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Clay Yarborough R

State Senator
Florida Senate District 4
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
1 Total

Biography

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On Record (34)

Bill Domestic Relations
Batterers’ Intervention Program Activities; Authorizing batterers’ intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities, etc.
Jul 23, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requiring the Office of Educational Facilities and the Office of Safe Schools to collaborate with specified entities to review the State Requirements for Educational Facilities, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revising the criteria that the court must consider in determining whether an award of money damages is excessive or inadequate, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizing batterers' intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Removes conditions for nonprofit religious organization to be exempt from requirements of Florida Insurance Code.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the Department of Health to create an informational poster relating to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest and make such poster electronically available, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that the administration of vaccines is not included within the meaning of the terms "treat," "treated," or "treatment" as they relate to public health emergencies; revising provisions related to the expiration and renewal of declarations of a public health emergency; authorizing an individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment under a State Health Officer's order during a public health …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring a district school board to ensure that all contracts between the school district and a third-party entity contain a specified provision; requiring a district school board to publish on its website any portion of a new or existing agreement made with a third-party entity relating to student data collection or dissemination; requiring a third-party entity that violates a specified …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Expanding the exemption from public records requirements for records relating to pawnbroker transactions to include those records delivered to the Department of Law Enforcement; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "Medical Freedom Act"; repealing a provison relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term "messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine"; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; requiring certain health care practitioners and paramedics to, before administering …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing local funding sources for certain charter schools; prohibiting a district school board from delaying specified payments to a charter school; providing that certain charter school facilities are exempt from assessments and fees; revising requirements for a charter school to be eligible to receive capital outlay funding, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature; authorizing the office to levy fines or otherwise penalize insurance companies, and the department to levy fines or otherwise penalize community-based care lead …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defining the term "statewide data sharing system"; revising the recordkeeping, transaction, and reporting requirements of certain secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers regarding transaction information to be shared with law enforcement agencies for inclusion in the statewide data sharing system, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defining the term "marriage fraud"; creating a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of marriage fraud; authorizing a person who is the victim of marriage fraud to file a petition for such an injunction, regardless of any other available or pending petition, complaint, or cause of action; prohibiting the clerk of the court from charging a …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing criminal penalties for health care practitioners who willfully or actively aid or abet another in a violation of specified provisions; clarifying that a private cause of action exists to recover damages for personal injury or death resulting from a violation of a specified provision; providing that an individual may recover all economic and noneconomic damages for injuries sustained before …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defining the terms "ACH payment" and "electronic payment"; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting and processing public records requests while engaged in certain activities; providing that a law enforcement officer makes a certain determination; requiring that a law enforcement officer verbally inform an individual of certain information; providing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and willfully persist in attempting to compel a law enforcement officer to accept and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revising the definition of the term "underground utility and excavation contractor"; authorizing an underground utility and excavation contractor to take certain actions relating to underground piping for fire protection systems; defining the term "underground utility and excavation contractor", etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizing a health care provider or health care payor to commence certain civil actions if the Attorney General does not commence a civil action within a specified timeframe for an alleged violation of the provider's or payor's right of medical conscience, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that specified high school students who volunteer to assist poll workers are not subject to provisions prohibiting certain agencies and state and local officials from soliciting, accepting, or otherwise using private funds or certain personal services for election-related expenses, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Creating "Meg's Law"; prohibiting tobacco or nicotine dealers, or their agents or employees, from possessing, selling, possessing with intent to sell, delivering, or giving, directly or indirectly, nitrous oxide on or from the dealer's licensed premises; excepting from the list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring specified persons employed as members of school personnel to take a specified oath before entering upon the duties of a member of the school personnel; requiring persons employed in an administrative or instructional capacity at a Florida College System institution or state university to take a specified oath before entering upon the duties of a person employed in an …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revising the purpose of the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; revising the age requirements for children receiving a voucher through the program; requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; requiring hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers to provide the educational materials to new parents and caregivers …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification & pay required fees to be eligible for licensure; requires that applicants for licensure as technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as technologist or technician, as applicable.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, & inclusion; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from expending funds for diversity, equity, & inclusion offices or for diversity, equity, & inclusion officers; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from providing or authorizing funds to be used to promote diversity, equity, & …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits school district from discriminating against students or school personnel on basis of political or ideological viewpoints or expression; prohibits penalty or reward for student's political or ideological expression in coursework, artwork, or other specified assignments; authorizes student to wear clothing, accessories, & jewelry displaying political or ideological messages or symbols; authorizes student to engage in political or ideological activities …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Exempts federal agencies from requirement that conveyance at less than appraised value must state that land will revert to board of trustees if land is not used for its intended purposes as military installation buffer or if military installation closes; revises definition of term "rural community"; repeals provisions, relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Includes certain proof of identification & residency in requirements for certificate of title applications.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes search warrant to be issued to recover deceased body; revises time within which certain search warrants must be returned to court; specifies time period within which search warrant issued for certain devices is considered timely executed; specifies that law enforcement agency may review data or information contained in certain devices after specified periods if devices were timely seized; provides …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits governmental entity from displaying, placing, or causing to be placed certain flags on real property; specifies flags governmental entity may display on such property; provides requirements for governmental entity that displays flag of United States; prohibits local government from adopting certain ordinances or regulations relating to flag of local government; provides that certain ordinances & regulations are void.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits person from establishing, promoting, operating, or participating in pyramid promotional scheme; provides penalties; provides for restitution; provides that specified provisions & penalties are in addition to civil, administrative, or criminal actions provided by law
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises provisions related to gambling including the Florida Gaming Control Commission, gaming machines, pari-mutuel permits & permitholders, betting on certain athletic contests, criminal penalties, Internet gambling, Internet sports wagering, manipulation of card games, fantasy sports contests, games of chance, slot machines, & illegal gambling; regulation of certain gaming activities.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (12)

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Micromobility Devices; Providing requirements for the operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed under certain circumstances; creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor …
Jul 01, 2026 · details / share
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Proposes amendment to State Constitution to prohibit levying of ad valorem taxes on tangible personal property by certain entities.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Revising the definition of the term "survivors" to include the parents of an unborn child; defining the term "unborn child"; prohibiting a right of action against the mother for the wrongful death of an unborn child or against a medical …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requires, beginning on specified date, that newborns to be screened for biliary atresia; requires DOH to consult with Genetics & Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requires department, by specified date, to implement certain education campaign relating to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Prohibits transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; requires telecommunications company to provide telephone number & location from which each telephone call originates; requires telecommunications company to block all telephone calls & text messages that contain manipulated caller identification …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Designates Florida Speech & Debate Week annually in February; subject to legislative appropriation, establishing Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as statewide speech & debate organization that performs certain functions in support of Florida Civics & Debate Initiative (FCDI) in DOE; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Prohibits agency from entering into nondisclosure agreement or other contract that restricts agency from disclosing certain information to public; specifies that local governments maintain authority to exercise power & responsibility over comprehensive planning & land development regulations related to large …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Authorizes DHSMV to enter into interagency agreements with tax collectors for specified purpose; specifies that such interagency agreement is delegation of authority of department to tax collector; provides that such interagency agreement may include, but need not be limited to, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requires DOH to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures & safe bathing practices for specified purposes; provides requirements for such materials; requires hospitals, birth centers, & home birth providers to provide educational materials to new parents & caregivers …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requires, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require display of portraits of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln at each public school in district; & requires DOE to select portraits & make them available to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Defines "advertise"; provides manufacturer liability; authorizes individual to file cause of action; provides that prevailing party is entitled to actual damages, court costs, & reasonable attorney fees.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share