Carlos Guillermo Smith

SB2514 Dental Student Loan Repayment Program (passed 34 to 0 on 6/16/2025). Allows certain dental and dental-hygiene students to apply for the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program before obtaining active employment.

HB1205 Restricting Initiative Petitions (passed 28 to 9 on 5/2/2025). Prevents non-U.S. citizens and non-Florida residents from registering as petition circulators, directs supervisors of elections to notify voters whose signatures are verified, and forbids the use of public funds to advocate for or against any issue.

SB1804 Death Penalty for Child-sex Traffickers (passed 27 to 11 on 4/28/2025). Makes it a capital felony to subject a child younger than 12 years of age to human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

HB677 State-employee "Fertility Preservation" Coverage (passed 32 to 4 on 4/24/2025). Provides State Group Insurance Program coverage for “standard fertility preservation services.”

SB700 Ban on Fluoride in Public Water (passed 27 to 9 on 4/16/2025). Bans the use of any additive to a public water supply that is not for the explicit purpose of improving water quality.

SB4 Punishing Illegal Aliens (passed 25 to 11 on 2/13/2025). Creates criminal penalties for illegal aliens in Florida who entered the United States by “eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers.”

HB5003 Budget (passed 105 to 3 on 3/14/2022). Provides the statutory authority necessary to implement and execute the $112.1 billion budget passed by the Florida Legislature for FY 2022-23.

SB1808 Immigration Enforcement (passed 77 to 42 on 3/9/2022). Revises the definition of the term “sanctuary policy” to include activities that would prohibit a law enforcement agency from providing certain immigration information to a state entity.

SB524 Election Security (passed 76 to 41 on 3/9/2022). Creates the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Florida Department of State to conduct investigations of voting irregularities or violations of election law.

HB1557 Parental Rights in Education (passed 69 to 47 on 2/24/2022). Reinforces the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and education of their children.

HB5 Abortion Restrictions (passed 78 to 39 on 2/17/2022). Prohibits physicians from providing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except for when an abortion is preformed to save a pregnant woman’s life or avert a serious risk of substantial and permanent “physical impairment of a major bodily function” of a pregnant woman.

HB1B Prohibiting COVID-19 Mandates (passed 78 to 39 on 11/17/2021). Prohibits governmental entities and educational institutions from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees and requires private employers to exempt certain employees from vaccination.

SB404 Limiting Abortion Access for Minors (passed 75 to 43 on 7/1/2020). Prohibits physicians from performing abortions on minors without first obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

SB362 Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign (Passed 114 to 2 on 4/9/2020). Extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense.

HB001 Expanding Right-to-Work Protections (Passed 63 to 52 on 3/4/2020). Expands right-to-work protections by requiring unions to release a member upon that member's request, in addition to other worker protections.

SB810 Nanny State Nicotine Prohibitions (Passed 99 to 17 on 3/11/2020). SB810 prohibits individuals between the ages of 18-21 from purchasing tobacco or vaping products, while additionally banning the sale of most flavored nicotine products.

SB664 Expanding Use of E-Verify (Passed 73 to 45 on 3/11/2020). Mandates employers use the E-Verify system to affirm the legal status of new hires.

SB168 Ending Sanctuary City Policies (Passed 68 to 45 on 5/5/2019). Ends "sanctuary city" protections and directs Florida law enforcement to work with federal authorities in cases related to illegal migration.

SB7026 Firearm Restrictions (Failed to pass 49 to 67 on 3/6/2018). Exploits the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to push through a wide-ranging attack on 2nd Amendment rights. 

SB4 Cancelling Free Speech on Campus (Failed to pass 37 to 75 on 3/5/2018). Limits the ability of students to practice free speech on campus.

HB1429 Dismemberment Abortion (passed 72 to 42 on 3/1/2018). HB1429 bans dismemberment abortion, a ghoulish procedure involving cutting a fetus into pieces to remove it from the mother.

HB6001 Banning Red Light Cameras (Passed 83 to 18 on 1/12/18). Prohibits Florida counties and municipalities from creating red light camera programs. 

HB697 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 76 to 41 on 4/28/2017). Ends "sanctuary city" policies and requires state and local governments to work with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

SB128 Strengthening Stand Your Ground (Passed 74 to 39 on 4/5/2017). Requires the state to provide "clear and convincing evidence" that a self-defense claim is invalid.