Jay Collins
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Complete Vote History
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.
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.
Punishing Illegal Aliens Senate
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.”
HB49 Freeing Young Adults from "Child Labor Laws" (passed 27 to 11 on 3/8/2024). Removes certain employment restrictions for minors 17 years of age and younger.
FY 2024-25 State Budget Senate
HB5003 State Budget (passed 39 to 0 on 3/8/2024). Provides statutory authority to implement the $117.5 billion General Appropriations Act passed by the Legislature for FY 2024-25.
HB1451 Denying ID Cards Issued to Illegal Migrants (passed 28 to 9 on 3/6/2024). 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.
HB1451 Denying ID Cards Issued to Illegal Migrants (passed 28 to 9 on 3/6/2024). 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.
HB1645 Ending the Hoax of "Climate Change" (passed 28 to 12 on 3/6/2024). Removes references to “climate change” in state law, bans wind farms, protects natural gas appliances, and encourages the use of nuclear power technologies.
SB776 Temporary Cash Assistance for "Victim" Drug Felons (passed 35 to 0 on 2/29/2024). Allows an individual with a felony drug trafficking conviction to receive temporary cash and food assistance benefits if they are determined to be a “victim of human trafficking.”
SB776 Temporary Cash Assistance for "Victim" Drug Felons (passed 35 to 0 on 2/29/2024). Allows an individual with a felony drug trafficking conviction to receive temporary cash and food assistance benefits if they are determined to be a “victim of human trafficking.”
SB1116 Repeal of Taxpayer-Funded Political Campaigns (passed 28 to 12 on 2/28/2024). Eliminates the public financing of candidates for statewide elected office, contingent upon voter approval of an amendment to repeal the requirement in Article VI, Section 7, of the Florida Constitution.
SB1116 Repeal of Taxpayer-Funded Political Campaigns (passed 28 to 12 on 2/28/2024). Eliminates the public financing of candidates for statewide elected office, contingent upon voter approval of an amendment to repeal the requirement in Article VI, Section 7, of the Florida Constitution.
SB450 Two-thirds Jury for Capital Sentences (passed 29 to 10 on 3/30/2023). 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.
SB450 Two-thirds Jury for Capital Sentences (passed 29 to 10 on 3/30/2023). 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.
Combating ESG Activism Senate
HB3 Combating ESG Activism (passed 28 to 12 on 4/19/2023). 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.
HB3 Combating ESG Activism (passed 28 to 12 on 4/19/2023). 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.
Heartbeat Protection Act Senate
SB300 Heartbeat Protection Act (passed 26 to 13 on 4/3/2023). Prohibits abortion after six weeks of gestation, rather than 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, subject to certain conditions.
Permitless Firearm Carry Senate
HB543 Permitless Firearm Carry (passed 27 to 13 on 3/30/2023). Authorizes a person to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a concealed weapon license (CWL).
SB214 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (passed 27 to 11 on 3/23/2023). Forbids financial institutions from using an identifying code for purchases from firearm or ammunition retailers.
HB1 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 12 on 3/23/2023). 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.
HB1 Expanding Refundable Tax-Credit "Scholarships" (passed 26 to 12 on 3/23/2023). 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.
