Linda Chaney
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 61
Linda Chaney is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 61 (Pinellas County), first elected in 2020. With a background in marketing and business development, her enacted 2024 bills spanned employment, environmental protection, and consumer matters.
Where Linda Chaney stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Public Education Quality (1 record),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
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
Prime-sponsored HB 321 on the release of balloons, enacted in 2024 as Chapter 2024-263. It bans intentionally releasing balloons and sets noncriminal-infraction penalties. The aim was to cut wildlife and marine litter.
June 24, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
The official Florida House sponsored-bills page records Representative Linda Chaney as a first-named sponsor in the 2025 session, including CS/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which became Chapter 2025-102.
June 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov
Also on this bill
- May 28, 2025 · Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 255 (Aggravated Animal Cruelty) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 28, 2025 (Chapter 2025-102). (General)
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 · 2 support
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 — 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 — General
General · 2 records
Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 255 (Aggravated Animal Cruelty) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 28, 2025 (Chapter 2025-102).
May 28, 2025
Source: flsenate.gov
Also on this bill
- June 16, 2025 · The official Florida House sponsored-bills page records Representative Linda Chaney as a first-named sponsor in the 2025 session, including CS/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which became Chapter 2025-102. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
Voted against 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Linda Chaney ran in:
- State Representative, District 61 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 61; Florida · incumbent