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Democratic
· Representative
Rita Harris
Represents District 44 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 103 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 547 of 561 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
0 of 13
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
561
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 Rita Harris 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 Rita Harris 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. Rita Harris is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 103 party-line votes.
H0375 · Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
House: Third Reading RCS#462 · 2026-02-04 · Passed 78–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
H4009 · No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-01-20 · Passed 12–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H0995 · Public Employees Relations Commission
House State Administration Budget Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Passed 8–4
H1329 · Local Government Finances
In plain English Requires counties to post tentative and final budgets on websites within revised timeframes and to hold budget workshops and publish budget development calendars.
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-02-05 · Failed 8–4
H1049 · Building Permit Requirements
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-01-20 · Passed 10–6
H0103 · Local Business Taxes
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-01-20 · Passed 10–6
H1075 · Utilities
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-02-12 · Passed 9–4
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 · 51 shared contested votes
14%
Kiyan MichaelRepublican · District 16 · 85 shared contested votes
13%
Michelle SalzmanRepublican · District 1 · 65 shared contested votes
12%
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 (14 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Rita Harris 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.
Introduced13
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Objections to Instructional Materials
Removes provisions authorizing parents & residents to object to instructional materials; removes requirements for certain meetings of committees related to such objections; removes provisions authorizing Commissioner of Education to appoint special magistrate; & removes district school board reporting requirements relating to such objections.
FailedDied in Student Academic Success Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Medicaid Dental Pilot Program
Requires AHCA to establish & operate 3-year Medicaid dental pilot program in Region B of Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program for persons with disabilities; provides eligibility criteria; specifies covered benefits; provides reimbursement requirements; requires managed care participation; directs AHCA to seek federal approval; requires AHCA…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Medical Coverage Assistance Program for Working Individuals with Disabilities
Requires AHCA to implement & administer Medicaid buy-in program for specified working individuals with disabilities; provides requirements for program; requires agency to seek by specified date federal approval through Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment to implement program; requires agency to implement & administer program…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Portable Benefits Accounts for Independent Contractors and Sole Proprietors
Authorizes certain parties to make voluntary contributions to portable benefits accounts for independent contractors & sole proprietors; provides requirements for such contributions.
FailedDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Paid Parental Leave
Requires state to provide paid parental leave to certain employees for specified period of time; prohibits state from requiring that employee use his or her annual or sick leave for paid parental leave; provides that employee is entitled to accumulate specified benefits during such leave;…
FailedDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Cost-sharing Requirements for Insulin and Diabetes Supplies
Prohibits health insurance policies from imposing cost-sharing requirements that exceed specified amount for 30 days of insulin & diabetes supplies.
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Statewide, Standardized Assessments
Requires DOE to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments & specified portions of statewide, standardized coordinated screening & progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by specified date; requires department to develop timetable & action plan for development & implementation of such assessments & written…
FailedDied in Education Administration Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Relief/Estate of Danielle Maudsley/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Provides appropriation to compensate estate for Ms. Maudsley's death as result of alleged negligence of Trooper Daniel Cole & FHP, division of DHSMV; provides limitation on payment of compensation & attorney fees.
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Designates November 2026 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-02
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Awareness Week
Designates October 12–18, 2026, as "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Awareness Week."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-02
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Designates March 2026 as "Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-02
Endangered Species Day
Designates May 15, 2026 as "Endangered Species Day."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-03-02
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)
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