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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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Senator Lauren Book

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 32

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2010 Census Demographic Profile (pdf)

Consists of part of Broward county

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2018

S 56 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 92 Children in Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Transportation
S 138 Perinatal Mental Health
Last Action: 3/8/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2018-98) -SJ 910
S 214 Legal Holidays
Last Action: 8/25/2017 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 22
S 216 Schools of Hope
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Education
S 224 Legal Holidays
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 232 Coral Reefs
Last Action: 2/1/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 53 (Ch. 2018-30) -SJ 256
S 236 Tax Credit for Baby Changing Tables in Restaurants
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 260 Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table -SJ 838
S 284 Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Health Policy
S 322 Fees Charged by Tax Collectors
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 185 (Ch. 2018-129) -SJ 798
S 376 Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders
Last Action: 3/28/2018 Chapter No. 2018-124
S 382 Transportation Facility Designations
Last Action: 4/9/2018 Chapter No. 2018-161
S 698 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 11/1/2017 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 55
S 710 Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 948 Tera Ross Memorial Interchange
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 382 (Ch. 2018-161)
S 992 C-51 Reservoir Project
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 998 Child-placing Agencies
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 1026 Text-to-911 Service
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1044 Victims of Human Trafficking
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Rules
S 1046 Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Law Enforcement
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 1164 Meningococcal Disease
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8065 (Adopted) -SJ 368
S 1204 Every Kid Healthy Week
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Adopted -SJ 368
S 1212 Public Records/Child Advocacy Centers
Last Action: 3/6/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 417 (Ch. 2018-147) -SJ 764
S 1214 Child Exploitation
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1216 Public Records/Videotaped Statement of a Minor
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Rules
S 1226 Sentencing for Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
Last Action: 3/8/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2018-105) -SJ 912
S 1370 Trust Funds/Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Last Action: 3/1/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2018-115) -SJ 431
S 1442 Early Childhood Court Programs
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Appropriations
S 1484 Poll Workers
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Ethics and Elections
S 1502 Human Trafficking
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1548 Student Safety
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 495 (Ch. 2018-150)
S 1620 Florida Water Infrastructure Needs Solutions Task Force
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1628 Workplace Harassment
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in returning Messages
S 1688 Prohibited Acts in Connection With Obscene or Lewd Materials
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1718 Prescription Contraceptive Coverage
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1916 Public Records and Public Meetings
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Co-Introduced in 2018

S 66 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 88 High School Graduation Requirements
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in returning Messages
S 96 Human Trafficking Education in Schools
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Appropriations
S 116 Operation of Vehicles
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Transportation
S 118 Visitation of Schools by State Legislators
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 140 Marriage Licenses
Last Action: 3/26/2018 Chapter No. 2018-81
S 174 Coastal Management
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 210 India Independence Day/India Heritage Month
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8039 (Adopted) -SJ 786
S 264 Equal Rights for Men and Women
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Judiciary
S 286 Florida Slavery Memorial
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 67 (Ch. 2018-31) -SJ 371
S 358 Transportation Facility Designations/Senator Greg Evers Memorial Highway
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 382 (Ch. 2018-161)
S 434 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Pilot Project
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 462 Advanced Well Stimulation Treatment
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Appropriations
S 472 National Statuary Hall
Last Action: 3/21/2018 Chapter No. 2018-19
S 486 Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Transportation
S 538 State and Local Governmental Relations with The Government of Venezuela
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 359 (Ch. 2018-125) -SJ 785
S 546 Transmission of Disease Through Bodily Fluids
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Health Policy
S 550 Gulf of Mexico Range Complex
Last Action: 2/8/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 319 (Adopted) -SJ 315
S 586 Instructional Personnel Salaries
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Education
S 606 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 618 Subpoenas in Investigations of Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 3/8/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 581 (Ch. 2018-93) -SJ 930
S 696 Conversion Therapy
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Health Policy
S 800 Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages
S 890 Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1062 Jewish American Heritage Week
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8011 (Adopted) -SJ 366
S 1254 Early Learning
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1091 (Ch. 2018-136) -SJ 842
S 1430 Plea Agreements in Cases Involving Child Deaths
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1498 Dental Therapy
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Health Policy
S 1612 Airboat Regulation
Last Action: 3/8/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1211 (Ch. 2018-137) -SJ 922
S 1650 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103)
S 1884 Military and Veterans Affairs
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 29 (Ch. 2018-7), CS/CS/CS/HB 1073 (Ch. 2018-102) -SJ 543

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016

Other Public Service

Child Advocate
Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Board Member and Past Vice President
Broward County Crime Stoppers

Honors and Awards

The National 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 best selling author, "It's OK to Tell" memoir, "Lauren's Kingdom" children's book
EMMY nominated producer, 'Intimate Crimes' television special, 'Don't Miss the Signs' PSAs
EMMY winning storyteller, 'Out of Darkness, Into Light' television special
Gracie Award winning producer, 'Intimate Crimes'
Internationally Recognized Child Advocate: Newsweek Magazine, FOX News, Cosmopolitan Magazine, the Huffington Post, 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, and enjoying the sun and the sand at South Florida's beautiful beaches

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