Featuring the

2018
CHAMPIONS
of LIBERT Y

2 0 1 8 L i b e r t y F i r s t Ne t w or k
Legislative Scorecard
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Contents
Introduction
Methodology
2018 Champions of Liberty
Criteria for Choosing Legislation
List of Bills Analyzed
Florida House Rankings
Florida Senate Rankings
Legislative Analysis
Introduction
3 As we approach the 2018 election, the Liberty First Network has
compiled its analysis of the last two sessions from 2017 and 2018 and
4 present our scorecard of Florida legislators. The Liberty First Network
believes in educating the voters of Florida on the legislative process
5 and we feel it is important that you know how legislators voted on key
issues of liberty.
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7 The 2017-18 Session will probably go down as one of the most
tumultuous sessions where legislators were forced to deal with a
8 natural disaster, scandals and human tragedy. The 2017-18 session
started with Hurricane Irma during what was supposed to be the
13 first interim committee week last September. Shortly after that, the
legislature was mired in sexual harassment scandals that ended up
15 with two Senators resigning. Then we ended the session with the
horrific tragedy at the Parkland High School.
At Liberty First Network we believe there are too many laws on the
books and we need to repeal laws that violate liberty. The 2017 and
2018 sessions both set records for fewest bills passed in over 20 years.
In 2018, the Florida legislature passed only 195 bills, down from 230
in 2017. This is a good trend, especially since 1997, where the Florida
Legislature passed 792 bills.
Another of our legislative priorities is to end Corporate Welfare. The
Florida House under Speaker Corcoran’s leadership went after
Corporate Welfare programs like Enterprise Florida, that give special
privileges to hand- picked corporations. The 2017 session saw
Enterprise Florida totally defunded and received zero money in both
the 2017 and 2018 budgets.
Several pro-liberty bills passed in 2017 and 2018, such as ride-
sharing legislation to prevent local governments from regulating
“transportation network companies” such as Uber and Lyft and
would adopt a uniform, common sense law focused on safety
and access to the new technology.
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We were very pleased to finally pass the Direct Primary Care bill to
protect Doctor-Patient Direct Care agreements, keeping government
out of our health care decisions.
There were disappointments as well. Legislation to repeal Red Light
Cameras passed the House both in 2017 and 2018 only to fail in the
Senate. The good news is that more and more legislators are supporting
repeal of red light cameras and we are not far off from finally ridding
Florida of this government-for-profit scheme.
Several good gun bills were filed in the Senate in both the 2017 and 2018
session, mainly dealing with state mandated “gun free zones”. Unfortu-
nately, all the bills were referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
which included Republican Senators Anitere Flores and Rene Garcia,
both stated their opposition to the gun bills. Without their support, they
effectively stopped the gun bills for both sessions. Instead of advancing
our right to own and bear arms, the legislature unfortunately decided
that taking the gun rights away from 18, 19 and 20- year old citizens
would solve the problem of the Parkland High School shooting tragedy.
Historians are not sure who first said; “Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty. Every generation must pay that price. The fight for freedom never
ends”. But, this quote is so true, the fight for liberty in Tallahassee will
never end, there will always be those special interests seeking to use gov-
ernment for their own gain at our expense. Although, several pro-liberty
bills did not pass this session, we still made tremendous progress. We are
moving more pro-liberty bills through the legislative process, which puts
us in position for success in the next session.
The good news is they are hearing you. We sent you a lot of alerts through-
out the session and we asked a lot from you, but please know your
hard work paid off. The fight for liberty continues now to the next
session.
Methodology
All of the bills that were proposed in the Florida State House and
Florida Senate were reviewed for content only. No roll call votes or
sponsorships were considered in choosing the legislation used for this
scorecard. In each the House and the Senate, 20 pieces of legislation
(numbered 1-20) that had been heard on the floor for a vote were
selected.
The 20 pieces of legislation were deemed to be either negative (OP-
POSED) or positive (SUPPORTED) by the Liberty First Network and
points were assigned accordingly. A representative received 5-points for
voting for positive legislation or for voting “no” on negative legislation.
5-points were deducted for voting “no” on positive legislation or for
voting “yes” on negative legislation. If the member did not vote on a
piece of legislation, he or she did not receive any points nor were any
points deducted. The highest score a member could earn on the base
legislation was 100-points.
In addition, ten pieces of positive legislation were chosen that did not
receive a floor vote (by both chambers or was a priority bill). For each of
those pieces of legislation, co-sponsors received 5-points, for a possible
total of 50 extra points. Sponsors of those 10 bills earned 10 additional
points for their willingness to champion liberty issues.
The grade range was based on increments of 10-points. Members who
scored 90-100 points earned an A, 80- 89 received a B, 70-79 received
a C, 60-69 received a D and anything below 60 received an F grade. A
plus (+) or minus (-) was assigned depending on where the score fell in
the grade range.
A (+) was given to grades in the top points of the range, the full letter
grade was assigned if the score fell within the middle 5-points, and a (-)
was given to scores in the bottom of the grade range.
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 These legislators earned 90 points
or higher on their liberty score.
We recognize them here with our
“2018 Champions of Liberty” award.

