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2020-2022
Senator Joe Gruters
Party: Republican
District 23 consisted of Sarasota county and part of Charlotte county
Committee Assignments
- Education, Chair
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Vice Chair
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
- Banking and Insurance
- Commerce and Tourism
- Regulated Industries
- Rules
- Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
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2022 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
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S 76
Relief of Jamiyah Mitchell, Latricia Mitchell, and Jerald Mitchell/South Broward Hospital District
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Special Master on Claim Bills -
S 84
Relief of Victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Mass Casualty Incident/School Board of Broward County
Last Action: 10/20/2021 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 8 -
S 222
Swimming Pool Specialty Contracting Services
Last Action: 5/6/2022 Chapter No. 2022-90 -
S 224
Regulation of Smoking in Public Places
Last Action: 3/2/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2022-213) -SJ 513 -
S 242
Racial and Sexual Discrimination
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2022-72) -
S 244
Partisan Elections for Members of District School Boards
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Education -
S 546
Consumer Finance Loans
Last Action: 5/23/2022 Chapter No. 2022-130 -
S 566
Mental Health Professional Licensure
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71) -
S 734
Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 774
Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 802
School Safety
Last Action: 3/3/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1421 (Ch. 2022-174) -SJ 568 -
S 808
Sales Tax Holiday for Disaster Preparedness Supplies
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97) -
S 824
Private Vendor License Plate Sales
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Transportation -
S 934
Public Records/Homelessness Counts and Information Systems
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-33 -
S 946
Entertainment Industry
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Finance and Tax -
S 952
Taxation
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97) -
S 974
Sovereign Immunity
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 1004
Recall of County Officers and Commissioners
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1034
William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 1076
Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 1082
Alcohol Purchases by Veterans’ Service Organizations
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 1086
Exceptional Student Due Process Hearings
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Education -
S 1090
Corporate Income Tax
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97) -
S 1124
Preemption of Local Government Wage Mandates
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 1132
Valuation of Timeshare Real Property
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 1246
Benchmark Replacements for the London Interbank Offered Rate
Last Action: 3/2/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 925 (Ch. 2022-57) -SJ 506 -
S 1248
Local Government Land Development Actions
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1250
Sales Tax Refunds for Building Mitigation Retrofit Improvements
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1254
Cardiac Screening for Newborns
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 1256
Taxation
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1260
Independent Hospital Districts
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State -
S 1268
Cannabis Regulation
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71) -
S 1284
Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 1290
Patient-specific Drug Coverage Transparency
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 1292
Fraud Prevention
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 749 (Ch. 2022-169) -SJ 665 -
S 1294
Individual Education Plan Meetings
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 1298
Agreements with Professional Sports Teams
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1300
District School Boards
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1467 (Ch. 2022-21) -
S 1304
Public Records/Trust Proceedings
Last Action: 6/27/2022 Chapter No. 2022-211 -
S 1368
Trusts
Last Action: 5/6/2022 Chapter No. 2022-96 -
S 1382
Tax Administration
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State -
S 1446
Community-based Care Lead Agency Funding
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -
S 1520
Acquisition of Professional Services
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1528
Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1552
Direct-support Organization for the Florida Prepaid College Board
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-38 -
S 1556
Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 967 (Ch. 2022-202) -SJ 669 -
S 1558
Tax on the Rental or Lease of Real Property
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 1584
Outstanding Florida Springs
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Environment and Natural Resources -
S 1650
Boating and Vessel Safety
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Environment and Natural Resources, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 606 (Ch. 2022-197) -
S 1660
Dependent Eligibility for State Group Health Insurance Enrollment
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1445 (Ch. 2022-86), SB 7026 (Ch. 2022-145) -
S 1662
Public Records/Department of Management Services
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1445 (Ch. 2022-86), SB 7026 (Ch. 2022-145) -
S 1680
Financial Institutions
Last Action: 6/9/2022 Chapter No. 2022-178 -
S 1684
Parents’ Bill of Rights
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1688
Pharmaceutical Products Containing Cannabis
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 1700
School Readiness Program Funding
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2524 (Ch. 2022-154) -
S 1796
Dissolution of Marriage
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State -
S 1840
Ad Valorem Taxation
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1848
Personal Information Protection
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 1878
Capital Investment Tax Credit
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Finance and Tax -
S 1880
Offers and Sales of Securities
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Banking and Insurance -
S 1888
Federal Home Loan Banks
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Banking and Insurance -
S 1910
Contingency Risk Multipliers
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Banking and Insurance -
S 1920
Public Records/Election Workers
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Ethics and Elections -
S 1938
Recall of County Officials
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs
Bills Co-Introduced
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S 146
Fetal and Infant Mortality Reduction
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2022-69) -
S 228
Resiliency Energy Environment Florida Programs
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died on Calendar -
S 262
Damages Recoverable by Parents of an Adult Child in Medical Negligence Actions
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 324
Rescinding the Designation of the Mockingbird as the State Bird
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government -
S 384
Individual Wine Containers
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 418
Assistive Technology Advisory Council
Last Action: 3/28/2022 Chapter No. 2022-18 -
S 466
Military Corpsmen and Medics of Florida (MCMF) Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Messages -
S 560
Recovery for Wrongful Death
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1054
Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/22/2022 Chapter No. 2022-17 -
S 1682
Transportation Facility Designations/98 Points of Light Road
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1469 (Ch. 2022-225) -SJ 667
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S 76
Relief of Jamiyah Mitchell, Latricia Mitchell, and Jerald Mitchell/South Broward Hospital District
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2021B Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
No bills introduced.
