Florida House of Representatives
House Bill 1021, which prevents state, county and city agencies from deducting union dues from paychecks and restricts unions' ability to contribute to political campaigns, passed the House by a 73-40 vote. Representatives Gary Aubuchon and Ken Roberson voted YES.
Senate Bill 736, which establishes teacher merit pay, passed the House by an 80-39 vote. Aubuchon and Roberson voted YES.
An override of former governor Charlie Crist's 2010 veto of HB 1207, which relaxes requirements for campaign financing, passed the House by an 81-39 vote. Aubuchon and Roberson voted YES.
An override of Crist's 2010 veto of HB 7103, which limits county authority over agriculture land, passed the House by a unanimous vote.
HB 5005, which deregulates licensing of multiple professions, passed the Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee by a 10-5 vote. Roberson voted YES.
HB 5007, which enacts a broad spectrum of deregulation, passed the Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee by a 10-4 vote. Roberson voted YES.
Florida Senate
Senate Joint Resolution 958, which calls for a constitutional amendment to change the methodology for the state's revenue cap, passed the Senate by a 27-13 vote. Senators Mike Bennett and Garrett Richter voted YES.
Senate Bill 142, a tort reform measure regarding auto collisions, passed the Senate by a 28-12 vote. Richter was the sponsor of the bill. Bennett joined him in voting YES.
An override of Crist's 2010 veto of House Bill 1207 passed the Senate by a 30-9 vote. Bennett and Richter voted YES.
An override of Crist's 2010 veto of HB 7103 passed the Senate by a 38-1 vote. Bennett and Richter voted YES.
SB 146, which provides civil rights reforms for ex-convicts, passed the Senate by a unanimous vote.
SB 228, which bans appearance of undergarments on students in schools, passed the Senate by a unanimous vote.
SB 248, which appropriates $10 million towards economic development in areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, passed the Senate by a unanimous vote.
SB 368, which lowers drivers license fees for military veterans, passed the Military Affairs, Space and Domestic Security Committee by a 4-0 vote. Bennett was not present for the vote.
SB 826, which gives resident status to military veterans attending public colleges, passed the Military Affairs, Space and Domestic Security Committee by a 5-0 vote. Bennett was not present for the vote.
SB 818, which strengthens penalties for pill mill operators, passed the Health Regulation Committee by a 12-0 vote. Bennett voted YES.
U.S. House of Representatives
House of Representatives bill 1076, which cuts funding to National Public Radio, passed the House by a 228-192 vote. Representative Connie Mack voted YES.
HR 861, which terminates the HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program, passed the House by a 242-182 vote. Mack voted YES.
House Joint Resolution 48, which provides appropriations to the federal government through April 8, passed the House by a 271-158 vote. Mack voted NO.
House Resolution 27, which accepts a statue of former president Gerald Ford from the state of Michigan, passed the House by a unanimous vote.
House Concurrent Resolution 28, which directs the president to remove all U.S. forces from the Afghanistan theater of operations, failed by a 93-321 vote. Mack voted NO.
U.S. Senate
House Joint Resolution 48, which provides appropriations to the federal government through April 8, passed the Senate by an 87-13 vote. Senator Bill Nelson voted YES and Marco Rubio voted NO.
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