Yvette Benarroch
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 81
Yvette Benarroch is the Republican incumbent for Florida House District 81, elected in 2024. She is an Air Force Gulf War veteran, licensed realtor, landscaping-company co-owner, former Collier County Republican Party vice chair, and current member of six House committees and subcommittees.
Where Yvette Benarroch stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Benarroch co-sponsored 2026 HB 1019 regulating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; it became effective July 1, 2026.
July 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Benarroch sponsored 2026 HB 6011 to revise annual gift and honoraria disclosure filing; the House passed it 115-0 and the Senate passed an amended version 36-0 before it died in returning messages.
March 13, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: flsenate.gov
Benarroch sponsored 2026 HB 535 to require candidates to file a statement disclosing dual citizenship; it died on the House second-reading calendar.
March 13, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Co-introduced a bill setting minimum pay for correctional, probation, and institutional-security officers as a share of police pay, plus yearly raises. The bill died in a House budget subcommittee (House Bill 165).
March 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov
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 · 1 support
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
Benarroch sponsored 2026 HB 535 to require candidates to file a statement disclosing dual citizenship; it died on the House second-reading calendar.
March 13, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Benarroch co-sponsored 2026 HB 1019 regulating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; it became effective July 1, 2026.
July 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Sponsored a bill requiring Citizens Property Insurance to tell policyholders that state arbitration is an option for settling disputes (House Bill 863). It passed the House 105-3 but died in the Senate.
March 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Benarroch sponsored 2026 HB 125 designating an annual Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance; the House passed it 82-31 before it died in Senate Rules.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Benarroch co-sponsored 2026 HB 409 to require school districts to observe Veterans Day as a school holiday.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
Offered an adopted amendment to 2026 HB 243. It created a Micromobility Device Safety Task Force. The task force examines laws governing electric bicycles and similar devices.
February 11, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov
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
Benarroch was elected to the Florida House in 2024 and serves District 81.
November 5, 2024
Source: flhouse.gov
Past race Yvette Benarroch ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 81; Florida · incumbent