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1375 Havendale Blvd., NW
Winter Haven, FL 33881
(863) 413-1529
Senate VOIP: 41200

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404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
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2024-2026
2022-2024

2024-2026

Senator Colleen Burton

Party: Republican

Committee Assignments

District 12

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Consists of part of Polk county

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Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2025

S 170 Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 172 Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 292 Virtual Currency Kiosk Businesses
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 384 Annexing State-owned Lands
Last Action: 5/20/2025 Chapter No. 2025-31
S 438 Food and Hemp Products
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 660 Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 714 Nonopioid Advance Directives
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 738 Child Care and Early Learning Providers
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Ordered enrolled
S 754 International Baccalaureate Bonus Funding
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 756 Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 942 Invalid Restrictive Covenants in Health Care
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1122 Florida Virtual School
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1356 Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 907 -SJ 863
S 1688 Education
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1714 Local Housing Assistance Plans
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1808 Refund of Overpayments Made by Patients
Last Action: 5/16/2025 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1842 Health Care Provider Referrals
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Laid on Table, refer to HB 1101 -SJ 980

Co-Introduced in 2025

S 168 Mental Health
Last Action: 5/2/2025 Ordered enrolled
S 274 Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 466 Florida Museum of Black History
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 540 Disability History and Awareness Instruction
Last Action: 4/28/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 447 -SJ 587
S 1284 Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1856 Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson
Last Action: 3/12/2025 Adopted

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2022
House of Representatives, 2014-2022

Affiliations

Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE), Board Member

Biographical Information

Occupation:	Former Nonprofit Executive Director, Polk Vision, Imperial Symphony Orchestra
Spouse:	Brad Burton of Berkeley Heights, NJ
Children:	Chris (Jen), Tim (Lisa), Elizabeth (Grant)
Grandchildren:	Blake, June, Tucker
Education:	California State University, Sacramento, B.S., Public Administration, 1980
Born:	in Heidelberg, Germany. Moved to Florida in 1987.
Religious Affiliation:	Roman Catholic
Recreation:	Spending time with family, traveling, cooking

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