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Sam Garrison

Sam Garrison

Representative
Florida HD-011
Republican
C
75%
Freedom Score
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2025-2026 Sessions

Florida: House
Score: 75

Dental Student Loan Repayment Program

Allows certain dental and dental-hygiene students to apply for the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program before obtaining active employment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB2514 Roll Call 1591173 Passed 105 to 0 on 6/16/2025 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

Restricting Initiative Petitions

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1205 Roll Call 1563815 Passed 81 to 30 on 5/1/2025 See Article IV Section 4 First Amendment 14th Amendment 10th Amendment

Prohibiting UN-backed Climate Intervention

Prohibits geoengineering and weather-modification activities in Florida.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
SB56 Roll Call 1562557 Passed 82 to 28 on 4/30/2025 See Article VI Fifth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Constitutional Money

Establishes "gold and silver coin as legal tender."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB999 Roll Call 1562132 Passed 113 to 0 on 4/30/2025 See Article I Section 10 Article I Section 8

State-employee \"Fertility Preservation Services\"

Provides State Group Insurance Program coverage for "standard fertility preservation services."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$0.09/year
HB677 Roll Call 1549696 Passed 115 to 0 on 4/16/2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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 Vote Cast: Yes
HB759 Roll Call 1528093 Passed 78 to 34 on 3/26/2025 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

FY 2024-25 State Budget

Provides statutory authority to implement the $117.5 billion General Appropriations Act passed by the Legislature for FY 2024-25.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$13,308.00/year
HB5003 Roll Call 1406240 Passed 105 to 3 on 3/8/2024 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Ending the Hoax of \"Climate Change\"

Removes references to "climate change" in state law, bans wind farms, protects natural gas appliances, and encourages the use of nuclear power technologies.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1645 Roll Call 1405788 Passed 81 to 29 on 3/7/2024 See Fifth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Denying ID Cards Issued to Illegal Migrants

Prevents a county or municipality from accepting identification cards or documents issued by any person, entity, or organization to individuals not lawfully present in the United States.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1451 Roll Call 1401453 Passed 81 to 32 on 3/4/2024 See Article I Section 8 Article VI 10th Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
HB1223 Roll Call 1400496 Passed 75 to 35 on 3/1/2024 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

Stopping Anti-Police \"Civilian Review Boards\"

Would have prohibited political subdivisions from adopting or attempting to enforce any ordinance involving "civilian oversight of a law enforcement agency" in relation to investigating complaints of officer misconduct.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB601 Roll Call 1392171 Passed 87 to 29 on 2/22/2024 See Article IV Section 4 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Article V Convention: Term Limits

Applies to Congress to "call a convention" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the "sole purpose" of proposing amendments that would set term limits on members of Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
HCR693 Roll Call 1363700 Passed 80 to 33 on 1/9/2024 See Article V

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 Vote Cast: Yes
SB214 Roll Call 1316363 Passed 83 to 32 on 5/2/2023 See Second Amendment Fourth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
HB1543 Roll Call 1314719 Passed 68 to 36 on 4/28/2023 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
SB300 Roll Call 1300260 Passed 70 to 40 on 4/14/2023 See Fifth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence Ninth Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
SB450 Roll Call 1301147 Passed 80 to 30 on 4/13/2023 See Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
HB3 Roll Call 1283752 Passed 80 to 31 on 3/24/2023 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

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 Vote Cast: Yes
HB1 Roll Call 1278190 Passed 82 to 26 on 3/17/2023 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Budget

Provides the statutory authority necessary to implement and execute the $112.1 billion budget passed by the Florida Legislature for FY 2022-23.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$14,130.00/year
H5003 Roll Call 1169088 Passed 104 to 3 on 3/14/2022 See Article I Section 8 Declaration of Independence

Election Security

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S0524 Roll Call 1167059 Passed 76 to 41 on 3/9/2022 See Article I Section 4 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Immigration Enforcement

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S1808 Roll Call 1166313 Passed 77 to 42 on 3/9/2022 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 3 Article VI 10th Amendment

Parental Rights in Education

Reinforces the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and education of their children.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1557 Roll Call 1153259 Passed 69 to 47 on 2/24/2022 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Abortion Restrictions

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB5 Roll Call 1146766 Passed 78 to 39 on 2/17/2022 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Prohibiting COVID-19 Mandates

Prohibits governmental entities and educational institutions from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees and requires private employers to exempt certain employees from vaccination.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1B Roll Call 1116216 Passed 78 to 39 on 11/17/2021 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence
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