Sen. Carlos Smith

Democratic Florida Senate · District 17 · Florida

-1.000Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.

#1 of 38Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.

94.4%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.

656Roll calls (2 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.

In office since 2024-11-05 · smith.carlos.web@flsenate.gov · flsenate.gov/…/S17 · myfloridahouse.gov/…/details.aspx?MemberId=46 · Open States ID df1d6ab6-b2cd-4a6f-b7cc-aa5a63d8011f

Capitol: Room 218, Senate Building 404 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 850-487-5017 · District: 508 N. Mills Ave. Suite A, Orlando, FL 32803 407-893-2422

Where they sit in the Florida Senate

Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Florida Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Carlos Smith. Scores are relative to this chamber only.

Chamber, by party

Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Carlos Smith.

Committees

Administrative Procedures
Appropriations
Commerce and Tourism
Criminal Justice (vice chair)
Environment and Natural Resources

Recent votes (latest 60 of 656 in the current session data)

Date	Bill / motion	Vote	Result
2026-05-12	HB 5501E Passage, Third Reading Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions	Yea	Pass 103–3
2026-05-12	SB 2506E Third Reading Fuel Taxes	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5001E Passage, Third Reading General Appropriations Act	Yea	Pass 98–8
2026-05-12	HB 5003E Passage, Third Reading Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act	Yea	Pass 92–13
2026-05-12	HB 5301E Passage, Third Reading Health Care	Yea	Pass 106–0
2026-05-12	HB 5001E Third Reading General Appropriations Act	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5003E Third Reading Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5207E Third Reading Department of Management Services	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	SB 2508E Passage, Third Reading State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System	Yea	Pass 103–3
2026-05-12	SB 2506E Passage, Third Reading Fuel Taxes	Yea	Pass 106–0
2026-05-12	HB 5203E Passage, Third Reading Government Administration	Yea	Pass 96–10
2026-05-12	HB 5301E Third Reading Health Care	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5201E Third Reading Collective Bargaining	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	SB 2512E Passage, Third Reading Judges	Yea	Pass 104–1
2026-05-12	HB 5601E Passage, Third Reading Higher Education	Yea	Pass 80–26
2026-05-12	HB 5403E Passage, Third Reading Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements	Yea	Pass 105–0
2026-05-12	HB 5501E Third Reading Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	SB 2514E Third Reading Pre-K-12 Education	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5207E Passage, Third Reading Department of Management Services	Yea	Pass 87–18
2026-05-12	SB 2508E Third Reading State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5601E Third Reading Higher Education	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 7031E Third Reading Taxation	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5201E Passage, Third Reading Collective Bargaining	Yea	Pass 86–19
2026-05-12	HB 5403E Third Reading Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements	Yea	Pass 31–0
2026-05-12	HB 5701E Third Reading Petroleum Cleanup Programs	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 7031E Passage, Third Reading Taxation	Yea	Pass 95–11
2026-05-12	HB 5701E Passage, Third Reading Petroleum Cleanup Programs	Yea	Pass 106–0
2026-05-12	HB 5205E Passage, Third Reading Retirement	Yea	Pass 106–0
2026-05-12	HB 5205E Third Reading Retirement	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	HB 5203E Third Reading Government Administration	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	SB 2512E Third Reading Judges	Yea	Pass 32–0
2026-05-12	SB 2514E Passage, Third Reading Pre-K-12 Education	Yea	Pass 100–4
2026-04-29	HB 1D Passage, Third Reading Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State	Yea	Pass 83–28
2026-04-29	SB 8D Motion to temporarily postpone, Second Reading Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State	Yea	Fail 12–23
2026-04-29	HB 1D Third Reading Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State	Nay	Pass 21–17
2026-04-28	SB 2D Third Reading Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights	Yea	Pass 37–1
2026-04-28	SB 4D Third Reading Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs	Yea	Pass 33–4
2026-02-03	SPB 7034 Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee Ratification of Rules of the Department of Environmental Protection	Nay	Pass 6–1
2026-01-21	SPB 7030 Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs	Yea	Pass 10–0
2025-12-10	SPB 7016 Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee OGSR/Administration of Small Business Loan Programs Held by an Economic Development Agency	Nay	Pass 7–1
2025-12-10	SPB 7014 Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee OGSR/Department of Legal Affairs	Yea	Pass 8–0
2025-11-18	SPB 7004 Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information	Yea	Pass 7–0
2025-06-16	SB 7022 Conference Committee Report, Passage Retirement	Yea	Pass 105–0
2025-06-16	SB 2506 Conference Committee Report Natural Resources	Nay	Pass 29–5
2025-06-16	SB 2514 Conference Committee Report Health and Human Services	Yea	Pass 34–0
2025-06-16	HJR 5019 Third Reading Budget Stabilization Fund	Nay	Pass 29–4
2025-06-16	HB 5017 Third Reading Debt Reduction	Yea	Pass 34–0
2025-06-16	SB 2508 Conference Committee Report, Passage Judges	Yea	Pass 105–0
2025-06-16	HB 5015 Conference Committee Report State Group Insurance	Nay	Pass 25–9
2025-06-16	SB 2504 Conference Committee Report Collective Bargaining	Yea	Pass 33–0
2025-06-16	HB 7031 Conference Committee Report, Passage Taxation	Yea	Pass 93–7
2025-06-16	SB 2506 Conference Committee Report, Passage Natural Resources	Yea	Pass 91–13
2025-06-16	SB 2502 Conference Committee Report Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act	Nay	Pass 24–8
2025-06-16	HJR 5019 Passage, Third Reading Budget Stabilization Fund	Yea	Pass 100–1
2025-06-16	SB 2500 Conference Committee Report, Passage Appropriations	Yea	Pass 103–2
2025-06-16	SB 2500 Conference Committee Report Appropriations	Yea	Pass 34–0
2025-06-16	SB 2510 Conference Committee Report Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education	Nay	Pass 25–9
2025-06-16	HB 5015 Conference Committee Report, Passage State Group Insurance	Yea	Pass 98–5
2025-06-16	SB 7022 Conference Committee Report Retirement	Yea	Pass 34–0
2025-06-16	HB 7031 Conference Committee Report Taxation	Nay	Pass 32–2