
Minority (Democratic) Leader
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Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 424-6674
Senate VOIP: 43200
Legislative Assistants
Zoraida Druckman, Angel Gonzalez, and Sean LeHockeyTallahassee Office
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5032
Senate VOIP: 5032
2020-2022
Senator Lauren Book
Party: Democrat
Committee Assignments
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Vice Chair
- Regulated Industries, Vice Chair
- Appropriations
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- Health Policy
- Rules
- Joint Legislative Budget Commission
Bills Introduced
Introduced in 2022
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S 246
Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Commerce and Tourism -
S 248
Student Health Services
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Education -
S 250
Removing Memorializations of the Confederate States of America
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Community Affairs -
S 258
Racing Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Transportation -
S 278
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 298
Teacher Salaries
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Education -
S 348
Using Alternative Therapies to Treat Mental Health and Other Medical Conditions
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 374
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 376
Employment Protections
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 390
Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, refer to HB 235 -SJ 667 -
S 428
Elimination of Court-related Financial Obligations for Juveniles
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 628
Abortion Clinic Regulations
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 928
Town of Davie
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died, not introduced -
S 948
Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -
S 972
Offenses Against Elderly Persons or Disabled Adults
Last Action: 12/2/2021 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 65 -
S 992
Death Benefits
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 1050
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Banking and Insurance -
S 1452
Funding for Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 963 -SJ 676 -
S 1634
Prisoner Communication Services
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1640
Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -
S 1718
Cosmetic Animal Testing
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 1720
Sealing and Expunction of Criminal History Records
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1768
Statutes of Limitations
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1770
Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-40 -
S 1798
Sexually Related Offenses
Last Action: 3/8/2022 Ordered enrolled -SJ 736
Co-Introduced in 2022
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S 82
Relief of Kareem Hawari by the Osceola County School Board
Last Action: 2/23/2022 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 6513 -SJ 444 -
S 168
Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 170
Public Records/Lottery Winners
Last Action: 2/17/2022 Laid on Table, refer to HB 159 -SJ 421 -
S 172
Courtroom Animal Advocates
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 174
Trade
Last Action: 3/15/2022 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -
S 214
Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 236
Children with Developmental Delays
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-24 -
S 262
Damages Recoverable by Parents of an Adult Child in Medical Negligence Actions
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 282
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Last Action: 3/11/2022 Chapter No. 2022-13 -
S 292
Newborn Screenings
Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-25 -
S 302
Recognizing Veteran Suicide
Last Action: 2/16/2022 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 384 -
S 308
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Criminal Justice -
S 332
Residential Swimming Pool Safety
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Regulated Industries -
S 334
Sale or Transfer of Ammunition
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 370
Offenses Against Firefighters
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 412
State Medicaid Plan
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Health Policy -
S 414
Family Caregiver Certified Nursing Assistant Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -
S 420
Animal Abuse
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 444
Indecent, Lewd, or Lascivious Touching
Last Action: 3/10/2022 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 812 -
S 466
Military Corpsmen and Medics of Florida (MCMF) Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Messages -
S 480
Required Instruction in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 482
Victims of Reform School Abuse
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -
S 490
Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 498
Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Messages -
S 560
Recovery for Wrongful Death
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 600
Upgrades to Education Facilities as Emergency Shelters
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -
S 664
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Workers’ Compensation for Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 788
Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 792
Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -
S 810
Education
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Education -
S 898
Lodging Standards
Last Action: 3/11/2022 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 819 -
S 902
Solidarity with the Cuban People
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died, not introduced -
S 1012
Victims of Crimes
Last Action: 5/12/2022 Chapter No. 2022-106 -
S 1054
Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/22/2022 Chapter No. 2022-17 -
S 1106
Domestic Violence and Parental Responsibility Determinations
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Judiciary -
S 1158
Home Kitchen Operations
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations -
S 1188
Community Violence Intervention and Prevention
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -
S 1408
Grandparent Visitation Rights
Last Action: 3/9/2022 Laid on Table, refer to HB 1119 -SJ 741 -
S 1530
State Contracting
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 1550
Public Records/Autopsy Reports of Minors
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -
S 1682
Transportation Facility Designations/98 Points of Light Road
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, refer to HB 1469 -SJ 667 -
S 1708
Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1577 -SJ 666 -
S 1830
Background Screenings
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Media
Press Releases
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Senator Lauren Book Files Resolution to Honor Town of Davie for Induction into Elite Preservation Program
November 16, 2021 -
Leader Lauren Book Files Bill to Protect Students with Disabilities from Being Unsafely Restrained
October 4, 2021 -
Leader Book and Representative Smith File Bill to Eliminate “Panic Defense” Attacks on LGBTQIA+ Individuals
September 29, 2021 -
Leader Book, Representative Woodson File Bill Ensuring Paid Leave in Cases of Stillbirth
September 29, 2021
Publications
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The Book Report: Week of February 17, 2020 [pdf] 2/24/2020
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The Book Report: Week of February 3, 2020 [pdf] 2/11/2020
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The Book Report: Week of January 27, 2020 [pdf] 2/3/2020
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The Book Report: Start of Session Newsletter [pdf] 1/27/2020
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
Other Public Service
- Statewide Council on Human Trafficking Direct-Support Organization Board of Directors, Appointee
- 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: |
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Born: | 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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