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URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP FLORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES

FAC Contributor #4 139 Comments min read

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

 

Emails and Phone Numbers for Florida Senators:

Senator Email Phone
1.      Ben Albritton [email protected] (850) 487-5027
2.      Bryan Avila [email protected] (850) 487-5039
3.      Dennis Baxley [email protected] (850) 487-5013
4.      Lori Berman [email protected] (850) 487-5026
5.      Lauren Book [email protected] (850) 487-5035
6.      Jim Boyd [email protected] (850) 487-5020
7.      Jennifer Bradley [email protected] (850) 487-5006
8.      Jason Brodeur [email protected] (850) 487-5010
9.      Doug Broxson [email protected] (850) 487-5001
10.   Danny Burgess [email protected] (850) 487-5023
11.   Colleen Burton [email protected] (850) 487-5012
12.   Alexis Calatayud [email protected] (850) 487-5038
13.   Jay Collins [email protected] (850) 487-5014
14.   Tracie Davis [email protected] (850) 487-5005
15.   Nick DiCeglie [email protected] (850) 487-5018
16.   Ileana Garcia [email protected] (850) 487-5036
17.   Erin Grall [email protected] (850) 487-5029
18.   Joe Gruters [email protected] (850) 487-5022
19.   Gayle Harrell [email protected] (850) 487-5031
20.   Ed Hooper [email protected] (850) 487-5021
21.   Travis Hutson [email protected] (850) 487-5007
22.   Blaise Ingoglia [email protected] (850) 487-5011
23.   Shevrin Jones [email protected] (850) 487-5034
24.   Jonathan Martin [email protected] (850) 487-5033
25.   Debbie Mayfield [email protected] (850) 487-5019
26.   Rosalind Osgood [email protected] (850) 487-5032
27.   Kathleen Passidomo [email protected] (850) 487-5028
28.   Keith Perry [email protected] (850) 487-5009
29.   Jason Pizzo [email protected] (850) 487-5037
30.   Tina Scott Polsky [email protected] (850) 487-5030
31.   Bobby Powell [email protected] (850) 487-5024
32.   Ana Maria Rodriguez [email protected] (850) 487-5040
33.   Darryl Rouson [email protected] (850) 487-5016
34.   Corey Simon [email protected] (850) 487-5003
35.   Linda Stewart [email protected] (850) 487-5017
36.   Geraldine Thompson [email protected] (850) 487-5015
37.   Victor Torres [email protected] (850) 487-5025
38.   Jay Trumbull [email protected] (850) 487-5002
39.   Tom Wright [email protected] (850) 487-5008
40.   Clay Yarborough [email protected] (850) 487-5004

 

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139 thoughts on “URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP FLORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES”

  • Tim
    April 26, 2023

    Here is some of what I wrote each senator:

    I consider the language requiring Red Lettering on drivers licenses to be a “Scarlet Letter” placed on registrants. It has no additional value except to target and embarrass those required to register. There is already an identifier on driver’s licenses in black. If pulled over or questioned by a police officer, they have full access to your records. There is no need for this part of the law. Several lawsuits have been filed across the country that have determined this is unconstitutional. This is a punitive measure that is just intended to make registrants’ lives more difficult.

    Even more appalling is the addition of a fluorescent green license plate for offenders. I can only imagine how bad vigilantism will be. Not only will cars and homes be easy targets for vandalism and other threats, the safety of sex offenders and their families are at risk. Imagine the deranged individual who sees a registrant driving a car with the new green license plate. He follows that registrant home and proceeds to attack him and his family. If this amendment passes, blood will be on your hands. This amendment does nothing to protect anyone. It’s a punitive measure to continue to degrade sex offenders and make their lives more difficult. Not only that…this is a measure that portends danger. Someone will get hurt because of this amendment and that’s a sad truth.

    [Note: The Moderator recommends that Members follow Tim’s example and contact each senator. At the same time, however, remember that past FAC Calls to Action have cautioned against the use of language such as “blood will be on your hands,” which, while maybe true, has a tendency to cause lawmakers to push back on us.

    The Moderator recognizes that we are all passionate today. Just continue to keep your communications respectful and constructive].

