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2020-2022

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 2021

S 96 Child Welfare
Last Action: 2/25/2021 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
S 192 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 12/15/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 234 Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
Last Action: 3/1/2021 On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
S 236 Pretrial Detention
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 238 Medicaid Eligibility
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 240 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 242 Student Health Services
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 244 Targets of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 and 1965
Last Action: 12/21/2020 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
S 588 Conservation Area Designations/Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Now in Appropriations
S 716 Consent for Pelvic Examinations
Last Action: 1/28/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
S 718 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action: 1/28/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
S 806 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
S 812 Human Trafficking
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
S 828 Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Now in Judiciary
S 946 Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 948 Child Welfare
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 950 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
S 1022 Immunization Standards for Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 2/10/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
S 1096 Screening of Summer Camp Personnel
Last Action: 2/10/2021 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 1100 Child Welfare
Last Action: 2/10/2021 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 1116 Removing Memorializations of the Confederate States of America
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
S 1170 Sales of Ammunition
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 1172 Public Records/Buyer or Transferee/Ammunition
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 1232 Death Benefits
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations
S 1242 Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 1244 Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 1248 Racing Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 1266 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Day
Last Action: 2/12/2021 Filed
S 1328 Vulnerable Victims and Witnesses
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
S 1368 Parental Leave for State Employees
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
S 1508 Public Records
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1514 Bullying in Public K-12 Educational Institutions
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1516 Recovery Residences
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1518 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1530 Victims of Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1532 Child Support
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1534 Sexual Battery
Last Action: 2/22/2021 Filed
S 1806 Public Records/Court Records
Last Action: 2/26/2021 Filed
S 1856 Firearms
Last Action: 2/26/2021 Filed
S 1888 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Last Action: 2/26/2021 Filed
S 1920 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/1/2021 Filed
S 1934 Health Care Practitioner Discipline
Last Action: 3/1/2021 Filed
S 1936 Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements
Last Action: 3/1/2021 Filed

Co-Introduced in 2021

S 200 Student Retention
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
S 370 Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines
Last Action: 1/11/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations; Rules
S 388 Injured Police Canines
Last Action: 3/1/2021 On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
S 452 Law Enforcement Officer Body and Vehicle Dash Cameras
Last Action: 1/15/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
S 650 Tethering of Domestic Dogs and Cats
Last Action: 2/26/2021 On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/21, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
S 674 Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing
Last Action: 1/28/2021 Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

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:	University of Miami, B.A., Elementary Education and Creative Writing, 2008 University of Miami, M.S., Community Psychology and Social Change, 2012
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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