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District Offices:
871 South Central Avenue
Umatilla, FL 32784-9290
(352) 742-6441
Senate VOIP: 42000
Legislative Assistant:
Renee Hodges
1104 Main Street
The Villages, FL 32159
(352) 360-6739
FAX (352) 360-6748
Legislative Assistant:
Anne-Marie Norman
120 South Florida Ave
Suite 317
DeLand, FL 32720
(386) 736-5048
FAX (386) 736-5049
Legislative Assistant:
Nanci Cornwell
Tallahassee Office:
324 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5014
Senate VOIP: 5014
Legislative Assistant:
Paul Runk
Connect with the Senator:
Senator Alan Hays
Party: Republican
Media
Press Releases
- Gold Star Parents to Receive Free Lifetime Admission to Florida State Parks
March 11, 2011 - Bill to Preserve Dentist-Patient Relationship Progresses in Senate
March 10, 2011 - Area Health Groups Earn Over $3.6 Million in State Grants
December 15, 2010
Publications
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Senator Hays Update- August [pdf]
September 9, 2011
Videos
Senator Hays on Reforming Citizens Property Insurance
March 31, 2011
Sen. Hays on Protecting our 2nd Amendment Rights
February 18, 2011
Photos
Senator Hays Speaking on the floor.
February 18, 2011
Senator Hays being sworn into office.
February 18, 2011
Senator Hays Speaking on the floor.
Senator Hays being sworn into office.
Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 0502 Public Fairs and Expositions
Last Action: 03/01/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2012-204) -SJ 731
S 0558 Land Application of Septage
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 0638 Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority
Last Action: 04/16/2012 Chapter No. 2012-103
S 0648 Florida Climate Protection Act
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4001 (Ch. 2012-89) -SJ 975
S 0650 Collective Bargaining for Certain Public Employees
Last Action: 11/17/2011 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 55
S 0654 Animal Control
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2012-173) -SJ 938
S 0656 Repealing Budget Provisions
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0668 Workers’ Compensation Medical Services
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0746 Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0760 Local Business Taxes
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0762 Reducing and Streamlining Regulations
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72) -SJ 982
S 0770 Exemptions from Local Business Taxes
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7125 (Ch. 2012-102) -SJ 991
S 0774 Physician Assistants
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 363 (Ch. 2012-170) -SJ 1670
S 0794 Public Contracting
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0868 Archaeological Sites and Specimens
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0906 Public Records/County Tax Collectors/Investigators and Inspectors of Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Last Action: 03/01/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1089 (Ch. 2012-214) -SJ 733
S 0910 Public Retirement Plans
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 0956 Disposition of Human Remains
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 1008 Tobacco Products
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 1092 Civil Air Patrol, Florida Wing
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages
S 1094 Workers’ Compensation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1096 Public Records/Registration Information/Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
S 1132 Agriculture
Last Action: 03/05/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2012-83) -SJ 787
S 1134 State-owned or Leased Space
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1142 Federal Balanced Budget Amendment
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 1178 Water Management
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2012-187), SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126)
S 1186 Local Bids and Contracts for Public Construction Works
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
S 1190 Insurance Premium Taxes
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1236 Liens for Ginning Cotton
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 1238 Low-speed Vehicles
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174)
S 1240 Freshwater Rivers and Lakes
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1242 Broadband Internet Service
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2012-131) -SJ 1188
S 1244 Water and Wastewater Utilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2012-187)
S 1246 Controlled Substances
Last Action: 01/05/2012 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 137
S 1248 Nonrenewal of Insurance
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1101 (Ch. 2012-151)
S 1250 Trading of Water Quality Credits
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1328 Damages for Medical or Health Care Services
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 1330 Practice of Electrolysis
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1358 Drug-free Workplaces
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2012-8) -SJ 1131
S 1360 Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 1362 Ordinary High-water Mark for Navigable, Nontidal Waterbodies
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1364 Controlled Substances
