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Bruce Antone

Bruce Antone

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Position on major issues

Abortion and reproductive policy

Antone voted yes on one bill, OGSR/Parental Consent Requirements Before Terminating a Pregnancy, which the record lists as passed. That is the only item on abortion. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Agriculture and rural policy

Antone voted yes on OGSR/Aquaculture Records and no on a bill on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and both records list the bills as passed. These are the only two items on agriculture. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Artificial intelligence

Antone voted yes on a bill on use of artificial intelligence by governmental agencies to detect concealed firearms and did not vote on a bill titled Data Centers. Both records list the bills as passed. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Civil rights and freedoms

Antone sponsored a bill on the Florida Commission on Human Relations, which did not pass, and voted yes on a bill titled Commencement of Civil Actions, which the record lists as passed. These are the only two items on civil rights. The sources contain no statements from Antone.

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Criminal justice and policing

Antone cosponsored two bills on criminal justice, one on domestic violence and protective injunctions and one on offenses against law enforcement officers, and voted yes on 50, no on 9 and did not vote on 19. Titles cover sexual offenses, juvenile justice, trespass, corrections and domestic violence. The sources contain no statements from Antone.

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Economy, jobs and wages

Antone voted yes on two bills on economy and jobs, no on three and did not vote on three. Titles cover the Department of Commerce, apprenticeship program funding, reemployment assistance benefit verification, employment and public employee relations. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Education

Antone sponsored two bills on education that did not pass, on applicants for university and college presidents and on a medical school scholarship program. Antone voted yes on 50, no on 14 and did not vote on 25, with titles on school safety, student health, cursive writing and school readiness. The sources contain no statements.

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Elections and voting

Antone cosponsored a bill titled Elections, which did not pass, and voted yes on four, no on two and did not vote on three bills on elections. Titles cover candidate qualification, polling place volunteers, amendments to the State Constitution and agents associated with foreign countries of concern. The sources contain no statements.

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Energy

Antone voted yes on four bills on energy, including advanced nuclear reactors, energy infrastructure investment and permits for oil and gas drilling, and did not vote on two, on rural electric cooperatives and utility service restrictions. All six records list the bills as passed. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone.

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Environment and climate

Antone cosponsored a bill on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and voted yes on 15, no on five and did not vote on 11 bills on the environment. Titles cover biosolids, waste incineration, phosphate mining lands, stormwater, nuclear reactors and spring restoration. The sources contain no statements from Antone.

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Families and social services

Antone voted yes on seven bills on families and social services and did not vote on one titled Children’s Initiatives. Titles cover family foster homes, dependent children, young adult housing support, child protective investigations and background screening. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Firearms policy

Antone voted yes on three bills on guns, no on two and did not vote on one. The yes votes cover artificial intelligence to detect concealed firearms and firearm carrying or purchase by law enforcement officers, and both no votes are on Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer. The sources contain no statements.

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Government reform

Antone sponsored two bills on government reform that did not pass, on penalties for late-filed financial disclosures and on public records for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. Antone voted yes on 14 and did not vote on six, mostly on public records, judges and ethics. The sources contain no statements from Antone.

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Healthcare

Antone sponsored a bill on provisional licensure of anesthesiologist assistants, which did not pass, and cosponsored one on Medicaid eligibility for working people with disabilities. Antone voted yes on 74, no on six and did not vote on 14, on topics such as nursing, Parkinson’s disease and recovery residences. The sources contain no statements.

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Housing

Antone sponsored two bills on housing that did not pass, on flood zone disclosures and structural integrity reserve studies. Antone voted yes on eight bills, including housing for veterans, community associations and Citizens Property Insurance, no on one on documentary stamp tax distributions and did not vote on four. The sources contain no statements.

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Immigration

Antone voted no on three bills on immigration, two titled Immigration and one on Employment Eligibility, and yes on one on advertisements for representation services. Antone did not vote on a second Employment Eligibility bill. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Infrastructure and transportation

Antone sponsored a bill on right turns at intersections using traffic infraction detectors, which did not pass. Antone voted yes on 15, no on three and did not vote on 14, with titles on transportation, vertiports, micromobility devices, spaceport operations and driving and boating offenses. The sources contain no statements.

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Local control

Antone voted yes on four bills on local control, no on three and did not vote on one. The no votes are on official actions of local governments, greenhouse gas emission policies and local government enforcement actions. The yes votes cover chickees, recreational vehicle park assessments, affordable housing and electric vehicle cleanup. The sources contain no statements.

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National security and foreign policy

Antone voted yes on one bill, Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations, which the record lists as passed. That is the only item on national security. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Social Security and retirement

Antone voted yes on two bills titled Retirement and did not vote on two others with the same title. The titles do not state their subject, and all four records list the bills as passed. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Taxes and government spending

Antone voted yes on 21, no on six and did not vote on 21 bills on taxes and spending. Titles cover the General Appropriations Act, homestead exemptions, documentary stamp tax distributions, local option taxes and property tax benefits. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Technology and privacy

Antone voted yes on four bills on technology and privacy and did not vote on four. Titles cover local government cyber security, agency cybersecurity information, tracking devices, unmanned aircraft and data centers. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Veterans

Antone voted yes on four bills on veterans: the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, two titled Veterans and one on veteran and spouse nursing home beds. All four records list the bills as passed. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Animals and wildlife

Antone voted yes twice on bills titled Dangerous Dogs, and both records list the bills as passed. These are the only two items on animals and wildlife. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone on this issue.

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Emergency management

Antone voted yes on four bills on emergency management, no on one and did not vote on three. Titles cover the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, its re-creation as a trust fund, emergencies and public emergency shelter records. The sources contain no sponsored bills and no statements from Antone.

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