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2008-2010

Senator Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr.

Minority (Democratic) Leader

Party: Democrat

District 6 consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla counties and parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon, Madison counties

Committee Assignments

General Government Appropriations, Vice Chair
Banking and Insurance
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Health Regulation
Reapportionment
Rules
Select Committee on Florida's Inland Waters (Assigned and Vice Chair 10/21/2009-11/2/2010)
Select Committee on Florida's Economy (Assigned 6/14/2010-11/2/2010)
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining (Assigned 2/2/2010-3/20/2010 and 2/9/2009-5/1/2009)
Joint Legislative Budget Commission
Policy and Steering Committee on Social Responsibility (Assigned and Vice Chair 11/18/2008-12/8/2008)
Policy and Steering Committee on Governmental Operations
Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means

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2010C Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced

No bills introduced.
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 2C Ban of Exploration of Oil in Territorial Seas [EPSC]
  Last Action: 7/20/2010 Introduced -SJ 00002; Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 00002; Died in Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
2010 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 24 Relief/Hoffman & Weiss/City of Tallahassee
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 28 Relief/Eddie Weekley/Charlotte Williams/APD
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 40 Relief/Marissa Amora/DCFS
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 180 Ray Charles Memorial Parkway/Madison County [CPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 29 (Ch. 2010-231)
- S 1002 Medicaid [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Health Regulation
- S 1406 Taxation [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2126 (Ch. 2010-24)
- S 1482 Florida Sigma Zeta Day
  Last Action: 3/16/2010 Introduced -SJ 00253; Read 2nd time -SJ 00254; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9015 (Adopted) -SJ 00254
- S 1610 Gretchen Evans Memorial Bridge/Wakulla County [CPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2010-230)
- S 1612 Office of Supplier Diversity/DMS [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/27/2010 Chapter No. 2010-103
- S 1714 Litigation [SPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 1764 Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 1904 Saltwater Products Licenses/Residents 65 or Older [EPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
- S 1916 Standards of Conduct [GPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Rules -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 2142 Medicaid Postpartum Benefits [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Health and Human Services Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 2146 Physical Therapy [SPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 2468 Florida Retirement System/Credible Service Years [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 2504 Hospital-based Physicians [SPSC]
  Last Action: 4/16/2010 Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00635; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00635
- S 2564 Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree Program/FAMU [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Higher Education
- S 2778 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball Team
  Last Action: 3/18/2010 Introduced -SJ 00262; Read 2nd time -SJ 00263; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9021 (Adopted) -SJ 00263
- S 2822 FSU Day
  Last Action: 4/6/2010 Introduced -SJ 00423; Read 2nd time -SJ 00423; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9057 (Adopted) -SJ 00423
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 12 Relief/Stephen Hall/DOT [WPSC]
  Last Action: 6/11/2010 Chapter No. 2010-234
- S 140 School Food Service Programs [SPSC]
  Last Action: 6/3/2010 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2010-183
- S 154 Workplace Safety [CPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
- S 244 Heather's Law/Cellular Telephone Use in Vehicles [CPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
- S 340 Sealing Criminal History Records [GPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Messages
- S 602 Contamination Notification/Site Rehabilitation [EPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Messages
- S 708 Disposition of Human Remains [CPSC]
  Last Action: 4/30/2010 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1152 (Ch. 2010-125)
- S 896 Treatment of Diabetes [SPSC]
  Last Action: 4/23/2010 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00792; Amendment(s) adopted (244252, 193452) -SJ 00792; Substituted CS/CS/HB 747 -SJ 00792; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 747 (Ch. 2010-57) -SJ 00792
- S 1116 Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Day
  Last Action: 3/18/2010 Introduced -SJ 00263; Read 2nd time -SJ 00263; Adopted -SJ 00263
- S 1666 Unemployment Compensation [WPSC]
  Last Action: 3/2/2010 Introduced, referred to Commerce; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00115; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/16/10, 1:30 pm, 401-S; CS by Commerce; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00164; CS read 1st time on 03/02/10 -SJ 00159; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00164; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 02/17/10, 1:00 pm, 412-K; CS/CS by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 00164; CS read 1st time on 03/02/10 -SJ 00159; Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00165; Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00005; Substituted CS/HB 7033 -SJ 00006; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7033 (Ch. 2010-1), CS/CS/SB 1736 (Ch. 2010-90) -SJ 00006
- S 2126 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/22/2010 Approved by Governor -SJ 00753; Chapter No. 2010-24
- S 2288 Legislative and Congressional District Boundaries [GPSC]
  Last Action: 4/28/2010 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00941; Amendment(s) adopted (476040) -SJ 00941; Substituted HJR 7231 -SJ 00942; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HJR 7231 (Passed) -SJ 00942
- S 2748 Senator James E. "Jim" King, Jr., Committee Room
  Last Action: 3/2/2010 Introduced -SJ 00002; Read 2nd time -SJ 00002; Adopted -SJ 00002
- S 2780 Major General Douglas Burnett/Adjutant General
  Last Action: 3/16/2010 Introduced -SJ 00253; Read 2nd time -SJ 00253; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9093 (Adopted) -SJ 00253
2009B Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 2B Transportation [EPSC]
  Last Action: 12/8/2009 Died in Committee on Transportation, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1-B (Ch. 2009-271)
Bills Co-Introduced

