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2022-2024

Senator Lauren Book

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 35

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Consists of part of Broward county

District 35 map

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2024

S 34 Termination of Pregnancies
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Health Policy
S 84 Transportation Facility Designations/Jimmy Buffett Highway
Last Action: 3/5/2024 Laid on Table, refer to HB 91 -SJ 689
S 86 Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection
Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-109
S 156 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Criminal Justice
S 254 Picketing or Protesting in or Near Health Care Facilities
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Criminal Justice
S 256 Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Health Policy
S 348 Insurance Rebate Program for Low-Income Seniors
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Banking and Insurance
S 358 Custodial Interrogations of Minors
Last Action: 11/13/2023 Withdrawn prior to introduction
S 442 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Judiciary
S 466 Victims of Criminal Offenses
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Criminal Justice
S 610 Domestic Violence Investigations
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Criminal Justice
S 1430 Social Media Protection for Minors
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Judiciary
S 1432 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died on Calendar
S 1434 Pretrial Intervention Programs
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Fiscal Policy
S 1438 Injustices Perpetuated Against the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee's Targets
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Judiciary
S 1604 Digital Voyeurism
Last Action: 3/1/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1389 -SJ 576
S 1826 Israel Day at the Capitol
Last Action: 2/29/2024 Adopted -SJ 530

Co-Introduced in 2024

S 24 Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 21 -SJ 621
S 62 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
Last Action: 3/6/2024 Ordered enrolled
S 126 Support for the State of Israel
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died, not introduced
S 148 Antisemitism
Last Action: 2/28/2024 Laid on Table, refer to HB 187 -SJ 486
S 172 Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1161 -SJ 655
S 186 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Committee
Last Action: 4/25/2024 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 236 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Ethics and Elections
S 248 Medical Negligence
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Fiscal Policy
S 350 Cold Case Murders
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 396 Holocaust Remembrance Day
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Messages
S 462 Excusal from Jury Service
Last Action: 2/14/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 461 -SJ 388
S 474 Public Records/Suicide Victims
Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-18
S 526 Title Fraud Prevention
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Community Affairs
S 528 Public Records/Title Fraud Prevention Pilot Program
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Fiscal Policy
S 544 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program
Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-89
S 556 Protection of Specified Adults
Last Action: 3/7/2024 Ordered enrolled
S 564 Young Adult Aftercare Services
Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-112
S 852 Interpersonal Violence Injunction Petitions
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 761 -SJ 641
S 1000 Public Records/Recording Notification Service
Last Action: 3/5/2024 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 285 -SJ 697
S 1008 Background Screening Requirements
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Fiscal Policy
S 1308 Postsecondary Students Who are Homeless or at Risk of Homelessness
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Education Postsecondary
S 1394 Community Mobile Support Teams
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Fiscal Policy
S 1522 Elections
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Died in Ethics and Elections
S 1688 Career-themed Courses
Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-119
S 1758 Individuals with Disabilities
Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-14

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 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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