
Democratic Leader Pro Tempore
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Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 424-6674
Senate VOIP: 43200
Legislative Assistants
Zoraida Druckman and John PiskadloTallahassee Office
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5032
Senate VOIP: 5032
Senator Lauren Book
Party: Democrat
Committee Assignments
- Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources, Chair
- Appropriations
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- Education
- Environmental Preservation and Conservation
- Health Policy
- Rules
District 32
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- Poster Size (pdf)
Consists of part of Broward county
Bills Introduced
Introduced in 2018
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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, refer to CS/CS/HB 937 -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Last Action: 8/25/2017 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 22 -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, refer to HB 53 -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, refer to CS/HB 63 -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, refer to HB 185 -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Last Action: 11/1/2017 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 55 -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 -
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 -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, refer to CS/HB 417 -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, refer to CS/HB 1301 -SJ 912 -
S 1370
Trust Funds/Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Last Action: 3/1/2018 Laid on Table, refer to HB 7051 -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 -
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
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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 -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, refer to HB 67 -SJ 371 -
S 358
Transportation Facility Designations/Senator Greg Evers Memorial Highway
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages -
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, refer to HB 359 -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 -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, refer to CS/HB 581 -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 -SJ 366 -
S 1254
Early Learning
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1091 -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, refer to CS/CS/HB 1211 -SJ 922 -
S 1650
Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in Messages -
S 1884
Military and Veterans Affairs
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 29 -SJ 543
Media
Press Releases
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Senator Lauren Book Files Legislation to Require Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities to Have Working Generators
September 15, 2017 -
Senator Lauren Book to Present $654,491 Appropriation to Protect Florida Jewish Day School Students
September 1, 2017 -
Senator Book to Present $500,000 Appropriation to Combat Maternal Opioid Addiction
August 22, 2017 -
Senator Book to Present $1.5 Million to Plantation Fire Department
August 9, 2017
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: |
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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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