Adam Botana
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 80
Adam Botana is the Republican incumbent for Florida House District 80. A Bonita Springs small-business owner and BayWater Boat Clubs and Rentals vice president, he has served in the Florida House since 2020 and currently chairs the Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee.
Where Adam Botana stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (3 records),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (3 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 2 oppose
Cosponsored 2026 HB 1019, enacted as Chapter 2026-158. It restricted PFAS-containing firefighting foam. It also required inventories, disposal plans, sampling and enforcement.
June 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flhouse.gov
Botana sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 691 to create a certification and development process for agricultural enclaves; the House bill was laid on the table in favor of a Senate companion that became law.
April 21, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov
Botana sponsored 2026 HB 1161 to revise Big Cypress Basin governance, boundaries, tax distribution, and flood-control responsibilities; it died in the House Ways & Means Committee.
March 13, 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 2026 HB 4013, enacted as Chapter 2026-192. It provides for a merger of two Lee County fire districts. Voters decide it at the November 2026 general election.
July 1, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored 2026 HB 4005, enacted as Chapter 2026-189. It replaced appointments to the Naples Airport Authority with elections. It also set election and membership rules.
July 1, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: flhouse.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Botana sponsored 2026 CS/HB 975 directing enhanced Capitol Complex safety planning and security measures; it died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 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
Botana sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 691 to create a certification and development process for agricultural enclaves; the House bill was laid on the table in favor of a Senate companion that became law.
April 21, 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
Botana sponsored 2026 CS/CS/HB 737 allowing courts, with safeguards, to appoint some people with felony convictions as guardians; it passed the House 116-0 and died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: flhouse.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
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 · 1 support
Cosponsored 2026 HB 1019, enacted as Chapter 2026-158. It restricted PFAS-containing firefighting foam. It also required inventories, disposal plans, sampling and enforcement.
June 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flhouse.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Botana sponsored 2026 HB 1161 to revise Big Cypress Basin governance, boundaries, tax distribution, and flood-control responsibilities; it died in the House Ways & Means Committee.
March 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Botana sponsored 2026 CS/HB 103 to repeal most local business-tax provisions; it passed the House 82-26 and died in Senate Appropriations.
March 13, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov
Sponsored a bill declaring that risk retention groups registered in Florida count as insurance companies authorized to do business there (House Bill 1163, 2026). It died in the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Botana served as Florida House Majority Chief Floor Whip from 2022 through 2024.
December 31, 2024
Source: flhouse.gov
Botana received 75,850 votes, or 69.1 percent, in the 2024 House District 80 general election.
November 5, 2024
Source: multistate.us
Past race Adam Botana ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 80; Florida · incumbent