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Plantation, FL 33324
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404 South Monroe Street
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 2019

S 58 Contempt and Disorderly Conduct Before a Legislative Committee
Last Action: 3/5/2019 CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 149
S 60 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 37
S 62 Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2019 CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 239
S 68 Transportation Disadvantaged
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 38
S 90 Early Childhood Courts
Last Action: 3/7/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 92 C-51 Reservoir Project
Last Action: 3/5/2019 CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time -SJ 149
S 100 Transportation Facility Designations
Last Action: 3/15/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 102 Recovery Residences
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 40
S 104 Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program
Last Action: 3/5/2019 CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 149
S 108 Regulation of Concealed Weapons Licenses
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 40
S 160 Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 174 Panic Alarms in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 45
S 184 Aging Programs
Last Action: 3/21/2019 In Messages
S 236 Public Records and Public Meetings
Last Action: 3/6/2019 Now in Rules
S 238 Sexual Misconduct
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 50
S 240 Sexual Harassment
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 50
S 540 Human Trafficking
Last Action: 3/14/2019 CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 240
S 646 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/7/2019 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 192
S 654 Transfers of Firearms
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 80
S 744 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 88
S 756 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 88
S 786 Public Records/Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders/Substance Use Disorder
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 90
S 788 Firearms
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 90
S 818 Mental Health
Last Action: 3/19/2019 Now in Judiciary
S 950 Statewide Medicaid Residency Program
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 106
S 1080 Hazing
Last Action: 3/21/2019 On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/26/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1082 Baby-changing Tables
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 115
S 1210 Ratification of Rules of the Department of Financial Services
Last Action: 3/20/2019 On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1214 Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect
Last Action: 3/20/2019 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
S 1218 Homelessness
Last Action: 3/20/2019 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
S 1220 Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 125
S 1268 Tiny Homes
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 128
S 1286 Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 129
S 1290 Clinics that Perform Abortions
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 129
S 1306 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Committee
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 130
S 1426 Victim Rights
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 142
S 1460 Stroke Centers
Last Action: 3/21/2019 CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 262
S 1492 Government-sponsored Recreation Programs
Last Action: 3/20/2019 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
S 1580 Workplace Sexual Harassment
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 206
S 1678 Trust Funds/Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Victim Trust Fund
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 216
S 1680 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Victim Family Compensation Fund Program
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 216
S 1682 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Victim Compensation Fund Program
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 216
S 1736 Student Elopement
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 220

Co-Introduced in 2019

S 66 Drinking Water in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/21/2019 On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/26/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 74 Single-subject Limitation for Constitution Revision Commission Proposals
Last Action: 3/21/2019 Placed on 3rd reading
S 76 Driving While Distracted
Last Action: 3/20/2019 On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 96 Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses
Last Action: 3/25/2019 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 146 Advanced Well Stimulation Treatment
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 43
S 186 Public Records/Victim of Mass Violence
Last Action: 3/21/2019 Placed on 3rd reading
S 248 Public Records/Civilian Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement Agency
Last Action: 3/21/2019 Placed on 3rd reading
S 332 Incarcerated Women
Last Action: 3/7/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 352 Shark Fins and Ray Parts
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 57
S 366 Infectious Disease Elimination Programs
Last Action: 3/22/2019 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/27/19, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 430 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 62
S 446 Coastal Management
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 474 Discrimination in Labor and Employment
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 66
S 476 Child Restraint Requirements
Last Action: 3/21/2019 On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 03/26/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 536 911 Services
Last Action: 3/21/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 572 Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children
Last Action: 3/19/2019 Now in Health Policy
S 682 Venezuela/Juan Guaidó
Last Action: 3/14/2019 Adopted -SJ 236
S 684 Dental Therapy
Last Action: 3/13/2019 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
S 804 Humanitarian Assistance/Government of Venezuela
Last Action: 3/7/2019 CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 192

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently

Minority (Democratic) Leader Pro Tempore, 2016-2018

Other Public Service

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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