2016-2018
Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto
Party: Republican
District 27 consisted of part of Lee county
Committee Assignments
- Rules, Chair
 - Judiciary, Vice Chair
 - Appropriations
 - Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
 - Health Policy (Assigned 3/21/2017-6/30/2017)
 - Regulated Industries
 - Joint Legislative Budget Commission
 
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2018 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
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                                    S 8
                                    Controlled Substances
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 21 (Ch. 2018-13) -SJ 799 - 
                                    S 140
                                    Marriage Licenses
Last Action: 3/26/2018 Chapter No. 2018-81 - 
                                    S 1340
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7021 (Ch. 2018-109) -SJ 449 - 
                                    S 1342
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7023 (Ch. 2018-110) -SJ 449 - 
                                    S 1344
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7025 (Ch. 2018-111) -SJ 449 - 
                                    S 1346
                                    Florida Statutes 
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7027 (Ch. 2018-112) -SJ 450 - 
                                    S 1398
                                    Florida ABLE Program Trust Fund/State Board of Administration
Last Action: 3/1/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2018-79) -SJ 433 - 
                                    S 1522
                                    Joint Session for Purpose of Receiving Governor's Message
Last Action: 1/9/2018 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 138 - 
                                    S 1524
                                    Adjourning and Reconvening of Legislature/2018 Regular Session
Last Action: 1/9/2018 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 138 - 
                                    S 1896
                                    Junior Leagues of Florida Day
Last Action: 1/24/2018 Adopted -SJ 217 - 
                                    S 1898
                                    Florida Gulf Coast University Day 
Last Action: 1/24/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8021 (Adopted) -SJ 217 - 
                                    S 1946
                                    Extension of 2018 Legislative Session
Last Action: 3/9/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HCR 1457 (Adopted) -SJ 1027 
Bills Co-Introduced
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                                    S 4
                                    Higher Education
Last Action: 3/12/2018 Chapter No. 2018-4 - 
                                    S 88
                                    High School Graduation Requirements
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in returning Messages - 
                                    S 210
                                    India Independence Day/India Heritage Month
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8039 (Adopted) -SJ 786 - 
                                    S 286
                                    Florida Slavery Memorial
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 67 (Ch. 2018-31) -SJ 371 - 
                                    S 538
                                    State and Local Governmental Relations with The Government of Venezuela
Last Action: 3/7/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 359 (Ch. 2018-125) -SJ 785 - 
                                    S 550
                                    Gulf of Mexico Range Complex
Last Action: 2/8/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 319 (Adopted) -SJ 315 - 
                                    S 1062
                                    Jewish American Heritage Week
Last Action: 2/21/2018 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8011 (Adopted) -SJ 366 - 
                                    S 1628
                                    Workplace Harassment
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Died in returning Messages - 
                                    S 1884
                                    Military and Veterans Affairs
Last Action: 3/2/2018 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 29 (Ch. 2018-7), CS/CS/CS/HB 1073 (Ch. 2018-102) -SJ 543 - 
                                    S 1940
                                    Public Records and Public Meetings/School Safety
Last Action: 3/9/2018 Chapter No. 2018-1, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7026 (Ch. 2018-3) 
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                                    S 8
                                    Controlled Substances
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2017 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
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                                    S 38
                                    Relief of L.T. by the State of Florida
Last Action: 4/27/2017 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 6511 (Ch. 2017-58) -SJ 514 - 
                                    S 500
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 4/5/2017 Chapter No. 2017-2 - 
                                    S 502
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 4/5/2017 Chapter No. 2017-3 - 
                                    S 504
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 4/5/2017 Chapter No. 2017-4 - 
                                    S 506
                                    Florida Statutes
Last Action: 4/5/2017 Chapter No. 2017-5 - 
                                    S 1528
                                    Joint Session for Purpose of Receiving Governor's Message
Last Action: 3/8/2017 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 171 - 
                                    S 1530
                                    Adjourning and Reconvening of Legislature/2017 Regular Session
Last Action: 3/9/2017 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 177 - 
                                    S 1762
                                    Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature
Last Action: 3/8/2017 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 171 - 
                                    S 1850
                                    Extension of 2017 Legislative Session
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 965 
Bills Co-Introduced
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                                    S 64
                                    State Park Fees
Last Action: 4/27/2017 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 185 (Ch. 2017-27) -SJ 515 - 
                                    S 78
                                    Public School Recess
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) - 
                                    S 128
                                    Self-defense Immunity
Last Action: 6/12/2017 Chapter No. 2017-72 - 
                                    S 176
                                    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7109 (Ch. 2017-36) - 
                                    S 196
                                    Judicial Resources
Last Action: 4/28/2017 Laid on Table -SJ 537 - 
                                    S 392
                                    High School Graduation Requirements
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died in Messages - 
                                    S 532
                                    Public Notification of Pollution
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1018 (Ch. 2017-95) - 
                                    S 662
                                    Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services - 
                                    S 852
                                    Human Trafficking
Last Action: 5/24/2017 Chapter No. 2017-23 - 
                                    S 920
                                    Groveland Four
Last Action: 4/27/2017 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HCR 631 (Adopted) -SJ 502 - 
                                    S 1440
                                    Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys/Florida School for Boys
Last Action: 4/26/2017 CS adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HR 1335 (Adopted) -SJ 473 - 
                                    S 1794
                                    Florida Gulf Coast University Day
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Died, not introduced, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8023 (Adopted) - 
                                    S 7006
                                    Direct-support Organization of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Last Action: 5/1/2017 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7097 (Ch. 2017-192) -SJ 601 
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                                    S 38
                                    Relief of L.T. by the State of Florida
 
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