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Plantation, FL 33324
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Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
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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

District 32 map

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2022

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Last Action: 12/2/2021 Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 65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

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

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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