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967 Nob Hill Road
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 424-6674
Senate VOIP: 43200

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Tallahassee Office

202 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5032
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2018-2020
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2018-2020

Senator Lauren Book

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 32

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Report:

2010 Census Demographic Profile (pdf)

Consists of part of Broward county

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2020

S 36 Broward Health/Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Last Action: 8/2/2019 Filed
S 38 State Symbols
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 7
S 42 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 7
S 44 Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims
Last Action: 8/2/2019 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 7
S 48 Declawing of Cats
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 8
S 54 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 8
S 58 Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program
Last Action: 1/16/2020 Now in Appropriations
S 60 Bill Affecting Access to Abortion Services/Passage of Bills
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 9
S 64 Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 9
S 68 Homelessness
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 9
S 70 Panic Alarms in Public Schools
Last Action: 1/16/2020 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
S 74 Targets of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 and 1965
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 11
S 76 Transportation Disadvantaged
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 11
S 80 Aggravated Child Abuse
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 11
S 84 Sexual Battery
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 11
S 94 Transfers of Firearms
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 12
S 232 Child Welfare
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 123
S 234 Student Health Services
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 21
S 236 Early Childhood Courts
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 123
S 238 Child Welfare
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 21
S 460 Sales of Ammunition
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 35
S 462 Public Records/Buyer or Transferee/Ammunition
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 35
S 496 Child Welfare
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 38
S 650 Student Elopement
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 49
S 668 Government-sponsored Recreation Programs
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 128
S 674 Immunization Standards for Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 51
S 698 Assisted Reproduction Facilities
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 53
S 788 Emergency Preparedness
Last Action: 1/16/2020 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 796 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 60
S 870 Mental Health
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 66
S 1026 Transportation Facility Designations/Sergeant Tracy Vickers Memorial Expressway
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 76
S 1028 Survivors of Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 77
S 1184 Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 86
S 1226 Punitive Damages
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 89
S 1228 Amusement Rides
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 89
S 1342 Court-ordered Expunction and Sealing of Certain Records
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 99
S 1368 Human Trafficking Prevention
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 101
S 1470 Informed Consent for Pelvic Examinations
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 108
S 1472 Public Safety Communications Systems
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 108
S 1480 Limitation on Terms of Office for Members of a District School Board
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 109
S 1620 Public Records/Court Records
Last Action: 1/17/2020 Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 1622 Firearms
Last Action: 1/17/2020 Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Judiciary; Rules
S 1628 Holocaust Education
Last Action: 1/17/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 1644 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 1/17/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 1754 Limitation of Actions Against Crisis Shelters
Last Action: 1/17/2020 Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

Co-Introduced in 2020

S 46 Eye Care for Newborns and Infants
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 7
S 88 Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 1/16/2020 On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 90 Discrimination in Labor and Employment
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 12
S 98 Medical Marijuana Identification Cards for Service-disabled Veterans
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 12
S 120 Naloxone in Schools
Last Action: 1/16/2020 On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
S 158 Child Restraint Requirements
Last Action: 1/16/2020 On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 168 Drinking Water in Public Schools
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 121
S 206 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 18
S 220 Abandoned Cemeteries
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 122
S 484 First Responder Property Tax Exemption
Last Action: 1/14/2020 Introduced -SJ 38
S 538 Emergency Reporting
Last Action: 1/16/2020 On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 684 Expunction of Criminal History Records
Last Action: 1/14/2020 CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 129
S 1044 Animal Cruelty
Last Action: 1/16/2020 On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently

Minority (Democratic) Leader Pro Tempore, 2016-2018

Other Public Service

Statewide Council on Human Trafficking Direct-Support Organization Board of Directors, Appointee
Florida Children and Youth Cabinet, Appointee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission, Appointee
Child Advocate
Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Board Member and Past Vice President
Broward County Crime Stoppers, Past Board Member

Honors and Awards

Audubon Florida Special Places Award, 2018
Glamour Woman of the Year "Hero Among Us," 2018
Broward County Women's Hall of Fame, 2018
Four-time Emmy winning producer and storyteller, "Out of Darkness, Into Light," "What If I told you...," "Child Sexual Abuse: Prevention through Education," "Lauren's Kingdom: It's OK to Tell"
L'Oreal Paris, National Woman of Worth, 2013
PEOPLE Magazine and Major League Baseball, "All Star Among Us," 2011
National Child Labor Committee, Lewis Hine Award
Congressional Medal of Merit, Senator Bill Nelson
Two-time Publishers Weekly best selling author, "It's OK to Tell" memoir, "Lauren's Kingdom" children's book
Gracie Award winning producer, "Intimate Crimes"
Internationally Recognized Child Advocate: Newsweek Magazine, FOX News, Cosmopolitan Magazine, the Huffington Post, Glamour Magazine, NPR, USA Today, CNN/HLN, ABC's Katie Couric Show, Our America with Lisa Ling, Al Jazeera

Biographical Information

Occupation:	Founder/CEO Lauren's Kids (501(c)(3))
Spouse:	Blair Jacob Byrnes of West Bloomfield, MI
Children:	Kennedy Grace Byrnes, Hudson Lee Byrnes
Education:	University of Miami, B.A., Elementary Education, Creative Writing, 2008 University of Miami, M.S., Education, 2012
Born:	October 12 in Hollywood, Florida
Religious Affiliation:	Jewish
Recreation:	Spending time with family, reading, watching documentaries, cooking, enjoying the sun and the sand at South Florida's beautiful beaches

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