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1715 E. Tiffany Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 650-6880

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Parnel Auguste, Willie Miller, and Devonique Taylor

Tallahassee Office

216 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5024
Senate VOIP: 5024

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2024-2026

Senator Mack Bernard

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2025

S 96 Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville
Last Action: 4/28/2025 Laid on Table, refer to HB 6521 -SJ 593
S 382 Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units
Last Action: 3/26/2025 CS by Judiciary read 1st time
S 828 Temporary Cash Assistance Eligibility
Last Action: 3/4/2025 Introduced
S 956 Candidate Qualifying
Last Action: 3/4/2025 Introduced
S 958 Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Ordered enrolled
S 960 Elevator Accessibility Requirements
Last Action: 3/19/2025 Now in Community Affairs
S 964 Parole
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 181 -SJ 613
S 974 Access to Testing of Tabulating Equipment
Last Action: 3/4/2025 Introduced
S 976 Court-appointed Psychologists
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 901 -SJ 613
S 980 Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program
Last Action: 3/11/2025 Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
S 982 Candidate Qualifying
Last Action: 3/19/2025 CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
S 1560 Public Records/Florida Commission on Human Relations
Last Action: 3/10/2025 Introduced
S 1642 High-speed Broadband Development Incentives
Last Action: 3/10/2025 Introduced

Co-Introduced in 2025

S 80 State Land Management
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 209 -SJ 864
S 168 Mental Health
Last Action: 4/30/2025 In returning messages
S 274 Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way
Last Action: 3/27/2025 In Messages
S 304 Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
Last Action: 4/9/2025 In Messages
S 308 Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence
Last Action: 3/4/2025 Introduced
S 356 Holocaust Remembrance Day
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Ordered enrolled
S 466 Florida Museum of Black History
Last Action: 4/9/2025 In Messages
S 540 Disability History and Awareness Instruction
Last Action: 4/28/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 447 -SJ 587
S 1212 Firefighter Health and Safety
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 929 -SJ 863
S 1582 Elections
Last Action: 3/10/2025 Introduced
S 1714 Local Housing Assistance Plans
Last Action: 4/10/2025 Now in Rules
S 1856 Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson
Last Action: 3/12/2025 Adopted

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2024
House of Representatives, 2009-2012

Other Public Service

Palm Beach County Commissioner, 2016-2024
- Mayor, 2018-2019
- Vice Mayor, 2017-2018
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, 2016-2024
- Chair, 2017-2018
- Vice Chair, 2017-2018
Palm Beach County Homeless Advisory Board, Chair, 2016-2024
Finance, Tax & Administration (FTA) Policy Committee, Florida Association of Counties, 2016-2020
- Chair, 2019-2020
- Vice Chair, 2018-2019
Florida Elections Commission, Commissioner, 2014-2015
Delray Beach City Commissioner, 2008-2009
- Deputy Vice Mayor, 2009
Traffic Hearing Officer, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 2008
Delray Beach Code Enforcement Board, 2007-2008

Honors and Awards

Housing Hero of the Year, Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County, 2023
Finance Chair, Leadership Florida, 2022-2023
Leadership Award, National Haitian American Elected Officials Network (NHAEON), 2019
Vanguard Award, Mosaic Group, 2018
Public Official of the Year, Legacy Miami, 2018
Trailblazer Award, My Teacher, My Hero, 2018
Appreciation Award, Haitian Evangelical Crusade Association, Inc., 2018
Community Champion Award, NHAEON, 2018
Appreciation Award, Association of Haitian Educators of Dade Inc., 2018
Distinguished Advocate Award, Florida Chamber, 2011-2012
Champion of Business Award, Associated Industries of Florida, 2012

Affiliations

The Florida Bar, Member
Leadership Florida, Cornerstone Class 38
Palm Beach County Democratic Party
Leadership Delray, 2007-2008

Biographical Information

Occupation:	Attorney
Spouse:	Shawn Bernard of San Francisco, CA
Children:	Macall, Mackenna, Kennedy
Education:	Florida State University, B.S., Political Science and Criminal Justice, 1997 University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2002 University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2003
Born:	in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moved to Florida in 1986.
Religious Affiliation:	Seventh-day Adventist
Recreation:	Weightlifting, running, cooking

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