Carlos Smith

State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic

806 final-passage votes on record.

Amendment X · State powers

Official site ↗

Their job

A member of Florida's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes

Voted Yes on HB 1309 (Reading Interventions and Instruction). It passed. Apr 16, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 1546 (Background Screening of Athletic Coaches). It passed. Apr 16, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 940 (Third-party Reservation Platforms). It passed. Apr 16, 2025

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Record at a glance

806

Final-passage votes

1125

All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic

Office: State Senator
District: Senate District 17
Party: Democratic
Term: Since 2024-11-05
Body: California State Legislature
Website: Official site ↗

SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Carlos Smith's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

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HB 1309
Reading Interventions and Instruction

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1546
Background Screening of Athletic Coaches

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 940
Third-party Reservation Platforms

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HJR 163
Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption for the Surviving Spouse of Quadriplegics

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 1447
Trespass

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 615
Electronic Delivery of Notices Between Landlords and Tenants

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 1049
Tampering with, Harassing, or Retaliating against Court Officials

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 1111
Certificates of Completion

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 647
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Services

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 295
Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 791
Surrendered Infants

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 1730
Affordable Housing

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 1173
Florida Trust Code

Third Reading

Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 7003
OGSR/Financial Technology Sandbox Applications/OFR

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 28
Relief of Darline Angervil and J.R. by the South Broward Hospital District

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1430
Postjudgment Execution Proceedings Relating to Terrorism

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 910
Veterans’ Benefits Assistance

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 7018
OGSR/Parental Consent Requirements Before Terminating a Pregnancy

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 7010
OGSR/Department of Financial Services

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 832
Former Phosphate Mining Lands

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 8
Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 22
Relief of Eric Miles, Jr., and Jennifer Miles by the South Broward Hospital District

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 796
General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 994
Driver License Education Requirements

Third Reading

Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 29
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1286
Harming or Neglecting Children

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 989
Licensure of Family Foster Homes

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 388
Trust Funds for Wildlife Management

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 578
Wine Containers

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 7002
Water Management Districts

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 513
Electronic Transmittal of Court Orders

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 5015
State Group Insurance

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2512
Higher Education

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2506
Natural Resources

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 7031
Taxation

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 5201
State Financial Accounting

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 597
Diabetes Management in Schools

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 655
Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 1313
Trust Funds/Re-creation/Resilient Florida Trust Fund/DEP

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2506
Natural Resources

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 549
Gulf of America

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 114
Insurance Research

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 466
Florida Museum of Black History

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2514
Health and Human Services

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 5203
Capitol Center

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 2504
Collective Bargaining

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1402
Students Enrolled in Dropout Retrieval Programs

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 1318
Traffic Offenses

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 5013
State-funded Property Reinsurance Programs

Passage, Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 7028
Cancer

Third Reading

Apr 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗

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