2023 Florida Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Florida Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our third state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit “Scholarships”

Expands eligibility for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for K-12 students, which includes homeschoolers by establishing the Personal Education Program.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1 Roll Call 1278190 Passed 82 to 26 on Mar 17, 2023 See Ninth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

2. Combating ESG Activism

Bans the financial sector from considering "social credit scores" based on a person's political or religious beliefs, and blocks state and local governments from using ESG factors in all investment, procurement, and contracting decisions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB3 Roll Call 1283752 Passed 80 to 31 on Mar 24, 2023 See First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and 14th Amendment

3. Two-thirds Jury for Capital Sentences

Amends state law to require a recommendation of at least eight of 12 jurors, instead of a unanimous jury, for the imposition of the death penalty, if a jury has unanimously found a defendant guilty of a capital felony.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB450 Roll Call 1301147 Passed 80 to 30 on Apr 13, 2023 See Sixth Amendment, Eighth Amendment, 10th Amendment, and 14th Amendment

4. Heartbeat Protection Act

Prohibits abortion after six weeks of gestation, rather than 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, subject to certain conditions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB300 Roll Call 1300260 Passed 70 to 40 on Apr 14, 2023 See Fifth Amendment, 10th Amendment, 14th Amendment, Declaration of Independence, and Ninth Amendment

5. Reducing the Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms

Would reduce the minimum age requirement to buy, sell, or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1543 Roll Call 1314719 Passed 68 to 36 on Apr 28, 2023 See Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and 14th Amendment

6. Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

Forbids financial institutions from using an identifying code for purchases from firearm or ammunition retailers.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB214 Roll Call 1316363 Passed 83 to 32 on May 2, 2023 See Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, 10th Amendment, and 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Shane Abbott R 83%
Thad Altman R 83%
Daniel Antonio Alvarez R 83%
Carolina Amesty R 83%
Adam Anderson R 83%
Robert Alexander Andrade R 83%
Bruce Antone D 17%
Jessica Baker R 83%
Doug Bankson R 83%
Webster Barnaby R 83%
Robin Bartleman D 33%
Fabian Basabe R 80%
Melony M. Bell R 83%
Mike Beltran R 67%
Christopher Benjamin D 17%
Kimberly Berfield R 83%
Dean Black R 83%
David Borrero R 83%
Adam Botana R 83%
Robert Brackett R 83%
Robert Charles Brannan R 83%
James Vernon Buchanan R 83%
Demi Busatta Cabrera R 83%
Daryl Campbell D 17%
Jennifer Canady R 83%
Mike Caruso R 67%
Joe Casello D 33%
Hillary Cassel R 33%
Kevin Dykemia Chambliss D 17%
Linda Chaney R 60%
Lindsay Cross D 17%
Dan Daley D 33%
Kimberly Daniels D 20%
Fentrice Driskell D 17%
Wyman Duggan R 83%
Lisa Dunkley D 0%
Jervonte Edmonds D 17%
Anna V. Eskamani D 17%
Tiffany Esposito R 83%
Thomas P. Fabricio R 83%
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin R 83%
Randy Fine R 80%
Gallop P. Franklin D 0%
Ashley Viola Gantt D 17%
Alina Garcia R 83%
Sam Garrison R 83%
Mike Giallombardo R 83%
Karen Gonzalez Pittman R 50%
Peggy Gossett-Seidman R 67%
Michael A. Gottlieb D 17%
Michael Grant R 83%
Tommy Gregory R 83%
Philip Wayne Griffitts R 83%
Jennifer Harris D 17%
Dianne Hart-Lowman D 17%
Fred Hawkins R 83%
Yvonne Hayes Hinson D 17%
Jeff Holcomb R 83%
Christine Maria Hunschofsky D 17%
Berny Jacques R 83%
Dotie Joseph D 17%
Sam H. Killebrew R 67%
Traci Koster R 50%
Chip LaMarca R 67%
Johanna Lopez D 17%
Vicki Lopez R 50%
Randy Maggard R 83%
T. Patterson Maney R 83%
Ralph Massullo R 83%
Lawrence McClure R 83%
Fiona McFarland R 67%
Lauren Melo R 83%
Kiyan Michael R 83%
James Vernon Mooney R 80%
Angela Nixon D 17%
Toby Overdorf R 83%
Bobby Payne R 83%
Daniel Perez R 83%
Jenna Persons-Mulicka R 83%
Rachel Plakon R 83%
Susan Plasencia R 83%
Juan Carlos Porras R 83%
Michele Rayner-Goolsby D 17%
Paul Renner R 83%
Alejandro Rizo R 83%
Spencer Roach R 83%
Felicia Simone Robinson D 17%
Will Robinson R 67%
Bob Rommel R 83%
Rick Roth R 67%
Joel Rudman R 83%
Michelle Lynn Salzman R 83%
Jason Shoaf R 83%
David Silvers D 33%
Tyler Sirois R 83%
Kelly Skidmore D 17%
David A. Smith R 83%
John Snyder R 83%
Charles Wesley "Chuck" Clemons, Sr. R 83%
Paula A. Stark R 67%
Kevin M. Steele R 83%
Cyndi Stevenson R 67%
Allison E. Tant D 17%
John Temple R 83%
Josie Tomkow R 83%
Dana Trabulsy R 67%
Chase Tramont R 83%
Kaylee Alexis Tuck R 83%
Susan L. Valdes R 0%
Katherine M. Waldron D 17%
Patricia H. Williams D 17%
Marie P. Woodson D 17%
Taylor Yarkosky R 83%
Bradford Troy Yeager R 83%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat18.1%
Republican77.7%
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