URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP FLORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES

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 owned, leased or operated by persons who are designated as sexual predators under s. 775.21 11 or are subject to registration as sexual offenders under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, or who have a similar designation or are subject to a similar registration under the laws of another jurisdiction. Such person must display the distinctive, fluorescent green license plate on any vehicle owned, leased, or operated by him or her as required in subsection (1), and may not disguise or obscure the plate.  This will be voted on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
• Lauren Book has also filed an amendment to SB 1252 bringing back the red coloring on the driver’s licenses. This amendment will be voted on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
• HB 1085 and SB 1252, bills that would require information on the driver’s licenses to be in red, have a floor vote this Thursday, April 27, 2023.
• HB 833, the bill that would require the 24-hour vacation rental reporting, has passed through all its committees. A date for the floor vote has not been given at the time of the posting of this Call To Action.
• The Senate has an amendment filed to remove the red lettering language from SB 1252. The House has not done so, yet, for HB 1085.
• The Analysis for HB 1085 continues to leave out the Louisiana and Alabama court rulings.
• The Analysis for HB 833 has REMOVED the warnings by FDLE of possible significant litigation due to the changing of the definition of a temporary residence, along with other major concerns about this bill and its expansion of registration laws in Florida.

 

PLEASE Do the Following:

• Email or call all 160 legislators (or as many as you can).
• Let the Senators (and Representatives) know that you OPPOSE the coloring of the license plates that Senator Book has proposed in her amendments, along with the red lettering on the front of driver’s licenses.
• Let the Florida Representatives know that you OPPOSE only the part of HB 1085 that would require the red lettering on the driver’s licenses for people required to be on the sex offense registry.
• Ask the Florida Senators to vote YES on Senator DiCeglie’s amendment to SB 1252 that removes the red lettering language, and vote NO on Senator Book’s amendment that includes the red lettering and adds florescent green license plates.
• Let the Florida Representatives know that you OPPOSE the part of HB 833 that would require the reporting for registrants who stay in a vacation rental for 24 hours.
• Ask family members and friends to also contact the legislators to OPPOSE these three bills.

 

Talking Points:

• Lauren Book’s amendments will have registrants along with their spouse or significant other, teenage sons and daughters, and others driving with a target on their backs for vigilantes to come after in a way that this country has never seen before.
• Lauren Book’s red lettering on the driver’s licenses has been declared unconstitutional in the Louisiana and Alabama court cases.
• The analysis for SB 1252 included information about the rulings for the Louisiana and Alabama court cases that determined the colored markings on driver’s licenses are unconstitutional, but the analysis for HB 1085 continues to exclude it. Why?
• There are currently two court cases, one in the Northern District of Florida and the other in the Southern District, challenging the markings on the driver’s licenses for registrants. If passed into law, the red lettering and 24-hour reporting for vacation rentals will only give the plaintiffs more evidence that the registry laws in Florida are punitive and therefore unconstitutional.
• Attorneys are prepared to file a lawsuit, along with an injunction, if the red lettering on the licenses becomes law. People are uniting throughout the state of Florida to fight the possible passage of this unconstitutional law.
• It is the responsibility of the Florida Legislators to ensure that all laws passed in this state are constitutional. The citizens of Florida should not be the ones having to file costly lawsuits to make sure that all laws are constitutional.  Legislators, do the job that you were elected to do.
• The analysis for HB 833 has REMOVED the warnings from the FDLE: FDLE recommends the bill does not amend the definition of “temporary residence” for people on the sex offense registry; the 24-hour reporting of stays at vacation rentals for registrants could seriously impact Florida’s registration laws for people on the registry causing courts to rule that the Florida registry is punitive; the 24-hour reporting could create a burden on Florida sheriffs’ offices; FDLE has warned of possible significant litigation if the 24-hour reporting is left in HB 833.  All of these warnings have been in the previous analyses but have been taken out of the current analysis.  Why?

 

Emails and Phone Numbers for Florida House of Representatives:

