Hillary Cassel
Republican · FL · Florida state representative for District 101
Hillary Cassel is a South Florida attorney who prosecuted cases for the Broward State Attorney's Office and co-founded a firm representing families in insurance disputes. In the state House since 2022, she works on insurance-claim accountability and problem-solving courts.
Where Hillary Cassel stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Corporate Accountability (4 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Sponsored 2026 HB 527. It would have barred insurers from using AI or machine learning as the only basis for cutting or denying claims. It would also have required qualified human review. It died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored 2026 HB 1015. It proposed limits on insurance downcoding and stronger claim-response rules. It also proposed restricting prior-authorization changes. It created causes of action for health-care providers. It died in committee.
March 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Co-introduced 2026 HB 1019, which became Chapter 2026-158. It phases out most PFAS firefighting foam. It requires inventories, disposal plans, sampling and enforcement. It also provides transition assistance.
June 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov
Voted for Senate Bill 56, which makes releasing material into the air to change the weather a third-degree felony. The Florida House passed it 82-28, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 492, which sets a fixed schedule for releasing wetland bank credits. The Florida House passed it 87-26, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Sponsored a bill proposing to let qualifying special districts run joint projects anywhere inside their combined boundaries and shield those actions from antitrust claims; it died in a House subcommittee (House Bill 1047).
March 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel sponsored 2026 HB 831, requiring more data and revised reporting schedules for mental-health, drug, and other problem-solving courts; the House laid it on the table in favor of the Senate companion.
March 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Co-introduced 2026 HB 1019, which became Chapter 2026-158. It phases out most PFAS firefighting foam. It requires inventories, disposal plans, sampling and enforcement. It also provides transition assistance.
June 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel co-introduced 2026 CS/CS/HB 277, strengthening domestic-violence penalties and injunction procedures, expanding victim relocation assistance, and establishing electronic-monitoring pilots; it became Chapter 2026-86.
May 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: flsenate.gov
Was a named sponsor of 2026 HB 1071, a broad education bill. It covered K-12 spending, school administration, and charter and lab schools. It also covered early learning, instruction, educator certification and facilities. It died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Cassel co-introduced 2026 CS/CS/HB 277, strengthening domestic-violence penalties and injunction procedures, expanding victim relocation assistance, and establishing electronic-monitoring pilots; it became Chapter 2026-86.
May 22, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 1471, creating state procedures and penalties involving designated terrorist organizations and restricting public support for them; it became Chapter 2026-28.
April 7, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 1473, creating public-record exemptions for security-sensitive information supporting terrorist-organization designations; it became Chapter 2026-29.
April 7, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov
Voted for House Bill 351, which creates the offense of dangerous excessive speeding, 50 miles per hour over the limit or 100 or more. The Florida House passed it 75-38, and it became law.
April 23, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 903, which makes prisoners finish prison appeals before suing and bars claims for mental harm alone. The Florida House passed it 83-33, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Cassel sponsored 2026 HB 1349, proposing revisions to retention, reimbursement, premiums, and reinsurance in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; it died in committee.
March 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: flsenate.gov
Voted for Senate Bill 1080, which standardizes zoning application deadlines and limits steep increases in impact fees. The Florida House passed it 84-29, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 700, a 92-section agriculture package that ends fluoride in drinking water and protects farmworker housing. The Florida House passed it 88-27, and it became law.
April 29, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Cassel co-introduced 2026 CS/CS/HB 277, strengthening domestic-violence penalties and injunction procedures, expanding victim relocation assistance, and establishing electronic-monitoring pilots; it became Chapter 2026-86.
May 22, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Was a named sponsor of 2026 HB 1071, a broad education bill. It covered K-12 spending, school administration, and charter and lab schools. It also covered early learning, instruction, educator certification and facilities. It died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: flsenate.gov
Voted for the House version of House Bill 875, which orders updated teaching standards and a skills-based teacher certification route. The House passed it 84-27, and it became law.
April 23, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 6025, which repeals the automatic ban on selling or carrying guns during a local emergency. The Florida House passed it 86-28, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1205, which requires every petition collector to register, live in Florida and be a citizen. The House passed it 81-30, and it became law.
May 1, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support · 1 oppose
Co-introduced 2026 HB 1019, which became Chapter 2026-158. It phases out most PFAS firefighting foam. It requires inventories, disposal plans, sampling and enforcement. It also provides transition assistance.
June 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored a bill proposing to let qualifying special districts run joint projects anywhere inside their combined boundaries and shield those actions from antitrust claims; it died in a House subcommittee (House Bill 1047).
March 13, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel sponsored 2026 HB 1349, proposing revisions to retention, reimbursement, premiums, and reinsurance in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; it died in committee.
March 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored 2026 HB 1015. It proposed limits on insurance downcoding and stronger claim-response rules. It also proposed restricting prior-authorization changes. It created causes of action for health-care providers. It died in committee.
March 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored 2026 HB 527. It would have barred insurers from using AI or machine learning as the only basis for cutting or denying claims. It would also have required qualified human review. It died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Sponsored 2026 HB 833. It would let certain small private schools operate in commercial or mixed-use areas. Traffic and fire-safety provisions would apply. It died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Cassel was elected to the Florida House in 2022 and subsequently reelected.
November 5, 2024
Source: flhouse.gov
Past race Hillary Cassel ran in:
- State Representative District 101 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 101; Florida · incumbent