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Democratic
· Senator
Kristen Arrington
Represents District 25 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
92%
on 50 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 94%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 611 of 623 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
2 of 17
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
623
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 Kristen Arrington 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 Kristen Arrington 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. Kristen Arrington is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
4 of 50 party-line votes.
S0484 · Data Centers
In plain English Requires utilities to meet service standards for large data centers and restricts water permits for them under certain conditions, among other changes.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 31–6 · 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#4 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 30–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
H0429 · Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
In plain English Revises the definition of criminal gang member and defines gang-related language.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 29–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0212 · Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
In plain English Revises residency restrictions and distance requirements for people convicted of certain sexual offenses, requires notice to schools or child care facilities in some cases, and allows warrantless arrest for specified offenses.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 · 2026-02-26 · Passed 31–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
S0692 · Cybersecurity Standards and Liability
Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-01-26 · Passed 5–4
S1298 · Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission
Senate Fiscal Policy · 2026-03-02 · Failed 8–10
S1296 · Public Employees Relations Commission
In plain English Revises rules for the Public Employees Relations Commission regarding subpoenas, employee organization registration, election procedures, bargaining unit petitions, and filing charges.
Senate Fiscal Policy · 2026-03-02 · Failed 10–8
S1628 · Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities
Senate Environment and Natural Resources · 2026-01-27 · Passed 5–3
S0998 · Department of Commerce
Senate Commerce and Tourism · 2026-01-21 · Passed 6–4
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.
Alexis CalatayudRepublican · District 38 · 41 shared contested votes
54%
Ana Maria RodriguezRepublican · District 40 · 56 shared contested votes
41%
Gayle HarrellRepublican · District 31 · 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 (12 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Kristen Arrington 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.
Introduced17
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
Community Development Districts
Providing that specified provisions regarding synthetic turf do not apply to community development districts enforcing deed restrictions; authorizing the removal of certain members of the board of supervisors of a community development district by recall; specifying requirements for a recall referendum; providing that certain board…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-164 · 2026-06-26
Homestead Exemptions
Revising the circumstances under which a person may be deemed to have legal or beneficial and equitable title to certain property for homestead exemption purposes, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-162 · 2026-06-26
Recess Requirements for Middle School Students
Requiring district school boards to provide a specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades 6 through 8, etc.
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Recording of Instruments Conveying Real Property
Requiring that electronic signatures for certain notarial acts include specified information as a watermark to prevent copying; prohibiting the recording of certain instruments without specified identification; defining the term "valid and unredacted identification document"; authorizing a clerk of the circuit court to return instruments for…
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Study on Childcare Assistance Programs
Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, beginning on a specified date, to conduct a study of state public and private employee child care assistance programs for a specified purpose; specifying the scope of the study; requiring the office to consult with…
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Fortification of Enriched Grain Products with Folic Acid
Requiring that enriched grain products offered for human consumption in this state contain folic acid; providing labeling requirements for such products; providing penalties; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in coordination with the Department of Health, to enforce certain provisions, etc.
FailedDied in Agriculture · 2026-03-13
Community Rehabilitation Programs
Providing minimum requirements a community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; providing that a community rehabilitation program that meets specified requirements is considered a priority service provider for purposes…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Urging Congress to establish an end date for the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, etc.
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Sexual Violence Policies
Requiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures; specifying requirements for the policies and measures; requiring schools to notify specified persons of the policies and measures; specifying requirements for such notifications; requiring the policies and measures to be published in specified places and…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Student Elopement
Requiring public schools to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan; providing requirements for the plan; providing for membership and responsibilities of the SAFE Team; requiring the SAFE Team to create student-specific elopement quick reference guides for certain…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Contracting
Providing minimum penalties for certain unlawful actions, etc.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Career and Academic Planning for Middle and High School Students
Requiring district school boards annually to provide students and their parents with certain information relating to career and technical education programs beginning in a specified grade; requiring middle schools to hold a career and academic planning meeting for specified students and their parents; revising the…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower
Increasing the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflower license plate and providing a discount for owners purchasing the plate for more than a specified number of vehicles, etc.
FailedDied in Fiscal Policy · 2026-03-13
Statewide, Standardized Assessments
Requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services
Repealing a provision relating to pregnancy support and wellness services, etc.
FailedDied in Health Policy · 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 623 total roll-call votes this session).
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