Committee · 2026-03-13
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Recognizes second Monday in October 2026 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-12
Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month
Recognizes September 15 to October 15, 2026, as "Latin & Hispanic Heritage Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-11
Minority Health Month
Designates April 2026 as "Minority Health Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-10
Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day
Recognizes October 17, 2026, as "Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-10
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
Recognizes June 19, 2026, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-09
Haitian Heritage Month
Designates May 2026 as "Haitian Heritage Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-09
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 531 total roll-call votes this session).
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