Name	Email	Phone
1.      Shane G. Abbott	Shane.Abbott@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5005
2.      Thad Altman	Thad.Altman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5032
3.      Daniel Antonio “Danny” Alvarez	Danny.Alvarez@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5069
4.      Carolina Amesty	Carolina.Amesty@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5045
5.      Adam Anderson	Adam.Anderson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5057
6.      Robert Alexander “Alex “Andrade	Alex.Andrade@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5002
7.      Bruce Hadley Antone	Bruce.Antone@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5041
8.      Kristen Aston Arrington	Kristen.Arrington@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5046
9.      Jessica Baker	Jessica.Baker@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5017
10.  Douglas Michael “Doug” Bankson	Doug.Bankson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5039
11.  Webster Barnaby	Webster.Barnaby@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5029
12.  Robin Bartleman	Robin.Bartleman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5103
13.  Fabián Basabe	Fabian.Basabe@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5106
14.  Melony M. Bell	Melony.Bell@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5049
15.  Mike Beltran	Mike.Beltran@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5070
16.  Christopher Benjamin	Christopher.Benjamin@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5107
17.  Kimberly Berfield	Kim.Berfield@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5058
18.  Dean Black	Dean.Black@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5015
19.  David Borrero	David.Borrero@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5111
20.  Adam Botana	Adam.Botana@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5080
21.  Robert A. “Robbie” Brackett	Robert.Brackett@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5034
22.  LaVon Bracy Davis	LaVon.BracyDavis@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5040
23.  Robert Charles “Chuck” Brannan III	Chuck.Brannan@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5010
24.  James Buchanan	James.Buchanan@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5074
25.  Demi Busatta Cabrera	Demi.BusattaCabrera@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5114
26.  Daryl Campbell	Daryl.Campbell@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5099
27.  Jennifer Canady	Jennifer.Canady@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5050
28.  Michael A. “Mike” Caruso	Mike.Caruso@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5087
29.  Joe Casello	Joe.Casello@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5090
30.  Hillary Cassel	Hillary.Cassel@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5101
31.  Kevin D. Chambliss	Kevin.Chambliss@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5117
32.  Linda Chaney	Linda.Chaney@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5061
33.  Charles Wesley “Chuck” Clemons Sr.	Chuck.Clemons@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5022
34.  Lindsay Michelle Cross	Lindsay.Cross@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5060
35.  Dan Daley	Dan.Daley@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5096
36.  Kimberly Daniels	Kimberly.Daniels@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5014
37.  Fentrice Driskell	Fentrice.Driskell@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5067
38.  Wyman Duggan	Wyman.Duggan@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5012
39.  Lisa Dunkley	Lisa.Dunkley@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5097
40.  Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds	Jervonte.Edmonds@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5088
41.  Anna V. Eskamani	Anna.Eskamani@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5042
42.  Tiffany Esposito	Tiffany.Esposito@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5077
43.  Tom Fabricio	Tom.Fabricio@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5110
44.  Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin	JuanF.Barquin@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5118
45.  Randy Fine	Randy.Fine@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5033
46.  Gallop Franklin II	Gallop.Franklin@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5008
47.  Ashley Viola Gantt	Ashley.Gantt@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5109
48.  Alina Garcia	Alina.Garcia@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5115
49.  Sam Garrison	Sam.Garrison@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5011
50.  Mike Giallombardo	Mike.Giallombardo@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5079
51.  Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Karen.Pittman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5065
52.  Peggy Gossett-Seidman	Peggy.GossettSeidman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5091
53.  Michael “Mike” Gottlieb	Michael.Gottlieb@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5102
54.  Michael Grant	Michael.Grant@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5075
55.  Tommy Gregory	Tommy.Gregory@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5072
56.  Philip Wayne “Griff” Griffitts Jr.	Griff.Griffitts@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5006
57.  Jennifer “Rita” Harris	Rita.Harris@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5044
58.  Dianne “Ms Dee” Hart	Dianne.Hart@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5063
59.  Fred Hawkins	Fred.Hawkins@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5035
60.  Yvonne Hayes Hinson	Yvonne.Hinson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5035
61.  Jeff Holcomb	Jeff.Holcomb@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5053
62.  Christine Hunschofsky	C.Hunschofsky@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5095
63.  Berny Jacques	Berny.Jacques@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5059
64.  Dotie Joseph	Dotie.Joseph@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5108
65.  Sam H. Killebrew	Sam.Killebrew@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5048
66.  Traci Koster	Traci.Koster@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5066
67.  Chip LaMarca	Chip.LaMarca@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5100
68.  Thomas J. “Tom” Leek	Tom.Leek@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5028
69.  Johanna López	Johanna.Lopez@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5043
70.  Vicki L. Lopez	Vicki.Lopez@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5113
71.  Randall Scott “Randy” Maggard	Randy.Maggard@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5054
72.  Patt Maney	Patt.Maney@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5004
73.  Ralph E. Massullo, MD	Ralph.Massullo@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5023
74.  Stan McClain	Stan.McClain@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5027
75.  Lawrence McClure	Lawrence.McClure@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5068
76.  Fiona McFarland	Fiona.McFarland@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5073
77.  Lauren Melo	Lauren.Melo@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5082
78.  Kiyan Michael	Kiyan.Michael@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5016
79.  James Vernon “Jim” Mooney Jr	Jim.Mooney@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5120
80.  Angela “Angie” Nixon	Angie.Nixon@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5013
81.  Tobin Rogers “Toby” Overdorf	Toby.Overdorf@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5085
82.  Bobby Payne	Bobby.Payne@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5020
83.  Daniel Perez	Daniel.Perez@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5116
84.  Jenna Persons-Mulicka	Jenna.Persons@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5078
85.  Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon	Rachel.Plakon@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5036
86.  Susan Plasencia	Susan.Plasencia@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5037
87.  Juan Carlos Porras	JuanCarlos.Porras@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5119
88.  Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby	Michele.Rayner@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5062
89.  Paul Renner	Paul.Renner@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5019
90.  Alex Rizo	Alex.Rizo@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5112
91.  Spencer Roach	Spencer.Roach@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5076
92.  Felicia Simone Robinson	Felicia.Robinson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5104
93.  William Cloud “Will” Robinson Jr.	Will.Robinson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5071
94.  Bob Rommel	Bob.Rommel@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5081
95.  Rick Roth	Rick.Roth@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5094
96.  Dr. Joel Rudman	Joel.Rudman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5003
97.  Michelle Salzman	Michelle.Salzman@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5001
98.  Jason Shoaf	Jason.Shoaf@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5007
99.  David Silvers	David.Silvers@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5089
100.  Tyler I. Sirois	Tyler.Sirois@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5031
101.   Kelly Skidmore	Kelly.Skidmore@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5092
102.   David Smith	David.Smith@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5038
103.   John Snyder	John.Snyder@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5086
104.   Paula A. Stark	Paula.Stark@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5047
105.   Kevin M. Steele	Kevin.Steele@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5055
106.   Cyndi Stevenson	Cyndi.Stevenson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5018
107.   Allison Tant	Allison.Tant@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5009
108.   John Paul Temple	John.Temple@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5052
109.   Josie Tomkow	Josie.Tomkow@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5051
110.   Dana Trabulsy	Dana.Trabulsy@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5084
111.   Chase Tramont	Chase.Tramont@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5030
112.   Keith L. Truenow	Keith.Truenow@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5026
113.   Kaylee Tuck	Kaylee.Tuck@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5083
114.   Susan L. Valdés	Susan.Valdes@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5064
115.   Katherine Waldron	Katherine.Waldron@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5093
116.   Patricia H. Williams	Pat.Williams@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5098
117.   Marie Paule Woodson	Marie.Woodson@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5105
118.   Taylor Michael Yarkosky	Taylor.Yarkosky@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5025
119.   Bradford Troy “Brad” Yeager	Brad.Yeager@myfloridahouse.gov	(850) 717-5056
120.   PENDING SPECIAL ELECTION

