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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 2021

S 192 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 12/15/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 234 Sexual Offender Registration
Last Action: 1/26/2021 CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
S 236 Pretrial Detention
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 238 Medicaid Eligibility
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 240 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 242 Student Health Services
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 244 Targets of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 and 1965
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
S 588 Conservation Area Designations/Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area
Last Action: 1/25/2021 On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/01/21, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
S 716 Consent for Pelvic Examinations
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Filed
S 718 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Filed
S 806 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 1/26/2021 Filed
S 812 Human Trafficking
Last Action: 1/26/2021 Filed
S 828 Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Last Action: 1/26/2021 Filed

Co-Introduced in 2021

S 452 Law Enforcement Officer Body and Vehicle Dash Cameras
Last Action: 1/15/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
S 650 Tethering of Domestic Dogs and Cats
Last Action: 1/14/2021 Filed

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently

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., 2008 University of Miami, M.S., 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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