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CALL TO ACTION FOR FLOOR VOTES ON HB 1085, SB 1252, AND HB 833   FLOOR VOTES THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023 FOR HB 1085 AND SB 1252 (RED LETTERING BILLS) and ADDS FLOURESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES   Major Concerns: Amendments filed by Senator Lauren Book for SB 1252: The department shall assign a distinctive, fluorescent green license plate to vehicles

NOTE: FAC’s position is complete abolishment of the registry. While this submission does not necessarily reflect the views of FAC, we are sharing one member’s thoughts on the registry for your consideration. March 7, 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Smith v Doe, the Supreme Court case which ruled that sex offender registries may be applied retroactively because they do

Seeking Participants for a Research Study.  Pamela Desin is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Kentucky pursuing a PhD in Gerontology. Her research is on the lived experiences of older women in a relationship with an incarcerated man. She is seeking to interview women that meet the following criteria: • You must be 50 years or older • You must

FAC sent the below letter to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development today concerning the homeless registrant crisis in Florida. Please feel free to share it with whomever you might think would be interested. FAC Letter to HUD 10202022

In advance of Halloween, which is just about two months away, the City of Jacksonville has been SUED over their Halloween sign ordinance. Two brave registrants have taken on the City of Jacksonville (with the representation of Dante Trevisani and Ray Taseff of the Florida Justice Institute – the same FJI that is suing Brevard County over their Proximity Ordinance),

Joliet City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday night to buy a house, with plans demolish it and turn the land into a park — a tactic they hope will legally allow them to force out convicted sex offenders who are living in an apartment building nearby. The move has drawn the ire of the company that houses the sex offenders