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2018-2020

Senator Joe Gruters

Party: Republican

District 23 consisted of Sarasota county and part of Charlotte county

Committee Assignments

Commerce and Tourism, Chair
Finance and Tax, Vice Chair
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Banking and Insurance
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

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2020 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 118 Security in Trial Court Facilities
  Last Action: 3/9/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2020-100) -SJ 542
- S 126 Sales and Use Tax
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
- S 514 Homestead Exemptions
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
- S 516 Campaign Financing
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Ethics and Elections
- S 518 Cardiac Screening for Newborns
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- S 520 Drones
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
- S 522 Cruelty to Dogs
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
- S 524 Sales Tax Holiday for Disaster Preparedness Supplies
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2020-10)
- S 530 Entertainment Industry
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 576 Research and Development Tax Credit
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 670 Smoking on Public Beaches and in Public Parks
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 686 Stormwater Management Systems
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Environment and Natural Resources, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150)
- S 732 Insulation Products
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Community Affairs
- S 734 Termination of Pregnancy
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
- S 858 Cost-of-living Adjustment for Special Risk Class Retirees
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- S 898 Insurance Guaranty Associations
  Last Action: 3/11/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 529 (Ch. 2020-155) -SJ 682
- S 922 Economic Development
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Messages
- S 1040 Reentry Into this State by Certain Persons
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Criminal Justice
- S 1054 Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
- S 1066 Impact Fees
  Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-58
- S 1102 Specialty Contracting Services
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
- S 1126 Employment Conditions
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1140 Public Accountancy
  Last Action: 3/12/2020 Laid on Table -SJ 775
- S 1190 Cooling Towers
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
- S 1192 Tax on Aviation Fuel
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 1200 Voter Registration Maintenance
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Ethics and Elections
- S 1212 International Affairs
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7049 (Ch. 2020-93)
- S 1216 Limitation on Terms of Office for Members of a District School Board
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died on Calendar
- S 1222 Designating Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1236 Educational Property Tax Exemption
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 1240 Corporate Income Tax Credit
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 1266 Social Media Websites
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 1268 Capital Investment Tax Credit
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 1330 Municipal Service Taxing Units and Municipal Service Benefit Units
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1340 Legal Notices
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
- S 1366 Trusts
  Last Action: 3/10/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1089 (Ch. 2020-70) -SJ 588
- S 1424 Special Neighborhood Improvement Districts
  Last Action: 3/11/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1009 (Ch. 2020-86) -SJ 697
- S 1450 Environmental Accountability
  Last Action: 3/11/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1091 (Ch. 2020-158), CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150) -SJ 708
- S 1488 Construction Defects
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1494 Insurance Coverage for Condominium Unit Owners
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 1518 Acquisition of Certain Professional Services
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1538 Government Integrity
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1642 Tax Exemptions
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 1658 Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and the United Kingdom
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1684 Health Care Provider Credentialing
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 1778 Taxation of Real Property
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1822 Verification of Employment Eligibility
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 664 (Ch. 2020-149)
- S 1934 Florida State University Seminoles Basketball Team
  Last Action: 3/13/2020 Adopted -SJ 849
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 346 Criminal Justice
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died on Calendar
- S 404 Abortion
  Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-147, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 406 (Ch. 2020-148)
- S 474 Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
  Last Action: 3/12/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2020-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 115 (Ch. 2020-125), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133) -SJ 746
- S 484 First Responder Property Tax Exemption
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 608 Health Education
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Education
- S 664 Verification of Employment Eligibility
  Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-149
- S 680 Shark Fins
  Last Action: 9/21/2020 Chapter No. 2020-172
- S 700 Juvenile Justice
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2020-114)
- S 744 Podiatric Medicine
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
- S 894 Business Services
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
- S 1006 Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
- S 1044 Animal Cruelty
  Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
- S 1224 Real Estate Conveyances
  Last Action: 3/4/2020 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 469 (Ch. 2020-102) -SJ 407
2019 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 144 Impact Fees
  Last Action: 4/4/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 207 (Ch. 2019-106), CS/CS/HB 7103 (Ch. 2019-165) -SJ 324
- S 162 Reentry Into this State by Certain Persons
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 168 Federal Immigration Enforcement
  Last Action: 6/17/2019 Chapter No. 2019-102
- S 178 Florida Tourism Marketing
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116)
- S 214 Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy
- S 216 Water Quality Improvements
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- S 218 Smoking
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Environment and Natural Resources
- S 224 Campaign Financing
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Ethics and Elections
- S 228 Public Records/Probable Cause Finding