Rep. James Grant Sen. Jeff Brandes Rep. Cord Byrd

Top Score

Rep. Byron Donalds Rep. Jason Fischer Rep. Blaise Ingoglia Sen. Greg Steube

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Criteria for Choosing Legislation

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egislation was selected for this scorecard
based on civil liberty issues, business
regulation and economic issues.
Legislation that contained unnecessary spend-
ing, corporate welfare, growth of government
bureaucracy or unequal enforcement of the
law was deemed negative legislation. Positive
legislation included bills that covered protect-
ing personal information from public record,
the right to defend oneself and allowing for
private sector solutions. Legislation that did
not change policy in any way, regardless of
the public perception of the legislation, was
not included. We found several pieces of
legislation that appeared to be either positive
or negative on the surface. However, after
in-depth analysis and comparison to current
policy or other extenuating circumstances,
the legislation had negligible potential effect
and, in some cases, we felt the legislation was
addressing the wrong issue.

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2017 Pro-Liberty Bills
1. HB 5501-Economic Programs
2. SB 534/HB 599-Public Works Projects
3. SB 7022/HB 5007-Florida Retirement System
4. SB 1314/HB 15-Educational Options
5. SB 106/HB 81-Vendors Licensed under the Beverage Law
6. HB 7069-Education
7. HB 7109-Taxation
8. SB 340/HB 221-Transportation Network Companies
9. HB 7005-Economic Programs
10. SB 616-Concealed Weapons or Firearms
2017 Anti-Liberty Bills
11. SB 10/HB 761-Water Resources
2018 Pro-Liberty Bills
12. SB 80/HB 37-Direct Primary Care Agreements
13. SJR 1742/HJR 7001-Super Majority for State Taxes or Fees
14. SB 1392/HB 1197-Criminal Justice
15. HB 7055-Education
16. HB 731-Home Education
17. HB 7087-Taxation
18. SB 1804/HB 1279- School District Accountability
19. SB 432/HB 17-Community Redevelopment Agencies
20. SB 1256/HB 1249-Search of the Content, Information, and
Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic
Communication Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household Devices
2018 Anti-Liberty Bills
21. SB 2500/HB 5001-General Appropriations Act
22. SB 7026/HB 7101-Public Safety
2017 Extra Credit Bills
1. SB 178/HB 6007-Traffic Infraction Detectors
2. SB 1178/HB 1057-Campaign Financing
3. SB 236/HB 6023-Sports Development
4. SB 554/HB 679-Craft Breweries
5. SB 1770/HB 13-Community Redevelopment Agencies
2018 Extra Credit Bills
6. SB 176/HB 6001-Traffic Infraction Detectors
7. SB 122/HB 43-Campaign Financing
8. SB 1048/HB 1419-Firearms
9. SB 526/HB 15-Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
10. SB 1256 /HB 1249-Search of the Content, Information, and
Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic Communication
Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household Devices
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Florida House Rankings Key

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5 = voted for liberty
he 113 Florida House members were ranked by cumulative score. Representative James
G Grant received the highest score in the Florida House and Representative Cynthia Stafford -5 = voted against liberty
had the lowest score. Analysis of legislation may be found under the bills section of this 0 = no vote
document by corresponding bill number.

