LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT

Parental Notification
March 16, 2004

HJR 1 PASSES HOUSE / SENATE JUDICIARY PASSES SIMILAR MEASURE

HOUSE
After much debate and the defeat of a potentially harmful amendment, the House passed a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution regarding parental notification by a vote of 93-25. The exact language must pass both the House and Senate to be on the ballot at the Nov. general election for approval by voters.

Please write to those listed below who voted "yes" to express appreciation and ask those who voted "no"
to reconsider their position.  Special thanks goes to Rep. Sandra Murman and Speaker Johnny Byrd who
sponsored this joint resolution.

Y Adams         N Bucher        Y Gibson, H.    Y Littlefield   Y Rivera        Y Allen         Y Bullard
Y Goodlette     Y Llorente     Y Robaina       Y Altman        Y Byrd          N Gottlieb      N Machek
Y Roberson      Y Ambler        Y Cantens       Y Green        Y Mahon         Y Ross  Y Anderson      Y Carroll
N Greenstein    Y Mayfield      - Rubio        N Antone        Y Clarke-Harper        Y McInvale      Y Russell
Y Arza  Y Cretul        Y Harrell       Y Meadows       N Ryan  Y Attkisson    Y Culp  Y Harrington    Y Mealor
Y Sansom        N Ausley        N Cusack        Y Hasner        Y Murman        Y Seiler      Y Baker      Y Davis, D.
N Henriquez     Y Murzin      Y Simmons       Y Barreiro      Y Davis, M.     Y Holloway      Y Needelman
N Slosberg      Y Baxley        Y Dean  Y Homan         Y Negron        N Smith         Y Bean  Y Detert
Y Jennings     Y Patterson     N Sobel         N Bendross-Mindingall   Y Domino        Y Johnson       Y Paul
Y Sorensen      Y Bense        Y Evers         Y Jordan        Y Peterman      Y Spratt        Y Benson   Y Farkas
N Joyner        Y Pickens       Y Stansel     Y Berfield      Y Fields        N Justice       Y Planas        Y Stargel
Y Bilirakis     Y Fiorentino    Y Kallinger     Y Poppell   Y Sullivan      Y Bogdanoff     Y Galvano    N Kendrick
Y Prieguez      Y Troutman      Y Bowen         N Gannon        Y Kilmer    Y Quinones      N Vana  Y Brandenburg
Y Garcia  N Kosmas      Y Reagan        Y Waters        Y Brown         Y Gardiner Y Kottkamp      N Rich
N Wiles         Y Brummer       N Gelber   Y Kravitz       Y Richardson    N Wishner       Y Brutus      N Gibson, A.
Y Kyle  N Ritter        Y Zapata

SENATE
A committee substitute for SJR 2178, sponsored by Sen. Diaz de la Portilla, with three amendments passed the Senate Judiciary by a 5 to 3 vote today. Voting yes were Senators Campbell, Clary, Peaden, Villalobos and Webster.  "No" votes were Senators Aaronberg, Carlton and Smith.

The next stop, before a floor vote, is the Senate Rules and Calendar. Please contact your Senators now and urge them to support parents' right to be notified of their minor daughter's intention to have an abortion.