Floor Vote for

Bill Number:	5003
Date:	Friday, March 08, 2024
Reading #:	0
Barcode #:	851895
Sequence:	998
In the Chair:	Renner
Floor Actions:	Conference Committee Report, Passage

Y Abbott
Y Altman
Y Alvarez
Y Amesty
Y Anderson
Y Andrade
- Antone
Y Arrington
Y Baker
Y Bankson
Y Barnaby
Y Bartleman
Y Basabe
Y Bell
N Beltran
Y Benjamin
Y Berfield
- Black
Y Borrero
Y Botana
Y Brackett
Y Bracy Davis
Y Brannan
Y Buchanan
Y Busatta Cabrera
Y Campbell
Y Canady
Y Caruso
- Casello
Y Cassel
Y Chamberlin
Y Chambliss
Y Chaney
Y Clemons
Y Cross
Y Daley
- Daniels
Y Driskell
Y Duggan
Y Dunkley
- Edmonds
Y Eskamani
Y Esposito
Y Fabricio
Y Fine
Y Franklin
- Gantt
Y Garcia
Y Garrison
Y Giallombardo
Y Gonzalez Pittman
Y Gossett-Seidman
Y Gottlieb
Y Grant
Y Gregory
- Griffitts
Y Harris
Y Hart
Y Hinson
Y Holcomb
Y Hunschofsky
Y Jacques
N Joseph
Y Keen
Y Killebrew
Y Koster
Y LaMarca
Y Leek
Y López, J.
Y Lopez, V.
Y Maggard
Y Maney
Y Massullo
Y McClain
Y McClure
Y McFarland
- Melo
Y Michael
Y Mooney
N Nixon
Y Overdorf
Y Payne
Y Perez
Y Persons-Mulicka
Y Plakon
Y Plasencia
Y Porras
Y Rayner
Y Redondo
Y Renner
Y Rizo
Y Roach
Y Robinson, F.
Y Robinson, W.
Y Rommel
Y Roth
- Rudman
Y Salzman
Y Shoaf
Y Silvers
Y Sirois
- Skidmore
Y Smith
Y Snyder
Y Stark
- Steele
Y Stevenson
Y Tant
Y Temple
Y Tomkow
Y Trabulsy
- Tramont
Y Truenow
Y Tuck
Y Valdés
Y Waldron
Y Williams
Y Woodson
Y Yarkosky
Y Yeager

Total Yeas: 105

Total Nays: 3

Total Abstained: 0

Total Missed: 12

Total Votes: 108

Vote After Roll Call:

Yeas

Black

03/08/2024 02:20:55 PM
Casello

03/15/2024 04:10:04 PM
Gantt

03/08/2024 01:49:51 PM
Griffitts

03/08/2024 05:02:38 PM
Melo

03/28/2024 04:10:57 PM
Rudman

03/11/2024 09:47:57 AM
Skidmore

03/14/2024 02:31:03 PM
Steele

03/08/2024 10:33:28 PM

Explanations of Vote:

Beltran -

I am disappointed with the final budget. I was gratified when the Governor proposed a budget several billion dollars smaller than last year’s budget. I was also encouraged when the Speaker announced that, after many years of budget increases, the Legislature would finally pass a budget that is sustainable, even in difficult times. Instead, after budget conference, a process in which input from rank-and-file legislators is limited, the budget grew by several billion dollars. The overall budget now exceeds last year’s budget. The budget has increased every year I have been in the Legislature. These increases have outstripped both population growth and inflation. (If anything, government expenditures should be more resistant to such pressures due to economies of scale and purchasing power, respectively.) This spending has been justified on a variety of bases. The only compelling basis, and the reason for my acquiescence, was that funds from a series of massive federal spending packages were allocated to Florida with the requirement that they be spent. To the extent appropriate, I advocated to allocate excess funds to bona fide infrastructure and budget reserves. With the federal spending pressure abated, an inflated budget is no longer justified.
Eskamani -

Though I support the tax break on paying tolls in Florida within this bill, I do not support the preemption on restricting leaf blowers. We should allow municipalities to make these decisions with their community and stop attacking local control. It is frustrating to see the implementing bill be politicized to achieve this goal.