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter
grid starts here !

17
10

37
15 Score Points Score Grade
Abruzzo -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 10 0 10 F-
Ahern 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 15 85 B
Albritton 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Alexander -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -20 0 -20 F-
Altman 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 0 0 5 -5 0 0 -5 5 0 -5 35 0 35 F-
Antone -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 0 5 5 F-
Asencio -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Ausley -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 -20 0 -20 F-
Avila 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 0 0 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 55 30 85 B
Beshears 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 10 80 B-
Bileca 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Boyd 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Brodeur 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
Brown -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Burgess 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Burton 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 55 0 55 F
Byrd 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 10 90 A-
Caldwell 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 5 85 B
Clemons 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 20 80 B-
Corcoran 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Cortes, J. -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 10 0 10 F-

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FLORIDA HOUSE RANKINGS

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

37
15
Score Points Score Grade
Cortes, B. 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Cruz -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Cummings 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Daniels 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 25 0 25 F-
Davis -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Diamond -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -20 0 -20 F-
Diaz, M. 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 65 10 75 C
Donalds 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 10 90 A-
Drake 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
DuBose -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Duran 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Eagle 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 15 85 B
Edwards -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 30 5 35 F-
Fant -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 -5 5 0 5 5 5 5 50 5 55 F
Fine 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Fischer 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 20 100 A+
Fitzenhagen 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 55 5 60 D-
Geller 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Gonzalez 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
Goodson 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 50 0 50 F-
Grall 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 5 85 B
Grant J. 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 25 105 A++
Grant M. 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Gruters -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 20 80 B-
Hager 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 50 0 50 F-
Hardemon 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 20 5 25 F-
Harrell 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-

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FLORIDA HOUSE RANKINGS

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

37
15
Score Points Score Grade
Harrison 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 60 0 60 D-
Henry -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Ingoglia 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 5 5 5 5 75 20 95 A
Ingram 5 5 5 0 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 75 0 75 C
Jacobs -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -20 5 -15 F-
Jacquet 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -10 5 -5 F-
Jenne 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 0 0 0 F-
Jones, S. 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 -5 0 5 0 5 0 30 0 30 F-
Killebrew -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 50 10 60 D-
La Rosa 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Latvala 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 5 65 D
Lee -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Leek 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 10 80 B-
Magar 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Mariano 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 10 80 B-
Massullo 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
McClain 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 0 80 B-
McGhee -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Mercado -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -20 0 -20 F-
Metz 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 5 65 D
Miller -5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 50 0 50 F-
Moraitis 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Moskowitz -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 0 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 0 -5 F-
Newton -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Nuñez 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Oliva 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-

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FLORIDA HOUSE RANKINGS

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

37
15
Score Points Score Grade
Payne 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Peters -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 30 0 30 F-
Pigman 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Plakon 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 55 10 65 D
Plasencia -5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 0 30 5 35 F-
Ponder 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Porter 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Pritchett -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Raburn 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 15 85 B
Raschein 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
Renner 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
Richardson -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 0 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -15 0 -15 F-
Rodrigues 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 0 0 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 55 0 55 F
Rommel 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Roth 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 5 65 D
Russell 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 0 0 0 F-
Santiago -5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 -5 5 5 5 45 0 45 F-
Shaw -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 0 5 -5 -5 -5 -15 0 -15 F-
Silvers -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 -10 0 -10 F-
Slosberg -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 0 -5 0 -5 -5 -30 0 -30 F-
Smith 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 20 0 20 F-
Spano 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 70 15 85 B
Sprowls 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Stafford -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -40 0 -40 F-
Stark 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 0 5 F-
Stevenson 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 5 65 D
Stone 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60 10 70 C-

