Victor M. Torres Jr.

Filed SB 1590 to extend Medicaid health coverage to more low-income adults. The bill died in committee in 2023.

March 3, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted yes in the Florida House on CS/CS/SB 1030, which let certain doctors order low-THC cannabis for some patients and created a state registry. The House passed it 111-7.

May 1, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 882 to require some employers to train workers and supervisors to prevent heat illness, under rules from state agriculture and health officials. The bill died in committee in 2020.

November 12, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted yes on the final Senate vote for CS/SB 10, which set up the reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee to store and clean water. It passed 33-0.

May 2, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no in the Florida House on CS/HB 191, which put oil and gas drilling rules, including fracking, under state control and blocked local rules. It passed the House 73-45.

January 27, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted yes on the final Senate vote for SB 2500, the state budget for the 2023-24 year. It passed 38-0.

May 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 1590 to extend Medicaid health coverage to more low-income adults. The bill died in committee in 2023.

March 3, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/SB 7026, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. It raised the age to buy a gun, banned bump stocks, created a program to arm some volunteer school staff, and set $400 million for school safety. It passed the Senate 20-18.

March 5, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 458 to set gun storage rules for licensed firearm dealers, importers and manufacturers, with state inspections and civil fines. The bill died in committee in 2022.

October 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/HB 1, the Combating Public Disorder bill. It raised penalties for crimes during riots and let officials appeal city cuts to police budgets. It passed the Senate 23-17.

April 15, 2021Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/CS/SB 7030, which required sheriffs to offer a school guardian program and required school districts to place safe-school officers. It passed the Senate 22-17.

April 23, 2019Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/SB 7026, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. It raised the age to buy a gun, banned bump stocks, created a program to arm some volunteer school staff, and set $400 million for school safety. It passed the Senate 20-18.

March 5, 2018Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Sponsored a law (CS/SB 1694) that required the state juvenile justice agency to share resources for parents abused by their children. It also added child-to-parent abuse to police domestic violence training. It passed 35-0 in the Senate and 120-0 in the House, and the governor signed it.

June 16, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Sponsored a bill (CS/CS/HB 75) that made it a crime to remove or tamper with a court-ordered electronic monitoring device, such as an ankle monitor. The governor signed it on March 8, 2016, as Chapter 2016-15.

March 8, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted yes on CS/SB 102, the Live Local Act, which added tax breaks and zoning rules to build more affordable housing. It also ended local governments' power to adopt rent control. It passed the Senate 40-0.

March 8, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 1658, the Keep Floridians Housed Act, to create a state Department of Housing and Tenant Rights and add protections for renters, such as limits on retaliatory evictions. The bill died in committee in 2023.

March 3, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 580 to remove state limits on how long local rent control measures can last and how they are renewed. The bill died in committee in 2022. He had filed rent control bills in 2019, 2020 and 2021 that also died.

October 20, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

Source: flsenate.gov

Led a group of Democratic state lawmakers who sent a letter asking Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello to seek an extension of FEMA hotel vouchers for Hurricane Maria evacuees living in Florida.

December 20, 2017Supports Housing Affordability

Source: orlandoweekly.com

Sponsored CS/SB 858 to extend state veterans' job and benefit help to veterans' spouses. The Senate passed the identical House bill (CS/CS/HB 139) instead, and it became law as Chapter 2023-161.

February 16, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: flsenate.gov

Led a group of Democratic state lawmakers who sent a letter asking Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello to seek an extension of FEMA hotel vouchers for Hurricane Maria evacuees living in Florida.

December 20, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: orlandoweekly.com

Sponsored a law (CS/SB 1694) that required the state juvenile justice agency to share resources for parents abused by their children. It also added child-to-parent abuse to police domestic violence training. It passed 35-0 in the Senate and 120-0 in the House, and the governor signed it.

June 16, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: flsenate.gov

Received the Latino Victory Fund endorsement for Orange County Commissioner.

August 11, 2026

Source: latinovictory.org

Received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost for the Orange County Commission District 8 race.

April 14, 2026

Source: floridapolitics.com

Received endorsements from Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer for the Orange County Commission District 8 race.

March 24, 2026

Source: floridapolitics.com

Voted no on CS/CS/HB 1365, which banned public camping and sleeping on public property unless the state approves a designated site. It passed the Senate 27-12.

March 5, 2024

Source: flsenate.gov

Filed SB 1598, the Welcoming Florida Act, to repeal parts of the 2023 immigration law. It proposed ending hospital collection of patients' immigration status and adding immigration status to the state civil rights law. The bill died in committee in 2024.

January 5, 2024

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/CS/SB 1718, an immigration law that barred local funding of ID cards for people without proof of legal status and added other immigration rules. It passed the Senate 27-10.

April 28, 2023

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/HB 543, which let people carry a concealed gun without a state license if they meet the legal requirements. It passed the Senate 27-13.

March 30, 2023

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/SB 214, which barred payment companies from using a special sales code to track gun and ammunition purchases. It passed the Senate 27-11.

March 23, 2023

Source: flsenate.gov

Sponsored SB 1004 to stop school boards from making some students take a class before the high school equivalency exam, unless they failed a practice test. The identical House bill (HB 265) became law as Chapter 2023-98.

February 21, 2023

Source: flsenate.gov

Served as vice chair of the Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security in the 2022-2024 term.

November 22, 2022

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/CS/HB 1557, the Parental Rights in Education bill, which limited classroom teaching on certain topics and set rules for telling parents about their child's school services. It passed the Senate 22-17.

March 8, 2022

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on CS/HB 5, which banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It passed the Senate 23-15.

March 3, 2022

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on the final Senate vote for CS/CS/CS/SB 90, an elections bill that limited how long mail ballot requests last and restricted activity near ballot drop boxes. It passed 23-17.

April 29, 2021

Source: flsenate.gov

Received the Rainbow Democrats endorsement for re-election to the Florida Senate in 2020.

July 28, 2020

Source: rainbowdemocrats.org

Voted no on CS/CS/SB 404, which required a parent's written consent before a doctor could perform an abortion for a minor. It passed the Senate 23-17.

February 6, 2020

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on the final Senate vote for CS/SB 7066, which set rules for restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions, including finishing all terms of their sentence. It passed 22-17.

May 2, 2019

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no on the final Senate vote for CS/CS/CS/SB 168, which banned local sanctuary policies and required state and local agencies to support federal immigration enforcement. It passed 22-18.

May 2, 2019

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted no in the Florida House on CS/CS/CS/HB 163, a gun bill. It limited arrests for carrying a concealed gun without a license and let some legislators carry guns in legislative meetings. It passed the House 80-38 and died in the Senate.

February 3, 2016

Source: flsenate.gov

Voted yes in the Florida House on the final version of HB 851, a tuition bill that barred denying in-state tuition based on certain immigration status and waived out-of-state fees for some students who attended Florida high schools. It passed 84-32.

May 2, 2014

Source: flsenate.gov