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    • Mp
      April 26, 2023

      Tim, I appreciate your reaching out to our Senators. On a side note, no one on the list is a sex offender. That implies people are still offending. A person may be a registrant, or person or citizen forced to register. We certainly are registered families. I may be a bit of stickler for this, so please do not take offense, but we can not buy into their branding. Let’s keep up the hard work of continuing this fight.

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  • Kyle M
    April 26, 2023

    Lauren Book is one crazy woman. But I think what she is doing is a negotiating tactic. She is asking for something above and beyond what she knows the majority of her colleagues will not pass in the hopes that they will pass the “red letter” law as a compromise to appease her rants. At least, I hope that is the case. Still, it is deeply disturbing how the legislators attempt to hide and omit information to get these laws passed.

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    • Rick
      April 26, 2023

      That’s one of the most insightful things I’ve read in a long time. I think you’re absolutely spot on and it makes most sense given the total nonsense of a florescent license plate gimmick. And it comes last minute when she sees some opposition to red lettering. No way this legislature votes no to BOTH amendments so they take the path of least resistance. [Moderated]

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    • Kyle M
      April 26, 2023

      I think this also demonstrates something which we have always presumed to be true, that Lauren Book, while not being the representative to introduce these bills, is the impetus behind having these absurd provisions inserted into otherwise positive pieces of legislation in order to further her agenda of destroying the lives of individuals that she blames is the reason for her own abuse.

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    • Kyle M
      April 26, 2023

      Also, I do not for a second condone what happened to Lauren Book – although what happened to her was primarily a result of her father’s own negligence – but I am sure that tomorrow she will use the “i am a child victim of sexual abuse” mantra to gain the sympathy of her colleagues as she speaks in support of her ridiculously punitive amendments.

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      • Derek W. Logue of Oncefallen.com
        April 27, 2023

        I don’t think she us very influential. Book tried the same tactic to try to stop the abortion bans and it flopped miserably. The state has a lot of prejudice against Persons Forced to Register with or without the Books.

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  • Iservedmytyme
    April 26, 2023

    I’m wondering how would they possibly enforce putting a green tag onto a car or vehicle that belongs to someone else that makes no sense at all

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  • Robert
    April 26, 2023

    And I think her dad [moderated] should get red license plates so people on the road should know there is a drunk driver near them, since we are going it’s for public safety. All this is about is for the state to make more money, as the licenses we will have to spend our money to get the new ones and then pay more money to get the new plates and I’m sure visit out registration place to pay to tell them we got new plates and licenses

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    • Rick
      April 26, 2023

      Now that makes some semblance of sense. Especially if you have multiple DUIs. I’d ensure I avoid that vehicle as much as possible. Pretty sure drunk driving deaths/injuries represent a greater threat to public safety…………

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      • TS
        April 26, 2023

        If Ron lived in Ohio where a yellow specialty plate is available to those who are on their DUI registry, then if he was required to register there because of his history, you bet he’d have one on each of his vehicles.

        This is the scary part, no one in Ohio has challenged it as compelled speech. If FLA passes it into law, I’d hope someone would challenge the new law as compelled speech as well.

        But what would be better, sadly, is if someone now recommends they institute a similar DUI registry and plate combination in FLA where Ron would have to then be party to for obvious reasons. Turn about is fair play even if it isn’t a play people want in the first place.

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        • Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com
          April 26, 2023

          Ah, Ohio, the FloriDUH of the north.

          I’ve seen a few of these “party plates” when I lived there.

          Incidentally, the Ohio DUI plates are yellow, and Lauren’s Kid’s specialty plates have a swath of yellow. Hm.

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          • Mp
            April 26, 2023

            I was thinking exactly that, “party plates”, no doubt that is what people think. That is certainly different than what our population plates would be branded.

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  • JV
    April 26, 2023

    when does it end man…. it’s every year we have to sit and wonder what sort of craziness will come down the pipeline this time. it’s really depressing and disappointing. my family has suffered so much because of all this, not to mention myself. nothing is right about this.

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    • Lauren NotBook
      April 27, 2023

      I completely agree, and it’s like psychological torture. Can we sue for the ongoing mental anguish they cause us every year?

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