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Democratic
· Representative
Johanna López
Represents District 43 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
76%
on 93 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 543 of 553 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
2 of 16
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
553
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 Johanna López 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 Johanna López 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. Johanna López is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
22 of 93 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
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
S1580 · Illegal Gaming
House: Third Reading RCS#788 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 82–31 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0688 · Naturopathic Medicine
In plain English Creates a licensing board for naturopathic doctors and prohibits unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or using related titles.
House: Third Reading RCS#783 · 2026-03-11 · Passed 85–22 · 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
S1014 · Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits
House: Third Reading RCS#743 · 2026-03-09 · Passed 92–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0273 · Special District Funding
In plain English Requires state agencies to expedite payments to counties, municipalities, and special districts for certain purposes and allows agencies to pay invoices for specified special districts under agency agreements.
House: Third Reading RCS#664 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 83–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0975 · Capitol Center and Complex
House: Third Reading RCS#676 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 89–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1009 · Governmental Agency Publication of Advertisements and Public Notices
House: Third Reading RCS#644 · 2026-03-03 · Passed 82–26 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H1003 · Open Cannabis Containers in Motor Vehicles
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 10–5
H0133 · Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer
House Judiciary Committee · 2025-12-02 · Passed 13–7
H0045 · Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2025-11-05 · Passed 11–5
H0641 · Gender Identity Employment Practices
House Judiciary Committee · 2026-02-17 · Passed 13–6
H1455 · Representation by Counsel in Hearings on Petitions for Risk Protection Orders
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 11–4
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.
Hillary CasselRepublican · District 101 · 92 shared contested votes
41%
Fabián BasabeRepublican · District 106 · 68 shared contested votes
41%
Linda ChaneyRepublican · District 61 · 82 shared contested votes
40%
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 Johanna López 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.
Introduced16
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee6
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
In plain English Allows medical and nursing boards to issue temporary practice certificates in areas with critical shortages and lets holders continue serving those areas after the shortage designation ends under certain conditions.
Official synopsis: Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-108 · 2026-05-26
Animal Welfare
In plain English Requires psychological evaluation and treatment for minors who commit animal cruelty, creates new offenses for involving minors in animal cruelty or fighting animals, and increases penalties for animal cruelty violations.
Official synopsis: Creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, animal cruelty; requiring a court to order a minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo a psychological evaluation and receive counseling and treatment…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-78 · 2026-05-13
Student Support Services for K-12 Schools
Authorizes district school boards to recommend, endorse, or refer students to organizations providing specified student support services; provides requirements for district school boards, district school superintendent, schools, & organizations providing such services; provides requirements relating to Level 2 background screenings for specified persons.
FailedDied in Student Academic Success Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Urges United States Congress to establish end date for Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico.
FailedDied in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
U-visa Certification Policy
Specifies duties of certifying officials from certifying agencies concerning certification forms in support of U-visa applications; provides rebuttable presumption; requires certifying official from certifying agency that denies certification to provide petitioner with specified written notice; requires certifying agencies to grant or deny requests for certifications…
FailedDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Relief/Sean Hurley/Orange County Sheriff's Office
Provides for appropriation to compensate Sean Hurley for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Orange County Sheriff's Office; provides limitation on payment of compensation & attorney fees.
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Residential Swimming Pool Requirements
Requires swimming pools located on residential real property that is transferred or sold on or after specified date to meet certain pool safety & pool barrier requirements; requires home inspectors to report violations of law to local enforcement agency.
FailedDied in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Termination of Rental Agreement by Victim of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, or Stalking
Prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; specifies that rental agreement may not contain certain provisions; authorizes victim of such actual or threatened…
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Corporal Punishment
Prohibits school district employees from using corporal punishment on public school students.
FailedDied in Student Academic Success Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death
Removes provision precluding certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Ethics for Public Employees
Revises definition of term "relative" to include foster parents & foster children.
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/SB 572 · 2026-03-10
Youth Mental Health Awareness Week
Designates May 11-17, 2026, as "Youth Mental Health Awareness Week."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-04
Florida Day of Women in Diplomacy
Designates June 24, 2026, as "Florida Day of Women in Diplomacy."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-04
National Borinqueneers Day
Designates April 13, 2026, as "National Borinqueneers Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-03
Puerto Rico Day in Tallahassee
Designates March 11, 2026, as "Puerto Rico Day in Tallahassee" at State Capitol & recognizes significant contributions of Puerto Ricans to Florida's cultural mosaic.
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-02-26
“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)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 553 total roll-call votes this session).
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