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DState Representative · District 98
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Florida House District 98
Mitch Rosenwald represents District 98 in the Florida House of Representatives, to which Rosenwald was elected in 2024.[1]
Rosenwald served on the Oakland Park city commission from 2020 to 2024, including as vice mayor (2022-2023) and mayor (2023-2024).[1] Rosenwald is a university professor born in Towson, Maryland, who moved to Florida in 2007 and lives in Oakland Park. Rosenwald holds a PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (2004).[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Mitch Rosenwald is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Florida House District 98 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
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 82–28 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 83–28 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor
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.
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 82–25 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 83–25 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 103–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 101–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 87–24 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 85–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 106–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 84–27 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 83–25 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments
Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments; Deleting a duplicative exemption from public records requirements for certain examination and assessment instruments; requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, governing the retention and disposal process for specified records; deleting a provision requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt certain rules and regulations, respectively, governing access to records; extending the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of…
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 101–8 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
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 76–29 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Prohibiting the corporation from issuing new coverage for commercial residential and commercial nonresidential risks under certain circumstances; requiring the corporation to establish a personal lines clearinghouse for specified purposes; revising the rights and responsibilities the corporation has in establishing the program; requiring that certain risk information be aggregated and deidentified; authorizing applicants or insureds to elect to accept coverage with authorized insurers or elect to accept or continue coverage with the corporation under…
Mar 9, 2026 · Passed 88–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Affordable Housing; Revising the definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated therewith, etc.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 109–2 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 79–24 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 87–24 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 105–2 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 112–1 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 2 of 19 party-divided votes on file.
Transportation Facility Designations
What it does: Transportation Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties and a specified municipality; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitab…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 3–22, Republicans 77–0
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Local Government Finances
What it does: 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…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 9–18, Republicans 77–1
Mar 12, 2026Official 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
With most of their party · Passed 82–30 · Yes 82–No 30 · Democrats 0–30, Republicans 81–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 82–28 · Yes 82–No 28 · Democrats 1–28, Republicans 80–0
Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗
Transportation Facility Designations
With most of their party · Passed 82–26 · Yes 82–No 26 · Democrats 1–26, Republicans 80–0
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · 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
With most of their party · Passed 82–25 · Yes 82–No 25 · Democrats 2–25, Republicans 79–0
Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 76–29 · Yes 76–No 29 · Democrats 3–25, Republicans 72–4
Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 79–24 · Yes 79–No 24 · Democrats 2–24, Republicans 76–0
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
School District Unimproved Real Property
With most of their party · Passed 84–27 · Yes 84–No 27 · Democrats 3–27, Republicans 80–0
Mar 9, 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, Third Reading
Taxation; Revises provisions related to taxation including special districts; ad valorem taxation, notice of disapproval, rental of homestead, affordable housing tax exemption, millage rate adoption, vacation rental transactions, sales tax exemptions, tax credits & deductions, corporate income tax, taxable income, license fee for permitholders, slot machine revenue tax, tax rates for alcoholic beverages, surplus lines tax, disclosure of estimated ad valorem tax, cardroom operation tax, & tax exemption for leased property.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Collective Bargaining; Provides for resolution pursuant to specified instructions of collective bargaining issues at impasse between state & certified representatives of bargaining units for state employees.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Higher Education; Transfers specified assets & liabilities between USF Sarasota/Manatee & New College of Florida; revises provisions relating to Title IX, tuition rates for certain postsecondary students; & removes future repeal of specified amendments to Florida Statutes.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act ; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Motion: Passage, Third Reading
General Appropriations Act; Provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2026, & ending June 30, 2027, & supplemental appropriations for period ending June 30, 2026, to pay salaries & other expenses, capital outlay—buildings & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of state government. APPROPRIATION: $113,575,226,021
Showing 10 of 59 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.