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Plantation, FL 33324
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Senate VOIP: 43200

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Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
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2018-2020
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2018-2020

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 2020

S 36 Broward Health/Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Last Action: 2/19/2020 Adopted -SJ 317
S 38 State Symbols
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 42 Donor Human Milk Bank Services
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 44 Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims
Last Action: 8/2/2019 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 7
S 48 Declawing of Cats
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
S 54 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
S 58 Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program
Last Action: 2/12/2020 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 177 -SJ 266
S 60 Bill Affecting Access to Abortion Services/Passage of Bills
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 64 Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 68 Homelessness
Last Action: 3/9/2020 Laid on Table, refer to HB 163 -SJ 547
S 70 Alert Systems in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/10/2020 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 653
S 74 Targets of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 and 1965
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 76 Transportation Disadvantaged
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
S 80 Aggravated Child Abuse
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 84 Sexual Battery
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 94 Transfers of Firearms
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 232 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 234 Student Health Services
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Education
S 236 Early Childhood Courts
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 238 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 460 Sales of Ammunition
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 462 Public Records/Buyer or Transferee/Ammunition
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 496 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S 650 Student Elopement
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Education
S 668 Recreation Programs
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
S 674 Immunization Standards for Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 698 Reproductive Health
Last Action: 3/12/2020 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 837
S 788 Emergency Preparedness
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 796 Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 870 Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1026 Transportation Facility Designations/Sergeant Tracy Vickers Memorial Expressway
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 1028 Survivors of Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1184 Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1226 Punitive Damages
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1228 Amusement Rides
Last Action: 3/12/2020 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1275 -SJ 775
S 1342 Court-ordered Expunction and Sealing of Certain Records
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1368 Human Trafficking Prevention
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 1470 Informed Consent
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1472 Public Safety Communications Systems
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 1480 Limitation on Terms of Office for Members of a District School Board
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Ethics and Elections
S 1620 Public Records/Court Records
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1622 Firearms
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Infrastructure and Security
S 1628 Holocaust Education
Last Action: 3/10/2020 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1213 -SJ 635
S 1644 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
S 1754 Limitation of Actions Against Crisis Shelters
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Community Affairs

Co-Introduced in 2020

S 46 Eye Care for Newborns and Infants
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Banking and Insurance
S 78 Transportation-related Facility Designations
Last Action: 3/12/2020 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 833
S 88 Child Care Facilities
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Messages
S 90 Discrimination in Labor and Employment
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 98 Medical Marijuana Identification Cards for Service-disabled Veterans
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Health Policy
S 120 Naloxone in Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
S 122 Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/5/2020 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 43 -SJ 421
S 154 Human Trafficking Education in Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Messages
S 158 Child Restraint Requirements
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
S 168 Drinking Water in Public Schools
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
S 206 Prohibited Discrimination
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 220 Abandoned Cemeteries
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Messages
S 484 First Responder Property Tax Exemption
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Finance and Tax
S 538 Emergency Reporting
Last Action: 3/12/2020 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 843
S 680 Shark Fins
Last Action: 3/12/2020 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 828
S 684 Expunction of Criminal History Records
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 752 Emergency Sheltering of Persons with Pets
Last Action: 3/5/2020 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 705 -SJ 419
S 882 Heat Illness Prevention
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Agriculture
S 1006 Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Appropriations
S 1044 Animal Cruelty
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Rules
S 1886 Grandparent Visitation Rights
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary
S 1916 Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
Last Action: 2/26/2020 Adopted -SJ 335

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently

Minority (Democratic) Leader Pro Tempore, 2016-2018

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, Creative Writing, 2008 University of Miami, M.S., Education, 2012
Born:	October 12 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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