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FLORIDA HOUSE RANKINGS

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

37
15
Score Points Score Grade
Sullivan 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Toledo 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 0 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 55 0 55 F
Trumbull 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 75 0 75 C
Watson, B. -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -30 0 -30 F-
Watson, C. -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -30 10 -20 F-
White 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 5 85 B
Willhite -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 20 0 20 F-
Williams -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 0 0 0 F-
Williamson 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 5 85 B
Yarborough 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 70 5 75 C
Berman -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -20 0 -20 F-
Trujillo 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 60 0 60 D-

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Florida Senate Rankings Key

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5 = voted for liberty
he 36 Florida Senate members were ranked by cumulative score. Senator Greg Steube
-5 = voted against liberty
received the highest score in the Florida Senate and Senator Oscar Braynon had the lowest
score. Analysis of legislation may be found under the bills section of this document by 0 = no vote
corresponding bill number.

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

37
15 Score Points Score Grade
Baxley 5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 75 10 85 B
Bean 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Benacquisto 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Book 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 10 0 10 F-
Bracy -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 0 -15 5 -10 F-
Bradley 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 65 0 65 D
Brandes 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 0 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 65 25 90 A-
Braynon -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 0 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 0 5 -30 0 -30 F-
Broxson 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Campbell 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 30 F-
Farmer -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 0 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 -15 0 -15 F-
Flores 5 0 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Gainer 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Glavano 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Garcia 0 -5 5 5 5 -5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 45 0 45 F-
Gibson 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 20 0 20 F-
Grimsley 5 5 5 5 0 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 45 0 45 F-
Hutson 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 10 80 B-
Lee 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 -5 5 5 0 5 5 65 20 85 B
Mayfield 5 5 0 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 55 15 70 C-
Montford 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 30 0 30 F-

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FLORIDA SENATE RANKINGS

7026
7005
7069

7001

7055

7087

1279
7109
5501

1392

5001
7022

731
599

106

221
Raw Bonus Total Letter

17
10

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Score Points Score Grade
Negron 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 0 -5 5 5 0 60 0 60 D-
Passidomo 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Perry 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 70 0 70 C-
Powell 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 10 0 10 F-
Rader -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 0 -5 5 -5 5 0 -5 5 -5 0 5 5 -15 0 -15 F-
Rodriguez 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 0 0 0 F-
Rouson 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 10 0 10 F-
Simmons 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Simpson 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 0 60 D-
Stargel 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 5 65 D
Steube 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 80 20 100 A+
Stewart 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 20 0 20 F-
Thurston -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 0 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -25 0 -25 F-
Torres -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 5 -20 0 -20 F-
Young 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 60 10 70 C-

