UPDATE: Oppose Senate Bill 234
THIS BILL SAILED THROUGH THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITHOUT OPPOSITION AND UNANIMOUSLY.
On Monday, February 15, 2021, the Senate Judiciary committee will consider Senate Bill 234. It is item number 3 on their agenda.
Among other things, this bill introduced by Senator Lauren Book would change the definition of “day” to mean part of any calendar day. Therefore, as written, anywhere you are physically present 4 or more times a year would technically have to be registered within 48 hours.
Visit your parent’s home once a week for dinner? Play cards at a friend’s house once a month? Stop in for coffee at a neighbors’ once every few weeks? Use the same barber?… You’d be registering them all.
Senator Book could have easily clarified the confusion in the language of the bill to state, “a Day means any Calendar Day that includes a 24 hour period”, but she chose, “A day includes any part of a calendar day.” Any part of a calendar day can be one minute! If you sit at a bus stop for 5 minutes on your way to work have you spent a day there? Do you now need to change your transient address?
This Bill was intended to clarify but it only makes things more confusing! Senator Book’s proposal to redefine the meaning of day is ridiculous! It must be stopped.
We call on our members to contact the Senate Judiciary via email and telephone and ask them to OPPOSE SENATE BILL 234 when they meet this coming Monday!
The Senators on the Judiciary Committee can be found here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/JU/ click on their names for contact information.
For quick reference:
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5024 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5006 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5012 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5021 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5005 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5001 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5017 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5029 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5027 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5019 |
| [email protected] | (850) 487-5033 |
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I don’t live in Florida anymore and I made my voice heard along with telling people I know who still reside in Florida to oppose these bills. Please don’t camp out a Lauren’s residence it’ll make things worse.
Agreed 10000%. Please don’t say these stupidities when contacting legislators. It will come off as threatening and crazy.
Very true Brandon.. making the “Books” mad makes things worse for floridians on the registry. Also what about the insane amount of floridians that get arrested for a sex crime for the 1st time on a weekly basis knowing full well the consequences & only continue to feed the fire of the registry to trickle down and causes more restrictions.
Clicked on the linked and looked through the Bill’s that are posted and could not find the above mentioned bill and a little confused as to what it might be in their listings.
At the core of their side is the idea they are keeping kids safe. At least that’s how’s they build support. We know the facts, but we are basically subject matter experts. Not everyone wants to be and expert, they just want to feel safe or good. Feel good legislation is generally bad legislation. Again the general public will support anything against those who register. Hopefully it will not pass because maybe someone will consider the money side. I usually attack the money because it’s easier, everyone understands not having enough money. These posts about being petty and register the store, or whatever is just the wrong message. It’s not the store, they want your friend house you watch the game with from work who knows you are an ok person. Think about that. I for one am leaving Florida soon, but being as my charge is here, I’ll always support what is done here. Let’s be honest I’ll always be on the registry here regardless of where I actually live. But, of it passes we attack it from another way, overloading the sheriff’s office with petty stuff isn’t going to help any one.
I would like to thank everyone that has contacted their officials and/or protested in anyway objecting registries. We all need to stand up and let our voice be heard, if we don’t a registered person is not a human in their eyes, only another inanimate object. I know it is difficult and frightening at times but together we can do it, remember, the band is heard before the soloist! Join up folks, let them hear us! WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS!
AMEN!
For what it is worth, I sent a letter last week to every member of the committee. After all, if I’m going to be on the FloriDUH vigilante hitlist, I should have a say in matters related to this hitlist.
I simply stated what I already said here in previous discussions related to the time issue.
Derek,
A lady told me that Ron Book managed to get out of his ‘last’ DWI where he crashed into another vehicle?
Vicki
Ron Book’s next hearing on his DUI crash is scheduled for March 3, according to the docket.
To my knowledge, Ron has not gotten out of anything (yet).
Correct – and according to the the issues he has received orders on thus far, he’s not been very successful in his efforts (yet).
While not a Florida resident, I have written to multiple members opposing this bill. Why this woman keeps getting elected is beyond me. Aggressively doing your job is one thing, but she is seriously mental about the subject. To the point that this is consuming her.
I suggest that if this bill is enacted, registrants should go to her house and continually go until her address needs to be registered.