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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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Press Releases
Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 38 Relief of Donald Brown by the District School Board of Sumter County
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 14
S 76 Job Creation
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 214
S 182 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation Plan
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 99
S 464 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 42
S 588 Enterprise Zones
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 51
S 590 Traffic Control Signals
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
S 720 Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter
Last Action: 01/30/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 300
S 722 Autism
Last Action: 01/12/2012 S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 135
S 1016 Thoroughbred Horse Breeders’ Cup Meets
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 84
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: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 84
S 1022 Sales Tax Increment Districts
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
S 1024 Surrendered Newborn Infants
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 84
S 1066 Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 87
S 1084 Administrative Procedures
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Now in Budget
S 1086 Reclaimed Water
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 1144 Scrutinized Companies
Last Action: 01/27/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/01/12, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
S 1194 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Coalition of Florida
Last Action: 12/07/2011 S Filed
S 1220 Repeal of Health Insurance Provisions
Last Action: 01/26/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 279
S 1288 Small Business Growth
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 141
S 1294 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 141
S 1400 Certification of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 150
S 1568 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1594 Surgical First Assistants
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 220
S 1716 Disposition of Traffic Infractions
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 308
S 1726 Public High School Students
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 230
S 1730 Pretrial Intervention Programs
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 230
S 1734 Murder of a Child 17 Years of Age or Younger
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 230
S 1738 Homestead Exemptions For Seniors
Last Action: 01/30/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 300
S 1740 Additional Homestead Tax Exemption
Last Action: 01/30/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 300
S 1760 Restrictive Driving Privilege Card/Illegal Immigrant Residing in this State
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 232
S 1824 Department of Health
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 238
S 1840 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 240
S 1854 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 241
S 1884 Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Co-Introducer
S 220 Issuance and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 24
S 362 Surgical Technology
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 34
S 432 Unauthorized Copying of Recordings
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
S 510 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 01/26/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 279
S 662 Funding for Workforce Education Programs
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 56
S 694 Adult Day Care Centers
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 916 Public Records/Public Employee Date of Birth
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 77
S 922 Current and Former Military Personnel
Last Action: 01/24/2012 H In Messages
S 962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 01/25/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 279
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 12/08/2011 S Filed
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted -SJ 312
S 1440 Unemployment Compensation
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 1516 Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Last Action: 01/30/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/31/12, 15 minutes after adjournment, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
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: | July 10, 1974 in Hialeah, Florida |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
| Recreation: | Boating, travel |
District 40
Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
District Links
- District 40 Maps
- View District 40 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
