Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Florida
Votes with Republicans
88%
on 49 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 688 of 698 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
2 of 35
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 3
Roll calls on record
698
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 Gayle Harrell 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 Gayle Harrell 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. Gayle Harrell is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
6 of 49 party-line votes.
H0399 · Land Use and Development Regulations
Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 · 2026-03-13 · Failed 17–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 · 2026-03-09 · Passed 23–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate Rules · 2026-03-03 · Passed 14–8 · most Republicans voted the other way
S0354 · Blue Ribbon Projects
Senate Rules · 2026-03-03 · Failed 12–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate Appropriations · 2026-02-24 · Passed 10–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate Health Policy · 2026-01-26 · Passed 6–4 · most Republicans 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
S1628 · Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities
Senate Environment and Natural Resources · 2026-01-27 · Passed 5–3
S1756 · Medical Freedom
Senate Health Policy · 2026-01-26 · Passed 6–4
S0194 · Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance
Senate Education Postsecondary · 2026-01-21 · Passed 4–2
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.
Darryl RousonDemocrat · District 16 · 59 shared contested votes
54%
Mack BernardDemocrat · District 24 · 34 shared contested votes
44%
Kristen ArringtonDemocrat · District 25 · 39 shared contested votes
41%
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 (10 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Gayle Harrell 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.
Introduced35
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 3 bills that became law this session.
Human Trafficking Education for Nurse Licensure
In plain English Requires registered nurse and licensed practical nurse applicants to complete a course on human trafficking before receiving their license.
Official synopsis: Revising requirements for initial licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, beginning on a specified date, to include completion of a certain course on human trafficking, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-82 · 2026-05-22
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees
Revising the definition of the term "relative" to include foster parents and foster children; providing that specified provisions do not prohibit a board, council, commission, or collegial body from appointing, employing, promoting, or advancing elected public officials who are related to a leadership position on…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-22 · 2026-04-02
Information Technology
Providing for a type two transfer of the duties and functions of the Florida Digital Service from the Department of Management Services to the Division of Integrated Government Innovation and Technology; creating the Division of Integrated Government Innovation and Technology (DIGIT) within the Executive Office…
Not out of committeeDied on Calendar · 2026-03-13
Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education
Defining the term "public institution of higher education"; requiring such institutions to promote specified discussion and debates; requiring such institutions to take specified actions relating to candidates for public office; requiring certain persons or entities to obtain prior approval from such institutions before conducting specified…
FailedDied in Ethics and Elections · 2026-03-13
Grand Jury Testimony and Materials
Authorizing a court to disclose certain grand jury testimony and materials in certain circumstances to further justice; requiring the clerk of court to take possession of and preserve certain grand jury materials; requiring the clerk of court to maintain a certain chain of custody list…
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Agency for Health Care Administration
Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to require certain background screening for certain persons; providing eligibility requirements for admission to a medically complex children's home; providing for the denial, suspension, and revocation of a license; requiring the agency, by a specified date, to review…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring
Specifying requirements for a school district if a student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; providing circumstances under which a student is required to undergo further screening for dyslexia or dyscalculia, etc.
FailedDied in Messages · 2026-03-13
Recovery Residence Accountability and Protection Act
Citing this act as the "Recovery Residence Accountability and Protection Act of 2025"; revising legislative findings; requiring any person, entity, or organization that owns, operates, or manages a recovery residence to obtain and maintain certification through the Department of Children and Families; deleting a requirement…
FailedDied in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · 2026-03-13
Residential Living Arrangements
Providing that a community residence is a residential use of property; providing that a family community residence or transitional community residence constitutes a residential use allowed in specified zoning districts if certain requirements are met; providing that a proposed community residence may receive a reasonable…
FailedDied in Community Affairs · 2026-03-13
Health Care
Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize certain agencies and organizations to access, use, and run reports in a specified database for certain purposes; authorizing assisted living facilities to retain certain licenses under certain circumstances; requiring referral agencies for assisted living facilities to…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Medicaid Coverage of Continuous Glucose Monitors
Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, within a specified timeframe, to seek federal approval as needed to provide coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies as a durable medical equipment benefit under the Medicaid program; providing for the reimbursement of such equipment, etc.
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Local Licensing of Home Caregivers
Authorizing counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions, etc.
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Managed Care Plans
Revising Medicaid managed care contract requirements to prohibit managed care plans from reviewing certain prior authorization claims for medical necessity; requiring that managed care plans provide coverage for durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology from a qualified provider, from within the provider network, of…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
Requiring the reclassification of offenses evidencing prejudice based on the political ideology of the victim, etc.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Living Organ Donation
Defining the term "living organ donor"; requiring state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed a specified number of days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor; requiring employers to grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee…
FailedDied in Commerce and Tourism · 2026-03-13
“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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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)
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