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967 Nob Hill Road
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 424-6674
Senate VOIP: 43200

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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: 1/25/2019 Now in Criminal Justice
S 60 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 1/8/2019 Now in Finance and Tax
S 62 Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 12/13/2018 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 68 Transportation Disadvantaged
Last Action: 12/13/2018 Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
S 90 Early Childhood Courts
Last Action: 1/25/2019 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 92 C-51 Reservoir Project
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 100 Transportation Facility Designations
Last Action: 12/13/2018 Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
S 102 Recovery Residences
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Now in Health Policy
S 104 Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program
Last Action: 2/20/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 108 Regulation of Concealed Weapons Licenses
Last Action: 1/10/2019 Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations
S 160 Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials
Last Action: 2/13/2019 Now in Judiciary
S 174 Panic Alarms in Public Schools
Last Action: 1/10/2019 Referred to Education; Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations
S 184 Aging Programs
Last Action: 2/20/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 236 Public Records and Public Meetings
Last Action: 2/13/2019 Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 238 Sexual Misconduct
Last Action: 1/22/2019 Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 240 Sexual Harassment
Last Action: 1/22/2019 Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 540 Human Trafficking
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Now in Community Affairs
S 646 Child Welfare
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 654 Transfers of Firearms
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 744 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
S 756 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 786 Public Records/Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders/Substance Use Disorder
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 788 Firearms
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 818 Mental Health
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations
S 950 Statewide Medicaid Residency Program
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 1080 Hazing
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Referred to Criminal Justice; Education; Appropriations
S 1082 Baby-changing Tables
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Referred to Community Affairs; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
S 1210 Ratification of Rules of the Department of Financial Services
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Filed
S 1214 Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Filed
S 1218 Homelessness
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Filed
S 1220 Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Filed
S 1268 Tiny Homes
Last Action: 2/21/2019 Filed
S 1286 Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims
Last Action: 2/21/2019 Filed
S 1290 Clinics that Perform Abortions
Last Action: 2/21/2019 Filed
S 1306 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Committee
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Filed

Co-Introduced in 2019

S 66 Drinking Water in Public Schools
Last Action: 12/13/2018 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 74 Single-subject Limitation for Constitution Revision Commission Proposals
Last Action: 2/6/2019 Now in Rules
S 76 Driving While Distracted
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
S 96 Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses
Last Action: 2/13/2019 Now in Judiciary
S 146 Advanced Well Stimulation Treatment
Last Action: 1/10/2019 Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations
S 186 Public Records/Victim of Mass Violence
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Now in Rules
S 332 Incarcerated Women
Last Action: 2/13/2019 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 352 Shark Fins and Ray Parts
Last Action: 1/25/2019 Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 366 Infectious Disease Elimination Programs
Last Action: 2/22/2019 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S 430 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 2/1/2019 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
S 446 Coastal Management
Last Action: 2/1/2019 Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
S 474 Discrimination in Labor and Employment
Last Action: 2/8/2019 Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
S 684 Dental Therapy
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 804 Humanitarian Assistance/Government of Venezuela
Last Action: 2/15/2019 Referred to Judiciary; Rules

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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