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2715 North Australian Avenue
Suite 105
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 650-6880
Senate VOIP: 43000

Legislative Assistants

Tomas Alcala, Nazbi Chowdhury, and Marian Dozier

Tallahassee Office

214 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5030
Senate VOIP: 5030

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Senator Bobby Powell

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 30

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2010 Census Demographic Profile (pdf)

Consists of part of Palm Beach county

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2019

S 196 Office of Public Counsel
Last Action: 3/26/2019 Now in Rules
S 462 Judicial Process
Last Action: 4/3/2019 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 91 -SJ 308
S 498 Fire Safety and Prevention
Last Action: 3/12/2019 Now in Rules
S 836 Public Records/Public Shelter During an Emergency
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 94
S 838 Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services
Last Action: 4/24/2019 CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 452
S 840 Internship Tax Credit Program
Last Action: 3/21/2019 Withdrawn from further consideration
S 850 Prosecuting Children as Adults
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 95
S 870 Detention of Children
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 96
S 876 Direct Filing of an Information
Last Action: 4/17/2019 Now in Appropriations
S 912 Florida Complete Count Committee
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 104
S 946 Background Screening
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 106
S 976 Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 108
S 1060 Specialty License Plates/Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 113
S 1062 Fees/Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society License Plate
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 113
S 1228 FAMU Day
Last Action: 2/19/2019 Filed
S 1230 Permanently Restore Free and Fair Elections
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 126
S 1326 Incarcerated Women with Newborn Children
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 132
S 1408 Opportunity Zones
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 139
S 1418 Mental Health
Last Action: 4/24/2019 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19
S 1424 Small Business Microfinancing
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 141
S 1556 Defamation
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 204
S 1644 Instructional Personnel and Educational Support Employee Salaries
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 213
S 1724 Student Discipline
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 219
S 1786 Florida Working Families Tax Rebate Program
Last Action: 3/13/2019 Introduced -SJ 224

Co-Introduced in 2019

S 426 Firefighters
Last Action: 4/24/2019 Ordered enrolled -SJ 469
S 430 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 62
S 438 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 63
S 682 Venezuela/Juan Guaidó
Last Action: 3/14/2019 Adopted -SJ 236
S 804 Humanitarian Assistance/Government of Venezuela
Last Action: 4/24/2019 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19
S 1386 Elections
Last Action: 3/5/2019 Introduced -SJ 137
S 1460 Stroke Centers
Last Action: 4/25/2019 In Messages
S 1844 Federal Disaster Relief and Recovery
Last Action: 4/10/2019 Adopted -SJ 339

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently
House of Representatives, 2012-2016

Other Public Service

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, Chairman

Honors and Awards

Appreciation Award, Palm Beach County League of Cities, 2014
Freshman Legislative Appreciation Award, Palm Beach County League of Cities, 2013
Distinguished Alumni Award, Palm Beach County Chapter of the FAMU Alumni Association
Call to Action Award, Democratic Black Caucus of Florida
The Voice of Commercial Construction, Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
Friend of Industry Award, Trust & Wealth Management
South Florida’s Most Influential Black Business Leaders, Legacy Magazine, 2012
Palm Beach County Planning Congress, Ethics Seminar, Keynote Presenter, 2012
Founder's Award, Inner-City Youth Golfers' Association, 2011

Affiliations

American Institute of Certified Planners
American Planning Association
Leadership Palm Beach County Alumni Relations Board
Urban League of PBC New Community Development Board, Member
Martin Luther King, Jr. Coordinating Committee, Member and Business Manager
Palm Beach County Caucus of Black Elected Officials, Associate Member
Palm Beach County Chapter of FAMU Alumni Association, Member
Salvation Army Northwest Community Center Advisory Board, Member

Biographical Information

Occupation:	Planner and Project Manager, Urban Design Kilday Studios
Education:	Florida State University, M.S.P., Urban and Regional Planning, 2006 Florida A&M University, B.S., Journalism/Public Relations, magna cum laude, 2003 Leadership Palm Beach County, Graduate, 2011
Born:	in West Palm Beach, Florida
Religious Affiliation:	Methodist; Member of Christian Temple A.M.E. Church, West Palm Beach
Recreation:	Reading, exercising, spending time with family, participating in activities across the district

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