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Florida Legislative Analysis
B elow you will see our legislative analysis by House Bill number (HB) along with its corresponding
Senate Bill (SB) number. The sponsors are listed with a brief description of the bill and our analysis.
Finally, you will see the f inal status of the legislation.
2017 Pro-Liberty Bills
1. HB 5501 - Economic Programs - Supported
Rep. Ingram: This bill would have created real transparency and account-
ability for tax dollars spent by Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida.
HB 5501 passed and was vetoed by the Governor.
2. SB 534/HB 599 - Public Works Projects - Supported
Sen. Perry/Rep. Williamson: These bills require that when 50% of a public
construction project comes from state revenue, a local governing body
cannot impose discriminatory mandates on public construction projects
giving an advantage to special interests. This will create a more competitive
bidding process and keep costs down, saving the taxpayers money.
HB 599 passed and signed by the Governor.
3. SB 7022/HB 5007 - Florida Retirement System - Supported
Rep. Caldwell: These bills deal with the Florida Retirement System
that pays retirement pensions to state workers when they retire. The
legislation will make the 401K-style retirement the default plan for new
workers coming into the system. This makes the Florida Retirement
System more sustainable over the long run and also benefits workers by
allowing employees to keep their contributions and investments if they
leave public employment before the eight-year vesting period, which is
required for the traditional pension benefits.
SB 7022 passed and signed by the Governor.
4. SB 1314/HB 15 - Educational Options - Supported
Sen. Grimsley/Rep. Sullivan/Rep. Fischer: These bills expand access for
more families to qualify their children for the Gardiner Scholarship Pro-
gram and increases the annual scholarship amounts for the Florida Tax
Credit Scholarship. This will give more parents school choice options
that best fits their children’s needs.
HB 15 passed and signed by the Governor.
5. SB 106/HB 81 - Vendors Licensed under the Beverage
Law - Supported
Sen. Flores/Rep. Avila: These bills would have repealed a “prohibition era”
style government regulation that required liquor stores to be stand alone,
including a requirement that grocery stores must have a wall between the
grocery store and their liquor store. This repeal was pro free-market by
allowing businesses to respond to customers, not the government.
SB 106 passed and was vetoed by the Governor.
6. HB 7069 - Education - Supported
Rep. M Diaz: This bill allows “Schools of Hope” charter schools to come
into a district where there the traditional public school is considered
low-performing and will not be required to receive the School Districts
permission. This will give parents more school choice options for their
children, by not having to be stuck in a failing school.
HB 7069 passed and signed by the Governor.
7. HB 7109 - Taxation - Supported
Rep. Boyd: This tax reduction bill contains the usual sales-tax holiday for
certain products, like school supplies, but more importantly it reduces
the sales tax on commercial leases. Florida is the only state that has a tax
on commercial leases which unfairly targets small businesses. This
legislation reduces the tax on commercial leases.
HB 7109 passed and signed by the Governor.
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8. SB 340/HB 221 - Transportation Network Companies - Supported primary care agreement does not constitute insurance and is not subject
Sen. Brandes/Rep. Sprowls/Rep.J Grant: These bills will prevent local
governments from regulating “transportation network companies” such
as Uber and Lyft and would adopt a uniform, common sense law focused
on safety and access to the new technology.
HB 221 passed and signed by the Governor.
9. HB 7005 - Economic Programs - Supported
Rep. Renner: This bill would have eliminated funding for Enterprise
Florida, a public-private organization that uses taxpayer money to give
special privileges to handpicked companies.
HB 7005 passed the House and died in the Senate.
10. SB 616 - Concealed Weapons or Firearms - Supported
Sen. Steube: This bill would have allowed concealed weapon permit-
holders to carry a firearm into courthouses and temporarily surrender
and store the gun at a security checkpoint. Currently, concealed weapon
permit holders must leave their firearms at home or store them in cars
and be unarmed for a period outside the courthouse.
SB 616 passed the Senate and died in the House.
2017 Anti-Liberty Bills
11. SB 10/HB 761 - Water Resources - Opposed
Sen. Bradley/Rep. Altman/Rep. Fitzenhagen: These bills will cost $1.5
billion to build reservoirs and water treatment facilities south of Lake
Okeechobee to address the pollution and toxic algae problems in the St.
Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries from excess water releases from Lake