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 1447 (Adopted) -SJ 312
S 1518 Property and Casualty Insurance
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1520 Patient Compensation Trust Fund/State Treasury
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1540 Restoration of Lake Apopka
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1548 Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Transportation
S 1588 Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1648 Department of Citrus
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1237 (Ch. 2012-182), HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183) -SJ 1246
S 1650 Public Records/Department of Citrus
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183), CS/CS/HB 1237 (Ch. 2012-182) -SJ 1246
S 1684 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1690 Governmental Efficiency Hotline
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 227
S 1692 My Safe Florida Home Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4061 (Ch. 2012-92)
S 1694 Title Insurance Agency Licensure
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1736 Lake-Sumter Community College/50th Anniversary
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9017 (Adopted) -SJ 312
S 1784 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1786 Collective Bargaining Agreements
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1788 Mediation of Motor Vehicle Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1790 Mediation of Property Insurance Claims
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 234
S 1792 Alternative Procedures for Resolution of Continuing Care Contract Disputes
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1794 Continuing Education Advisory Board
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1796 Preferred Worker Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
S 1822 Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Last Action: 03/08/2012 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 1135
S 1834 Water Management Districts
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126)
S 1894 Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial Services Commission
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 213
Co-Introducer
S 0278 Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses
Last Action: 04/07/2012 Chapter No. 2012-36
S 0632 Funerals, Burials, and Memorial Services
Last Action: 03/02/2012 S Laid on Table -SJ 770
S 0634 Spaceport Facilities
Last Action: 02/17/2012 Chapter No. 2012-1
S 0792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 05/06/2012 Chapter No. 2012-201
S 0922 Military Support
Last Action: 04/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
S 0962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
S 0964 Protection of Minors
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19), SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39) -SJ 1247
S 0986 Slot Machines and Slot Machine Components
Last Action: 02/07/2012 S Unfavorable by Regulated Industries, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 7 -SJ 349
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 02/29/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) -SJ 721
S 1718 Parent Empowerment in Education
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S CS failed to pass; YEAS 20 NAYS 20 -SJ 1189
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2010
- House of Representatives, 2004-2010
Other Public Service
- Lake Sumter Community College, Trustee
Honors and Awards
- Boy Scouts of America, Golden Eagle Honoree Award, 2011
- Independent Funeral Directors of Florida, Leadership Award, 2009
- Florida Chamber Honor Roll, 2006-2009
- Christian Coalition, Outstanding Protector of Academic Freedom Award, 2008; Faith and Family Award, 2005-2008
- Florida Sheriff's Legislative Award, 2006
- Florida Dental Association, Representative of the Year, 2006; Dr. Lewis Earle Legislative Service Award, 2006
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, Friend of Free Enterprise Session, 2005
- Florida Association of Counties, Freshman Legislator of the Year Award, 2005
- Florida Association of Health Plans, Appreciation Award, 2005
- Florida Chamber of Commerce, "A" for the Session, 2005
- Crown Council, Humanitarian Award for Dental Service in Third World Countries, 1999
Affiliations
- Dental Association, member
- Florida Medical Association Council on Legislation, member
- Hospice of Lake & Sumter, Founding Board member
- Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Advisory Council
- My Safe Florida Home Advisory Council
- Junior Rodeo Association of Florida, 2005-2006
- Larry McFadden Ministries, Board Member, 1999-present
- Boy Scouts, Lake County District Officer, 1991
- Umatilla Kiwanis 25+ years, President, 1983
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Dentist (Retired) |
| Spouse: | Jeanne Lease Hays of Winter Garden, FL |
| Children: | JoAnn, Leslie, Nancy |
| Education: |
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| Born: | March 12, 1946 in Henderson, Kentucky. Moved to Florida in |
| Military Service: | US Coast Guard 1967-1970, E-6 Dental Technician |
| Religious Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Recreation: | Golf, scuba, flying, family |
District 20
Consists of parts of Lake, Marion, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties
District Links
- District 20 Maps
- View District 20 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
