Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant governor; retired Army Special Forces veteran; former state senator
Source review: 2026-10-16Jay Collins served more than 23 years in the Army, including Special Forces service, and continued serving after losing a leg. He later worked with Operation BBQ Relief on disaster meals and support for veterans. Before his appointment as lieutenant governor in August 2025, he represented Senate District 14 and chaired agriculture and transportation committees.
Performs duties assigned by the governor or law; succeeds the governor upon a vacancy and may serve as acting governor under constitutional circumstances.
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Sponsored SB 1798 to require health-insurance policies for life-sustaining services during declared emergencies. The bill died in Banking and Insurance.
Historical sponsorship, not an enacted law. Last action June 16, 2025: died in committee.
2025-02-28 · official legislative recordSponsored SB 1270 on health regulation, medical-marijuana oversight, vaccine definitions and temporary physician-assistant practice in areas of critical need.
SB 1270 was laid on the table April 30, 2025; related HB 1299 became Chapter 2025-114. Do not label the Senate bill itself enacted.
2025-02-26 · official legislative recordSponsored SB 84 to limit local restrictions on housing for legally verified agricultural workers on bona fide farmland.
SB 84 died June 16, 2025; the Senate record identifies related provisions in SB 700. This does not establish his position on all immigration policy.
2024-12-05 · official legislative recordSponsored SB 1084, which included a cultivated-meat sales ban and state preemption of local electric-vehicle charging rules. It became Chapter 2024-137.
Evidence describes the statement or action on its date; it is not proof of an unchanged position on every related proposal.
2024-05-01 · official legislative recordSponsored SB 540 to require development of disability-history and awareness curricula, called the Evin B. Hartsell Act.
SB 540 was substituted and laid on the table April 28, 2025; related HB 447 became Chapter 2025-49.
2025-02-07 · official legislative recordSponsored SB 910 requiring disclosures and safeguards for paid veterans-benefit assistance and restricting referral fees; it became Chapter 2025-150.
Evidence describes the statement or action on its date; it is not proof of an unchanged position on every related proposal.
2025-06-19 · official legislative recordPraised a joint Florida Highway Patrol–DEA cocaine-interdiction operation and pledged continued action against drug trafficking.
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2025-10-15 · official executive releaseReporting period: 2022-06-16 – 2022-12-22.
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