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RState Representative · District 38
Dave Smith represents District 38 in the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican, elected in 2018 and reelected subsequently.[1]
Smith is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and UH-1N helicopter pilot, and now works as a business consultant in Winter Springs.[1] Smith holds a BBA from Texas A&M University (1982) and an M.S. from Florida Institute of Technology (2000). Smith moved to Florida in 1972.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Jun 2, 2026 · Failed 26–75Official record ↗
Local Government Finances ; Revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requires the county to hold a budget workshop for a specified purpose by a certain date; requires the county to post a certain budget reduction exercise or link on its website; requires counties to publish budget development calendars, etc.
Mar 4, 2026 · Passed 82–28Official record ↗
Special District Funding; Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose, etc.
Mar 4, 2026 · Passed 83–28Official record ↗
Most contested
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for…
Feb 25, 2026 · Passed 83–25Official record ↗
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Citing this act as the "Officer Jason Raynor Act"; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel; revising a provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 103–8Official record ↗
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Provides that person who is on pretrial release for specified violent crime commits separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; provides penalty for second or subsequent violation; requires person who is arrested for committing specified violations to be held in custody until his or her first appearance hearing; requires court to consider certain factors in determining whether to order pretrial detention or grant pretrial release; provides that law enforcement officer is not…
Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 101–8Official record ↗
Most contested
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Jun 2, 2026 · Failed 26–75Official record ↗
Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential uses as allowable uses for specified property; providing requirements for certain proposed developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the height of certain proposed developments through other dimensional means and from requiring certain setbacks or stepbacks; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the…
Mar 4, 2026 · Passed 76–29Official record ↗
Infill Redevelopment; Creating the “Infill Redevelopment Act”; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks and recreation facilities impact fees for a certain purpose and provide certain written notice to property owners; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain local laws, ordinances, or regulations, etc.
Mar 10, 2026 · Passed 87–24Official record ↗
Most contested
School District Unimproved Real Property
School District Unimproved Real Property; Requiring school districts to annually submit complete inventories of unimproved real property owned by the district to the Department of Education; requiring the department to compile and publish such data in a statewide report, etc.
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 84–27Official record ↗
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County; Provides for elected superintendent of schools; requires referendum.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 86–26Official record ↗
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for…
Feb 25, 2026 · Passed 83–25Official record ↗
Most contested
Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; authorizes landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifies requirements for such notice; requires DOH to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requires that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining.
Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 87–24Official record ↗
Naturopathic Medicine; Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors; revising continuing education requirements for naturopathic doctors, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 85–22Official record ↗
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 106–8Official record ↗
Most contested
Utility Services; Requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring the commission to compile such information and submit a report by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature;…
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 79–24Official record ↗
Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; authorizes landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifies requirements for such notice; requires DOH to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requires that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining.
Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 87–24Official record ↗
Most contested
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Attorney General or a law enforcement agency into social media platform activities; extending the scheduled repeal date of the exemption; amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law enforcement agency into violations by certain social media platforms; extending the scheduled repeal…
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 105–2Official record ↗
Most contested
City of Naples Airport Authority, Collier County
City of Naples Airport Authority, Collier County; Removes provisions relating to City of Naples Airport Authority's members' duties & responsibilities; removes provisions that prohibit officers & employees of city from being authority members; removes provisions that prohibit authority members from receiving compensation; provides for authority memberships by election rather than by appointment; provides requirements for elections; provides authority membership terms & qualifications; provides interim services & vacancy fillings.
Feb 11, 2026 · Passed 112–1Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Transportation Facility Designations
Party majority unclear · Passed 82–30 · Yes 82–No 30 · Democrats 0–30, Republicans 81–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes
Party majority unclear · Failed 26–75 · Yes 26–No 75 · Democrats 26–0, Republicans 0–74
Jun 2, 2026Official record ↗
Party majority unclear · Passed 82–28 · Yes 82–No 28 · Democrats 1–28, Republicans 80–0
Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗
Transportation Facility Designations
Party majority unclear · Passed 82–26 · Yes 82–No 26 · Democrats 1–26, Republicans 80–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
Party majority unclear · Passed 83–28 · Yes 83–No 28 · Democrats 2–28, Republicans 80–0
Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor
Party majority unclear · Passed 82–25 · Yes 82–No 25 · Democrats 2–25, Republicans 79–0
Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗
Party majority unclear · Passed 76–29 · Yes 76–No 29 · Democrats 3–25, Republicans 72–4
Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗
Party majority unclear · Passed 79–24 · Yes 79–No 24 · Democrats 2–24, Republicans 76–0
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: A - 516895, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 679555, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 969759, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: A - 060165, Adoption, Second Reading
Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to revise limitation on annual assessment increases for specified real property, to increase homestead exemption, to provide limitation on use of ad valorem taxes levied by counties & municipalities, & to provide an effective date.
Motion: Passage
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to recover from the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association specified costs incurred by Medicaid; revising the exclusiveness of rights and remedies of the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; revising services eligible for compensation under certain annual benefits under the plan; requiring family members of plan participants to continuously maintain certain health insurance coverage for the participant; revising…
Motion: Passage
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor; Re-creating the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the Executive Office of the Governor; specifying that moneys are appropriated to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund by the Legislature or pursuant to a specified provision; requiring that federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures be deposited in a separate account within the fund; prohibiting moneys in the fund from being used to purchase aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles, etc.
Motion: Passage
Transportation Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties and a specified municipality; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; revising a specified interchange designation, etc.
Motion: Passage
Claims Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on the liability of the state and its agencies and subdivisions for tort claims; revising exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revising the period after which the failure of certain entities to make a final disposition of a claim shall be deemed a final denial of the claim for certain purposes; revising the statute of limitations for tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions and exceptions thereto, etc.
Motion: Passage
Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential uses as allowable uses for specified property; providing requirements for certain proposed developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the height of certain proposed developments through other dimensional means and from requiring certain setbacks or stepbacks; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the…
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