Okeechobee by sending the water south. But, scientific studies show that
this will not solve the problem, the source of the excess water comes from
north of Lake Okeechobee, not south of the lake.
SB 10 passed and signed by the Governor.
2018 Pro-Liberty Bills
12. SB 80/HB 37 - Direct Primary Care Agreements - Supported
Sen. Lee/Rep. Burgess/Rep. M. Miller: These bills specify that a direct
to Florida Insurance Code. These direct patient/doctor agreements allow
a system not controlled by government regulation to develop. It makes
doctors responsive to patients, not insurance company bureaucrats or
government rule-makers.
HB 37 passed and signed by the Governor.
13. SJR 1742/HJR 7001 - Super Majority for State Taxes or
Fees - Supported
Sen. Stargel/Rep. Leek: This legislation will allow voters in the next
general election to vote on an amendment to the State Constitution to
prohibit a state tax or fee from being imposed or raised except through
legislation approved by two-thirds of each house of the legislature.
Also requires a state tax or fee imposed or raised to be contained in a
separate bill that contains no other subject.
HJR 7001 passed and will be on the 2018 general election
ballot and must be approved by 60% of voters.
14. SB 1392/HB 1197 - Criminal Justice - Supported
Sen. Brandes/Rep. Ahern: These bills direct all judicial circuits in the
state to create and implement both an adult and a juvenile civil citation
program. This will allow civil citations for minor offenses committed
by juveniles and adults. Pre-arrest Diversion programs save taxpayers
money, it is more expensive to put someone through the court system
and to incarcerate them than it is to put them in a diversion program.
SB 1392 passed and signed by the Governor.
15. HB 7055 - Education - Supported
Rep. Bileca/Rep. M Diaz: This bill creates the “Hope Scholarship” to
allow students that are a victim of bullying or harassment to attend a
different school, including private schools. The bill also will decertify
a teachers union if the teachers union in a school district has less than
50% of teachers paying union dues.
HB 7055 passed and signed by the Governor.
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16. HB 731 - Home Education - Supported
Rep. Sullivan: This bill will restrict school districts inquiries to parents
who are homeschooling their children and specifies that a home educa-
tion program is not a school district program and is registered with the
district school superintendent only for the purpose of complying with
the state’s attendance requirements.
HB 731 passed and signed by the Governor.
17. HB 7087 - Taxation - Supported
Rep. Renner: This legislation is a $171 million in tax cuts, including
$71.2 million in recurring tax cuts and $97.4 million in one-year tax cuts.
The legislation creates a three-day back-to-school sales tax, a seven-day
disaster preparedness sales tax holiday and permanently lowers the sales
tax charged on commercial leases.
HB 7087 passed and signed by the Governor.
18. SB 1804/HB 1279 - School District Accountability -
Supported
Sen. Stargel/Rep. Sullivan: These bills specify requirements to increase
fiscal accountability and will increase fiscal transparency of educational
spending. This legislation requires school boards to provide financial
efficiency data and provide a full explanation of, and approve, any
budget amendment at the boards’ next public meeting.
HB 1279 passed and signed by the Governor.
19. SB 432/HB 17 - Community Redevelopment
Agencies - Supported
Sen. Lee/Rep. Raburn: These bills would have required community rede-
velopment agencies to be more transparent and accountable. Under
Florida law, local governments can designate areas as Community Rede-
velopment Areas and create a Community Redevelopment Agency
(CRA). CRA’s are funded by property taxes and are billed as anti-poverty
measures. But CRAs are being used to subsidize museums, concert halls,
production studios and other pet projects of local political officials. CRAs
are now slush funds to reward political donors who fund elected official’s
campaigns.
HB 17 passed the House and died in the Senate.
20. SB 1256/HB 1249 - Search of the Content, Information,
and Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic
Communication Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household
Devices - Supported
Sen. Brandes/Rep. J Grant: These bills would have protected citizens’
expectation of privacy in the use of their cell phones and microphone-
enabled household devices, such as the Amazon Echo and Google
Home. SB 1256/HB 1249 makes it clear that collection by law
enforcement of an individual’s location, a cell phone, or a home enabled
device, without the consent of the person or owner of the devices,
should be allowed only when authorized by a warrant.
SB 1256 passed the Senate 36-0 and HB 1249 passed all committee
stops, but died waiting to be heard on the House floor and time ran out.
2018 Anti-Liberty Bills
21. SB 2500/HB 5001 - General Appropriations Act -
Opposed