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Ethics and Elections
- S 230 Voter Registration Maintenance
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 264 Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 352 Shark Fins and Ray Parts
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Environment and Natural Resources
- S 402 Employment after Retirement of School District Personnel
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Education
- S 416 High School Graduation Requirements
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Education
- S 432 Employment Conditions
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Community Affairs
- S 438 Prohibited Discrimination
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 508 Specifications for Ballots
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Ethics and Elections
- S 516 Smoking in State Parks
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Environment and Natural Resources
- S 526 Entertainment Industry
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 558 Termination of Pregnancy
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy
- S 560 Public Records/Physician Abortion Reports/Department of Health
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy
- S 718 Honor and Remember Flag
  Last Action: 4/29/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 427 (Ch. 2019-145) -SJ 588
- S 750 Research and Development Tax Credit
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 762 Duties and Obligations of Sheriffs
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 766 Expanded Uses of Unmanned Aircraft
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
- S 774 Animal Welfare
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
- S 784 Retirement
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21)
- S 796 Public Utility Storm Protection Plans
  Last Action: 6/28/2019 Chapter No. 2019-158
- S 854 Special Neighborhood Improvement Districts
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 856 Homestead Exemptions
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 864 Emergency Management
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security
- S 872 Transportation Facility Designations/Kurt Eichin Memorial Trail
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 385 (Ch. 2019-169)
- S 878 Corporate Taxable Income Adjustments
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 882 Restrictive Covenants
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)
- S 1024 Blockchain Technology
  Last Action: 5/24/2019 Chapter No. 2019-52, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1393 (Ch. 2019-140)
- S 1034 Assignment of Consumer Debts
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
- S 1036 Florida Building Code Enforcement
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 447 (Ch. 2019-75)
- S 1090 Keep Our Graduates Working Act
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 1112 Taxation
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 1168 Guardianships and Protective Proceedings
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 1178 Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security
- S 1188 Courts
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
- S 1252 Public Accountancy
  Last Action: 5/2/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2019-89) -SJ 790
- S 1272 Anti-Semitism
  Last Action: 4/29/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 741 (Ch. 2019-59) -SJ 582
- S 1346 Public Records/Homelessness Counts and Databases
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1348 Health Innovation Commission
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 1360 Alternative Treatments to Controlled Substances
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy
- S 1362 Community Associations
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1364 Comprehensive Emergency Management Planning for Assisted Living Facilities
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- S 1376 Specialty License Plates/Knights of Columbus
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security
- S 1378 Fees/Knights of Columbus License Plate
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security
- S 1412 Taxation
  Last Action: 5/2/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7123 (Ch. 2019-42) -SJ 824
- S 1414 Public Records/Trade Secrets Held by an Agency
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1416 Public Records
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2019-35), HB 7097 (Ch. 2019-36)
- S 1420 Insulation Products
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
- S 1422 Health Plans
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2019-129)
- S 1448 Florida Transportation Commission
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Infrastructure and Security
- S 1450 Pension of Retired Deputy Scot Peterson
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1452 Prescription Drug Importation Programs
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 19 (Ch. 2019-99)
- S 1552 Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative
  Last Action: 6/20/2019 Chapter No. 2019-114
- S 1562 Exceptions to Requirements for the Purchase and Sale of Firearms
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 1586 Tax Exemption for Use of Real Property
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1652 Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft, and Skimmer Working Group
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1722 Social Media Websites
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
- S 1726 Parental Rights
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 1728 Determination of Identity or Residency
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1738 Animal Welfare
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
- S 1766 Crime Stoppers Programs
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
- S 1792 Towing of Vehicles and Vessels
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 164 Verification of Employment Eligibility
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 282 Property-assessed Clean Environment
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Community Affairs
- S 298 Rural Communities
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 400 Mandatory Sentences
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Judiciary
- S 426 Firefighters
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Chapter No. 2019-21
- S 476 Child Restraint Requirements
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Rules
- S 492 Capital Relocation Study
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 642 Public Safety
  Last Action: 5/1/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), HB 5011 (Ch. 2019-95), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) -SJ 696
- S 682 Venezuela/Juan Guaidó
  Last Action: 3/14/2019 Adopted -SJ 236
- S 792 Abortion
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Health Policy
- S 1490 First Responder Property Tax Exemption
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Finance and Tax
- S 1528 Prescription Drug Importation Programs
  Last Action: 4/26/2019 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 19 (Ch. 2019-99) -SJ 527
- S 1640 Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 827 (Ch. 2019-86)
- S 1758 Water Quality Improvements
  Last Action: 5/3/2019 Died in Appropriations
- S 1844 Federal Disaster Relief and Recovery
  Last Action: 4/10/2019 Adopted -SJ 339

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