Bills Co-Introduced
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S 2B
COVID-19 Mandates
Last Action: 11/17/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-B (Ch. 2021-272), CS/HB 3-B (Ch. 2021-273) -SJ 15 -
S 4B
Public Records/Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies
Last Action: 11/17/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 3-B (Ch. 2021-273), HB 1-B (Ch. 2021-272) -SJ 17 -
S 6B
Florida Occupational Safety and Health State Plan
Last Action: 11/17/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5-B (Ch. 2021-274) -SJ 18 -
S 8B
Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies
Last Action: 11/17/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7-B (Ch. 2021-275) -SJ 19
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S 2B
COVID-19 Mandates
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2021 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
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S 50
Taxation
Last Action: 4/20/2021 Chapter No. 2021-2 -
S 334
Regulation of Smoking in Public Places
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Rules -
S 338
Specialty Contracting Services
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Community Affairs -
S 364
Discrimination on the Basis of Personal Health Information
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 498
Safety of Religious Institutions
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 259 (Ch. 2021-200) -
S 616
Public Accountancy
Last Action: 6/17/2021 Chapter No. 2021-98 -
S 704
Entertainment Industry
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -
S 734
Tax Exemptions
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2021-31) -
S 750
Impact Fees
Last Action: 4/22/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 337 (Ch. 2021-63) -SJ 608 -
S 752
Public Defender Duties
Last Action: 4/8/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 67 (Ch. 2021-18) -SJ 396 -
S 810
Prohibited Governmental Transactions Involving Certain Companies and Products
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 840
Bingo
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 862
Digital License Plate Pilot Program
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 982
Tax Refund Program for Qualified Target Industry Businesses
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 1010
Supported Decision-making
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -
S 1214
Nonprofit Taxation
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2021-31) -
S 1314
Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1358
Valuation of Timeshare Real Property
Last Action: 4/14/2021 Laid on Table -
S 1390
Tax Credits
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 1396
Tree Pruning, Trimming, or Removal on Residential Property
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Community Affairs -
S 1436
Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network
Last Action: 4/22/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 847 (Ch. 2021-85) -SJ 582 -
S 1468
Charter Schools
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) -
S 1484
Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 1562
Motorboat Engine Cutoff Switches
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Environment and Natural Resources -
S 1584
Taxation of Real Property Platform Transactions
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 1598
Consumer Protection
Last Action: 6/17/2021 Chapter No. 2021-104, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 76 (Ch. 2021-77) -
S 1642
Limitation on Terms of Office for Members of a District School Board
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Education -
S 1654
Education
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) -
S 1656
Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 1682
Telephone Solicitation
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1120 (Ch. 2021-185) -
S 1762
Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) -
S 1922
Dissolution of Marriage
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Rules -
S 1950
Financial Institutions
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Rules -
S 2000
Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 2062
Charlotte County
Last Action: 4/22/2021 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8023 (Adopted) -
S 2064
Florida State University President John Thrasher
Last Action: 4/27/2021 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8073 (Adopted) -SJ 744 -
S 2076
Sarasota County Day
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Adopted -SJ 960
Bills Co-Introduced
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S 166
Public Records/Nonjudicial Record of the Arrest of a Minor
Last Action: 3/15/2022 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State -
S 170
Podiatric Medicine
Last Action: 4/8/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 17 (Ch. 2021-136) -SJ 399 -
S 274
Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction
Last Action: 3/15/2022 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State -
S 392
Sports Wagering
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 416
POW-MIA Vietnam Veterans Bracelet Memorial
Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-174 -
S 588
Conservation Area Designations/Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area
Last Action: 4/7/2021 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 217 (Ch. 2021-107) -SJ 374 -
S 1120
Telephone Solicitation
Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-185 -
S 1208
Resiliency Energy Environment Florida (REEF) Program
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Appropriations -
S 1630
Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Rules -
S 1906
Reemployment Assistance
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) -
S 2078
Janet Frohlich Lizbeth Mabry
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Adopted -SJ 1012
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S 50
Taxation
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