YEA
HB-1027
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Expansion
Expands SAIL program funding for Broward and Miami-Dade. My district needs every unit we can build.
Housing
MAY 7, 2026
Serving Florida House District 100
Janelle Brooks
State Representative · 2nd Term
Constituent services. Voting record. Town halls. This office works for the people of Lauderhill, Sunrise, Plantation, Lauderdale Lakes, and Tamarac — every weekday and most Saturdays.
Official Portrait
Florida House of Representatives · 2026 Session
At a glance · 2026 session
127
Votes cast this session
5
Bills authored
14
Town halls held
2,310
Constituents served
Voting and bill counts pulled live from Open States. Constituent-services count maintained by the district office and refreshed monthly.
My voting record
Every vote, with the reason.
Pulled live from the Florida House roll call. Yea, nay, or absent — and a one-sentence explanation for each. The full record is downloadable.
All · 127 Yea · 81 Nay · 44 Absent · 2 · Housing Education Healthcare
Vote
Bill
Title
Subject
Date
NAY
SB-1184
Universal Voucher Expansion (Phase III)
Diverts $1.4B from district public schools. I will not vote to defund Broward classrooms.
Education
MAY 5, 2026
YEA
HB-1342
Maternal Health Outcomes Act
Funds Medicaid postpartum coverage through 12 months. Broward's Black maternal mortality rate demands this.
Healthcare
APR 30, 2026
YEA
HB-1108
Security Deposit Transparency Act
Companion to my 2025 Tenant Protections Act. Landlords must itemize deductions within 15 days.
Housing
APR 22, 2026
NAY
SB-1276
Library Materials Review Mandate
Adds unfunded review burden onto Broward librarians. I voted with the school district's superintendent.
Education
APR 18, 2026
YEA
HB-1455
Insulin Price Cap (Insured Floridians)
Caps insulin at $35/month for state-regulated plans. Modeled on the federal Medicare provision.
Healthcare
APR 11, 2026
Bills I've authored
The legislation I've put my name on.
Five bills carried since 2024. Two signed into law. One on the Governor's desk. One in committee. One vetoed and reintroduced this session.
HB-1108 (2026)
In Committee
Security Deposit Transparency Act
Requires itemized deduction notice within 15 days of move-out. Companion follow-on to the 2025 Tenant Protections Act.
HB-0712 (2025)
Signed into Law
Florida Tenant Protections Act
Notice-of-termination floor raised to 60 days for month-to-month leases. Cap on application fees. Right to cure.
HB-1219 (2026)
In Committee
Saturday Legal Aid Pilot Funding
$1.8M pilot grant for community-based weekend legal clinics in Broward, Duval, and Hillsborough.
HB-0894 (2025)
Signed into Law
Prosecutorial Caseload Reporting
Annual public report from each state attorney's office on caseload, dismissal, and plea-to-trial rates.
HB-0631 (2024)
Vetoed
Public Records Fee Reform
Capped duplication fees for first 500 pages at zero for tenant and consumer-protection records. Vetoed by Governor; reintroduced 2026 session.
District calendar
Town halls, clinics, and office hours.
Six upcoming events across the district. Walk-in office hours every Saturday morning at the Lauderhill Mall community room. ASL and Spanish-language interpretation available on request.
MAY
17
SAT
In person
District Coffee — Lauderhill
Lauderhill Mall Community Room · 1267 NW 40th Ave
10 AM – 12 PM
Walk-in office hours. No appointment, no agenda. Coffee on the office.
MAY
20
TUE
Phone
Telephone Town Hall — Session Recap
Dial-in details sent on RSVP
7 PM – 8 PM
Live recap of the 2026 session. Bring your questions. ASL interpretation available.
MAY
22
THU
In person
Tenant Rights Workshop — Sunrise
Sunrise Civic Center · 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd
6 PM – 7:30 PM
Co-hosted with Legal Aid Service of Broward. Bring lease questions, eviction notices, deposit disputes.
MAY
24
SAT
In person
Saturday Legal Clinic
Mt. Hermon AME Church · 2304 NW 19th St, Lauderhill
9 AM – 11 AM
Free 20-minute consultations with volunteer attorneys. Family law, tenant, immigration, small claims.
MAY
28
WED
In person
School Funding Town Hall — Plantation
Plantation Library — Helen B. Hoffman Branch
6:30 PM – 8 PM
Broward Schools Supt. and PTA leadership joining. Voucher impact, capital plan, classroom shortage.
MAY
30
FRI
In person
Senior Services Open House — Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderdale Lakes Senior Center · 4331 NW 36th St
5:30 PM – 7 PM
Medicare, SHINE counseling, prescription assistance. Office staff onsite to open cases.
My priorities
What this office is built around.
Rep. Janelle Brooks represents Florida House District 100 in Broward County. She is in her second term, serves on the Judiciary and Education Appropriations committees, and authored the 2025 Tenant Protections Act. Before serving, Rep. Brooks was a Broward County prosecutor for 11 years.
No. 01
Constituent comms portal
Live voting record (Open States API), monthly newsletter, town hall RSVPs, district intake, all in one place.
No. 02
Tenant protections
Authored the 2025 Tenant Protections Act. Continuing to work on rent transparency and security-deposit reform.
No. 03
Free Saturday legal clinic
Run from her church in Lauderhill. District 100 residents always welcome.
How can I help?
Tell my office what you need.
We help District 100 residents navigate state and federal agencies. We route your request to a named case manager within 48 hours. We follow up until you have an answer.
Tenant & Housing
Eviction notices, deposit disputes, HUD escalation.
Healthcare
Medicaid, Medicare, ACA enrollment, prescription assistance.
Veterans
VA delays, denied claims, healthcare access.
Immigration
USCIS case status, family reunification, citizenship.
Unemployment & DEO
RA claim disputes, identity verification, appeals.
Public records & DMV
Title, license, agency runaround. We make the call.
District office 1280 NW 40th Avenue, Suite 210 · Lauderhill, FL 33313
Phone (954) 555-0100
Hours Mon-Fri · 9 AM – 5 PM · Saturday clinics by appointment
From the district
In the news.
Recent press, op-eds, committee work, and district investments.
MAY 09, 2026
Sun Sentinel
Brooks bill to itemize security deposits clears House Judiciary
Read →APR 28, 2026
Op-Ed · Miami Herald
Why Broward families can't afford another voucher expansion
Read →APR 14, 2026
WPLG Local 10
Lauderhill legal clinic marks 200th case, two years after launch
Read →APR 02, 2026
Florida Politics
Rep. Brooks named to Education Appropriations subcommittee chair
Read →MAR 21, 2026
BocaNewsNow
Tenant Protections Act one year on: complaints down 31% in Broward
Read →MAR 08, 2026
Sunrise Forum
Sunrise Civic Center ribbon-cutting marks district investment
Read →Monthly newsletter
The district recap.
What I voted on, who we served, what's coming up. One email a month.
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