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District Office:
1490 West 68th Street
Suite 201
Hialeah, FL 33014
(305) 364-3100
Senate VOIP: 44000
FAX (305) 364-3110
Legislative Assistants:
Chastity Acosta, David Marin and Lily Oliveros
Tallahassee Office:
310 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5106
Senate VOIP: 5106
Senator Rene Garcia
Party: Republican
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Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 0038 Relief of Donald Brown by the District School Board of Sumter County
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table -SJ 951
S 0076 Job Creation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72), HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
S 0182 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation Plan
Last Action: 03/01/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 377 (Ch. 2012-107) -SJ 729
S 0464 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66)
S 0588 Enterprise Zones
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 0590 Noncriminal Traffic Infractions
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181)
S 0720 Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 0722 Autism
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
S 1016 Thoroughbred Horse Breeders’ Cup Meets
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 1018 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Unfavorable by Higher Education, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 3
S 1020 Naming of Public Buildings and Facilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1022 Revitalizing Municipalities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 1024 Surrendered Newborn Infants
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1066 Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1084 Administrative Procedures
Last Action: 03/01/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2012-63) -SJ 736
S 1086 Reclaimed Water
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 639 (Ch. 2012-150) -SJ 1259
S 1144 State and Local Government Relations with Cuba or Syria
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 959 (Ch. 2012-196) -SJ 1156
S 1194 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Coalition of Florida
Last Action: 02/14/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9075 (Adopted) -SJ 510
S 1220 Repeal of Health Insurance Provisions
Last Action: 03/05/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4139 (Ch. 2012-93) -SJ 789
S 1288 Small Business Growth
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 1294 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 608 (Ch. 2012-42)
S 1400 Certification of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1568 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66) -SJ 940
S 1594 Surgical First Assistants
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1716 Disposition of Traffic Infractions
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
S 1726 Public High School Students
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S 1730 Pretrial Intervention Programs
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1734 Murder of a Child 17 Years of Age or Younger
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1738 Homestead Exemptions For Seniors
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 169 (Passed), CS/HB 357 (Ch. 2012-57) -SJ 1337
S 1740 Additional Homestead Tax Exemption
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 169 (Passed), CS/HB 357 (Ch. 2012-57) -SJ 1244
S 1760 Restrictive Driving Privilege Card/Illegal Immigrant Residing in this State
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Transportation
S 1824 Department of Health
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch. 2012-184), CS/HB 7043 (Ch. 2012-27), CS/CS/SB 704 (Ch. 2012-13) -SJ 1092
S 1840 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 1854 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 1884 Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66), CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 943 (Ch. 2012-73), CS/SB 730 (Ch. 2012-44)
Co-Introducer
S 0202 Sexual Exploitation
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 99 (Ch. 2012-105) -SJ 965
S 0220 Issuance and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Transportation
S 0362 Surgical Technology
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages
S 0432 Criminal Restitution
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 189 (Ch. 2012-17) -SJ 912
S 0510 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2012-33)
S 0662 Funding for Workforce Education Programs
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S 0694 Adult Day Care Centers
Last Action: 04/07/2012 Chapter No. 2012-43
S 0792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 05/06/2012 Chapter No. 2012-201
S 0916 Public Records/Personal Indentifying Information/Certain Current and Former Public Employees, Spouses, and Children
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 629 (Ch. 2012-149) -SJ 917
S 0922 Military Support
Last Action: 04/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
S 0962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 02/29/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) -SJ 721
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 1447 (Adopted) -SJ 312
S 1440 Unemployment Compensation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2012-30), CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96)
S 1516 Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2010
- House of Representatives 2000-2008
Other Public Service
- City of Hialeah, Councilman, 1997-1999
Honors and Awards
- Florida Children Service Legislative Award
- Alliance for Aging, Elder Statesman Award
- Health Council of South Florida, Community Leadership Award
Affiliations
- Founding Board Member of the Children's Trust and activist for KidCare
- Safe Haven Executive Board, member
- Camillus Executive Board, member
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Vice President of Community Relations for Dade Medical College |
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| Born: | in Hialeah, Florida |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
| Recreation: | Boating, travel |
District 40
Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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- District 40 Maps
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- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