The final budget for fiscal year 2018-19 came in at an all-time record
high of $88.7 Billion, which was an increase of $6.3 billion over last year’s
budget, a 7.6% increase. The budget did include $1.5 billion for Hurri-
cane Irma damage relief and $400 million allocated for the new school
safety legislation that passed in response to the school shooting in Park-
land. But, if we take those out, the budget still grew by $4.4 billion and
would still have been a record high budget.
HB 5001 passed and signed by the Governor.
22. SB 7026/HB 7101 - Public Safety - Opposed
After the tragedy in Parkland, the Governor and legislature put
together a hurried piece of legislation to address the mass shooting at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Unfortunately, the Governor
and legislative leadership decided the solution to the shooting
would be stripping honest people of their gun rights. The legislation
included increasing the minimum age to purchase a long gun
(rifle or shotgun) to 21 and added a 3-day waiting period.
SB 7026 passed and was signed by the Governor.
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2017 Extra Credit Bills
1. SB 178/HB 6007 - Traffic Infraction Detectors - Supported
Sen. Artiles/Rep. Avila/Rep. Ingoglia: These bills would have repealed
the use of red light cameras.
HB 6007 passed the House by a greater margin than ever
before: a total of 94 Yeas and only 22 Nays, or 78% for
banning cameras. The Senate failed to pass this bill.
2. SB 1178/HB 1057 - Campaign Financing - Supported
Sen. Mayfield/Rep. Gruters: These bills would have stopped the dark
money financing of political committees that are used by elected officials
to hide the source of their campaign cash.
SB 1178 and HB 1057 were never heard in any committee.
3. SB 236/HB 6023 - Sports Development - Supported
Sen. Lee/Rep. Avila: These bills would have repealed provision relating to
state funding for sports facility development by unit of local government,
or by certified beneficiary or other applicant, on property owned by local
government.
SB 236 failed in its first committee reference and HB 6023
was never heard in any committee.
4. SB 554/HB 679 - Craft Breweries - Supported
Sen. Young/Rep. Clemons: These bills would have exempted certain
vendors from specified delivery restrictions under certain
circumstances; providing that certain manufacturers may transport
malt beverages in vehicles owned or leased by certain persons other
than the manufacturer, etc.
SB 554 passed all of its committee references, but
was never scheduled for a full Senate vote. HB 679
was never heard in any committee.
5. SB 1770/HB 13 - Community Redevelopment
Agencies - Supported
Sen. Lee/Rep. Raburn: These bills would have required community
redevelopment agencies to be more transparent and accountable.
HB 13 passed the House and died in the Senate.
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2018 Extra Credit Bills
6. SB 176/HB 6001 - Traffic Infraction Detectors - Supported
Sen. Hutson/Rep. Avila/Rep. Ingoglia: These bills would have repealed
the use of red light cameras.
HB 6001 passed the House and died in the Senate.
7. SB 122/HB 43 - Campaign Financing - Supported
Sen. Steube/Rep. Gruters/Rep. Clemons: These bills would have
stopped the dark
money financing of political committees that are used by elected
officials to hide the source of their campaign cash.
SB 122 and HB 43 were never heard in any committee.
8. SB 1048/HB 1419 - Firearms - Supported
Sen. Baxley/Rep. McClure/Rep. Spano: These bills would have allowed
a concealed weapon permit holder to carry a concealed firearm to a
church located on school property. Currently, firearms are only allowed
in church if the chapel is not on a school campus.
Both SB 1048 and HB 1419 passed all committee references
but never were scheduled for a full floor vote in either chamber.
9. SB 526/HB 15 - Deregulation of Professions and
Occupations - Supported
Sen. Brandes/Rep. Beshears: These bills would have repealed or revised
regulations and fees levied on some professional licenses, such as hair
braiders, hair wrappers, body wrappers, manicurist, pedicurist and
makeup artist.
HB 15 passed the House and died in the Senate.
10. SB 1256/HB 1249 - Search of the Content, Information, and
Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic
Communication Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household
Devices - Supported
Sen. Brandes/Rep. J Grant: These bills would have protected citizens’
expectation of privacy in the use of their cell phones and microphone-
enabled household devices, such as the Amazon Echo and Google
Home. SB 1256/HB 1249 makes it clear that collection by law
enforcement of an individual’s location, a cell phone, or a home
enabled device, without the consent of the person or owner of the
devices, should be allowed only when authorized by a warrant.
SB 1256 passed the Senate 36-0 and HB 1249 passed all committee
stops, but died waiting to be heard on the House floor and time ran out.
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