 

Emails and Phone Numbers for Florida Senators:

Senator	Email	Phone
1.      Ben Albritton	albritton.ben.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5027
2.      Bryan Avila	avila.bryan.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5039
3.      Dennis Baxley	baxley.dennis.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5013
4.      Lori Berman	berman.lori.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5026
5.      Lauren Book	book.lauren.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5035
6.      Jim Boyd	boyd.jim.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5020
7.      Jennifer Bradley	bradley.jennifer.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5006
8.      Jason Brodeur	brodeur.jason.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5010
9.      Doug Broxson	broxson.doug.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5001
10.   Danny Burgess	burgess.danny.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5023
11.   Colleen Burton	burton.colleen.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5012
12.   Alexis Calatayud	calatayud.alexis.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5038
13.   Jay Collins	collins.jay.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5014
14.   Tracie Davis	davis.tracie.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5005
15.   Nick DiCeglie	diceglie.nick.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5018
16.   Ileana Garcia	garcia.ileana.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5036
17.   Erin Grall	grall.erin.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5029
18.   Joe Gruters	gruters.joe.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5022
19.   Gayle Harrell	harrell.gayle.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5031
20.   Ed Hooper	hooper.ed.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5021
21.   Travis Hutson	hutson.travis.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5007
22.   Blaise Ingoglia	ingoglia.blaise.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5011
23.   Shevrin Jones	jones.shevrin.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5034
24.   Jonathan Martin	martin.jonathan.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5033
25.   Debbie Mayfield	mayfield.debbie.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5019
26.   Rosalind Osgood	osgood.rosalind.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5032
27.   Kathleen Passidomo	passidomo.kathleen.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5028
28.   Keith Perry	perry.keith.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5009
29.   Jason Pizzo	pizzo.jason.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5037
30.   Tina Scott Polsky	polsky.tina.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5030
31.   Bobby Powell	powell.bobby.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5024
32.   Ana Maria Rodriguez	rodriguez.anamaria.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5040
33.   Darryl Rouson	rouson.darryl.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5016
34.   Corey Simon	simon.corey.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5003
35.   Linda Stewart	stewart.linda.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5017
36.   Geraldine Thompson	thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5015
37.   Victor Torres	torres.victor.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5025
38.   Jay Trumbull	trumbull.jay.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5002
39.   Tom Wright	wright.tom.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5008
40.   Clay Yarborough	yarborough.clay.web@flsenate.gov	(850) 487-5004

 

Every email/call gets heard and tallied.  Every respectful conversation with a staffer is an excellent opportunity to change a mind about our community with someone who has direct contact with a lawmaker.  YOUR EFFORTS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!