No bills co-introduced.
2009 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 24 Relief/Eddie Weekley/Charlotte Williams/APD [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 26 Relief/Dennis Darling, Sr., and Wendy Smith/FSU [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 64 Relief/Karen W. Stripling/DOE [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 66 Relief/Hoffman & Weiss/City of Tallahassee [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on The Special Master on Claim Bills
- S 1170 Fla. & Caribbean Chapter/Special Libraries Assoc.
  Last Action: 3/24/2009 Introduced -SJ 00240; Read 2nd time -SJ 00240; Adopted -SJ 00240
- S 1374 Community Action Day/March 24, 2009
  Last Action: 3/24/2009 Introduced -SJ 00237; Read 2nd time -SJ 00238; Adopted; See also HR 9029 (Adopted) -SJ 00238
- S 1480 Minority Business Recertification [GPSC]
  Last Action: 4/22/2009 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted HB 319 -SJ 00454; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 319 (Ch. 2009-83) -SJ 00454
- S 1482 Florida Retirement System/Regular Class Members [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 1484 Florida Retirement System [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 1486 Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 1488 Pub. Rec./Phone Numbers & Records/Agency Personnel [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
- S 1504 State Group Insurance Program [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1506 Legislative Members and Employees/Gift Ban [GPSC]
  Last Action: 3/26/2009 Unfavorable by Ethics and Elections, laid on Table; YEAS 1 NAYS 7 -SJ 00253
- S 1508 Juvenile Proceedings/Mental Competency [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
- S 1510 Excise Tax on Documents [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary
- S 1926 Health Care Provider/Inactive Licenses [SPSC]
  Last Action: 4/24/2009 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/HB 873 -SJ 00586; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 873 (Ch. 2009-45) -SJ 00586
- S 1930 Early Voting Sites/Supervisor of Elections [GPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
- S 2176 Discrimination in the Treatment of Persons [EPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 2430 Taxation of Documents [WPSC]
  Last Action: 6/10/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-131; See also CS/SB 1750 (Ch. 2009-68)
- S 2524 Homestead Property Foreclosure Actions [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
- S 2662 Emergency Health Care Providers [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation
- S 2686 Litigation [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary
- S 2704 Taxation and Assessments for Homestead Property [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs
- S 2742 Floridian of the Century/Governor LeRoy Collins
  Last Action: 4/22/2009 Introduced -SJ 00445; Read 2nd time -SJ 00446; Adopted; See also HR 9099 (Adopted) -SJ 00446
- S 2776 Drowsy Driver Prevention Week/September 1-7, 2009
  Last Action: 4/22/2009 Introduced -SJ 00448; Read 2nd time -SJ 00448; Adopted; See also HR 9137 (Adopted) -SJ 00448
- S 2780 Leonard Hamilton
  Last Action: 4/23/2009 Introduced -SJ 00474; Read 2nd time -SJ 00474; Adopted -SJ 00474
- S 2782 Sue Semrau
  Last Action: 4/23/2009 Introduced -SJ 00474; Read 2nd time -SJ 00474; Adopted -SJ 00474
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 102 Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Day
  Last Action: 3/24/2009 Introduced -SJ 00238; Read 2nd time -SJ 00238; Adopted -SJ 00238
- S 150 Department of Transportation/Leases [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Transportation
- S 198 Firefighter Memorial Flag [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/27/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-52
- S 344 Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/6/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-32 -SJ 01494
- S 556 Medicaid Program/Low-Income Pool Council [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/24/2009 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/HB 285 -SJ 00587; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 285 (Ch. 2009-42) -SJ 00587
- S 662 NAACP Day
  Last Action: 4/23/2009 Introduced -SJ 00474; Read 2nd time -SJ 00475; Adopted; See also HR 9019 (Adopted), HR 9141 (Adopted) -SJ 00475
- S 918 Florida Kidcare Program [SPSC]
  Last Action: 6/2/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-113
- S 960 Civil Remedies Against Insurers [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
- S 962 Insurance [CPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
- S 1008 Equal Rights for Men and Women [SPSC]
  Last Action: 5/2/2009 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary
- S 1310 Tax Credits/Nonprofit Scholarship-funding Orgs. [WPSC]
  Last Action: 4/27/2009 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/HB 453 -SJ 00631; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 453 (Ch. 2009-108) -SJ 00631
- S 2134 1958 Matthew Gilbert High School Panthers Football
  Last Action: 4/22/2009 Introduced -SJ 00446; Read 2nd time -SJ 00446; Adopted -SJ 00446
- S 2282 First-responder Services [CPSC]
  Last Action: 6/16/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-191
- S 2726 OPPAGA/Reconfirmation/Gary R. VanLandingham [WPSC]
  Last Action: 5/5/2009 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 01495
- S 2800 Mallory E. Horne
  Last Action: 4/16/2009 Introduced -SJ 00359; Read 2nd time -SJ 00360; Adopted -SJ 00360

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2008-2010

Senator Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr.

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