Gulf of America

The Gulf of America bill requires Florida's state agencies, school boards, and charter schools to update geographic materials and instructional content to reflect the federal change of the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of America.' The mandate starts on July 1, 2025, focusing on updating maps, educational materials, and libraries to comply with this new designation.

26.4%

Alignment

Yes

115

Abstain

House

Passage, Third Reading · Apr 3, 2025 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Michelle Salzman	Republican	FL0001L	yes	yes
Alex Andrade	Republican	FL0002L	yes	no
Patt Maney	Republican	FL0004L	yes	no
Shane Abbott	Republican	FL0005L	yes	no
Griff Griffitts	Republican	FL0006L	yes	no
Jason Shoaf	Republican	FL0007L	yes	N/A
Gallop Franklin	Democratic	FL0008L	N/A	N/A
Allison Tant	Democratic	FL0009L	no	no
Chuck Brannan	Republican	FL0010L	yes	no
Sam Garrison	Republican	FL0011L	yes	no
Wyman Duggan	Republican	FL0012L	N/A	N/A
Angie Nixon	Democratic	FL0013L	no	no
Kim Daniels	Democratic	FL0014L	no	no
Dean Black	Republican	FL0015L	yes	N/A
Kiyan Michael	Republican	FL0016L	yes	no
Jessica Baker	Republican	FL0017L	yes	no
Kim Kendall	Republican	FL0018L	yes	N/A
Sam Greco	Republican	FL0019L	yes	no
Judson Sapp	Republican	FL0020L	yes	no
Yvonne Hinson	Democratic	FL0021L	no	no
Chad Johnson	Republican	FL0022L	yes	no
J.J. Grow	Republican	FL0023L	yes	no
Ryan Chamberlin	Republican	FL0024L	yes	N/A
Taylor Yarkosky	Republican	FL0025L	yes	no
Nan Cobb	Republican	FL0026L	yes	N/A
Richard Gentry	Republican	FL0027L	yes	no
Bill Partington	Republican	FL0028L	yes	yes
Webster Barnaby	Republican	FL0029L	yes	N/A
Chase Tramont	Republican	FL0030L	yes	no
Tyler Sirois	Republican	FL0031L	yes	no
Monique Miller	Republican	FL0033L	N/A	N/A
Robbie Brackett	Republican	FL0034L	yes	N/A
Erika Booth	Republican	FL0035L	yes	no
Rachel Plakon	Republican	FL0036L	yes	no
Susan Plasencia	Republican	FL0037L	N/A	no
Dave Smith	Republican	FL0038L	N/A	no
Doug Bankson	Republican	FL0039L	yes	no
LaVon Bracy Davis	Democratic	FL0040L	no	N/A
Bruce Antone	Democratic	FL0041L	N/A	N/A
Anna Eskamani	Democratic	FL0042L	no	no
Johanna López	Democratic	FL0043L	no	no
Rita Harris	Democratic	FL0044L	no	yes
Leonard Spencer	Democratic	FL0045L	no	no
Jose Alvarez	Democratic	FL0046L	no	N/A
Paula Stark	Republican	FL0047L	N/A	N/A
Jon Albert	Republican	FL0048L	yes	no
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson	Republican	FL0049L	yes	N/A
Jennifer Canady	Republican	FL0050L	yes	no
Josie Tomkow	Republican	FL0051L	yes	no
John Temple	Republican	FL0052L	yes	N/A
Jeff Holcomb	Republican	FL0053L	yes	N/A
Randy Maggard	Republican	FL0054L	yes	N/A
Kevin Steele	Republican	FL0055L	N/A	no
Brad Yeager	Republican	FL0056L	yes	no
Adam Anderson	Republican	FL0057L	yes	N/A
Kim Berfield	Republican	FL0058L	yes	yes
Berny Jacques	Republican	FL0059L	yes	N/A
Lindsay Cross	Democratic	FL0060L	no	no
Linda Chaney	Republican	FL0061L	yes	no
Michele Rayner	Democratic	FL0062L	no	yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman	Democratic	FL0063L	no	N/A
Susan Valdés	Republican	FL0064L	yes	N/A
Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Republican	FL0065L	yes	yes
Traci Koster	Republican	FL0066L	yes	N/A
Fentrice Driskell	Democratic	FL0067L	no	N/A
Lawrence McClure	Republican	FL0068L	N/A	N/A
Danny Alvarez	Republican	FL0069L	yes	N/A
Michael Owen	Republican	FL0070L	yes	yes
Will Robinson	Republican	FL0071L	yes	no
Bill Conerly	Republican	FL0072L	yes	no
Fiona McFarland	Republican	FL0073L	yes	N/A
James Buchanan	Republican	FL0074L	yes	no
Danny Nix	Republican	FL0075L	yes	N/A
Vanessa Oliver	Republican	FL0076L	yes	no
Tiffany Esposito	Republican	FL0077L	yes	N/A
Jenna Persons-Mulicka	Republican	FL0078L	yes	no
Mike Giallombardo	Republican	FL0079L	yes	N/A
Adam Botana	Republican	FL0080L	yes	no
Yvette Benarroch	Republican	FL0081L	yes	no
Lauren Melo	Republican	FL0082L	yes	no
Kaylee Tuck	Republican	FL0083L	yes	N/A
Dana Trabulsy	Republican	FL0084L	yes	no
Toby Overdorf	Republican	FL0085L	yes	no
John Snyder	Republican	FL0086L	N/A	no
Mike Caruso	Republican	FL0087L	yes	no
Tae Edmonds	Democratic	FL0088L	N/A	no
Debra Tendrich	Democratic	FL0089L	no	N/A
Joe Casello	Democratic	FL0090L	N/A	N/A
Peggy Gossett-Seidman	Republican	FL0091L	yes	no
Kelly Skidmore	Democratic	FL0092L	no	no
Anne Gerwig	Republican	FL0093L	yes	N/A
Meg Weinberger	Republican	FL0094L	yes	N/A
Christine Hunschofsky	Democratic	FL0095L	no	N/A
Dan Daley	Democratic	FL0096L	no	N/A
Lisa Dunkley	Democratic	FL0097L	no	N/A
Mitch Rosenwald	Democratic	FL0098L	no	N/A
Daryl Campbell	Democratic	FL0099L	no	N/A
Chip LaMarca	Republican	FL0100L	yes	N/A
Hillary Cassel	Republican	FL0101L	N/A	N/A
Mike Gottlieb	Democratic	FL0102L	no	N/A
Robin Bartleman	Democratic	FL0103L	no	no
Felicia Robinson	Democratic	FL0104L	no	N/A
Marie Woodson	Democratic	FL0105L	no	N/A
Fabián Basabe	Republican	FL0106L	yes	N/A
Wallace Aristide	Democratic	FL0107L	no	N/A
Dotie Joseph	Democratic	FL0108L	no	no
Ashley Gantt	Democratic	FL0109L	no	no
Tom Fabricio	Republican	FL0110L	yes	N/A
David Borrero	Republican	FL0111L	yes	N/A
Alex Rizo	Republican	FL0112L	yes	N/A
Vicki Lopez	Republican	FL0113L	yes	no
Demi Busatta	Republican	FL0114L	yes	no
Omar Blanco	Republican	FL0115L	yes	N/A
Daniel Perez	Republican	FL0116L	yes	N/A
Kevin Chambliss	Democratic	FL0117L	no	N/A
Mike Redondo	Republican	FL0118L	yes	N/A
Juan Porras	Republican	FL0119L	yes	N/A
Jim Mooney	Republican	FL0120L	yes	no

