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

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Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
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2020-2022

Senator Lauren Book

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 32

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2010 Census Demographic Profile (pdf)

Consists of part of Broward county

District 32 map

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2022

S 246 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
S 248 Student Health Services
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 250 Removing Memorializations of the Confederate States of America
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 258 Racing Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 278 Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 298 Teacher Salaries
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 348 Using Alternative Therapies to Treat Mental Health and Other Medical Conditions
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 374 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 376 Employment Protections
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
S 390 Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 428 Elimination of Court-related Financial Obligations for Juveniles
Last Action: 10/21/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations

Co-Introduced in 2022

S 168 Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex
Last Action: 9/21/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
S 172 Courtroom Animal Advocates
Last Action: 9/21/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Agriculture; Rules
S 214 Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines
Last Action: 9/21/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules
S 332 Residential Swimming Pool Safety
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
S 334 Sale or Transfer of Ammunition
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 370 Offenses Against Firefighters
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 412 State Medicaid Plan
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 420 Animal Abuse
Last Action: 10/13/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 444 Lewd or Lascivious Molestation
Last Action: 10/21/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
S 476 Aggressive Careless Driving
Last Action: 10/21/2021 Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

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 and Creative Writing, 2008 University of Miami, M.S., Community Psychology and Social Change, 2012
Born:	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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