Senate

Third Reading · Apr 9, 2025 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Don Gaetz	Republican	FL0001U	yes	no
Jay Trumbull	Republican	FL0002U	yes	no
Corey Simon	Republican	FL0003U	yes	no
Clay Yarborough	Republican	FL0004U	yes	no
Tracie Davis	Democratic	FL0005U	yes	no
Jennifer Bradley	Republican	FL0006U	yes	no
Tom Leek	Republican	FL0007U	yes	no
Tommy Wright	Republican	FL0008U	yes	no
Stan McClain	Republican	FL0009U	yes	no
Jason Brodeur	Republican	FL0010U	yes	no
Blaise Ingoglia	Republican	FL0011U	yes	no
Colleen Burton	Republican	FL0012U	yes	no
Keith Truenow	Republican	FL0013U	yes	no
Jay Collins	Republican	FL0014U	yes	yes
Darryl Rouson	Democratic	FL0016U	no	yes
Carlos Smith	Democratic	FL0017U	no	no
Nick DiCeglie	Republican	FL0018U	yes	no
Randy Fine	Republican	FL0019U	N/A	no
Jim Boyd	Republican	FL0020U	yes	no
Ed Hooper	Republican	FL0021U	yes	no
Joe Gruters	Republican	FL0022U	yes	no
Danny Burgess	Republican	FL0023U	yes	no
Mack Bernard	Democratic	FL0024U	no	no
Kristen Arrington	Democratic	FL0025U	no	no
Lori Berman	Democratic	FL0026U	no	no
Ben Albritton	Republican	FL0027U	yes	no
Kathleen Passidomo	Republican	FL0028U	yes	no
Erin Grall	Republican	FL0029U	yes	no
Tina Polsky	Democratic	FL0030U	no	N/A
Gayle Harrell	Republican	FL0031U	yes	no
Rosalind Osgood	Democratic	FL0032U	no	N/A
Jonathan Martin	Republican	FL0033U	yes	no
Shev Jones	Democratic	FL0034U	no	no
Barbara Sharief	Democratic	FL0035U	no	no
Ileana Garcia	Republican	FL0036U	N/A	no
Jason Pizzo	Independent	FL0037U	yes	N/A
Alexis Calatayud	Republican	FL0038U	yes	N/A
Bryan Ávila	Republican	FL0039U	yes	no
Ana Maria Rodriguez	Republican	FL0040U	yes	no