Legislative Alerts
of the 2004 Florida Legislature

SJR 30 - Urge U. S. Senators To Support Federal Marriage Amendment (June 30, 2004)

The Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003 (known as the AgJOBS Bill) (June 9, 2004)
Call / fax Florida’s two senators to thank them for their co-sponsorship of AgJOBS and ask them to help bring AgJOBS to a vote as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill.

HB 821 - Universal Pre-Kindergarten Legislation (May 13, 2004)
Please ask Governor Bush to sign into law the Universal Pre-K (UPK) legislation - HB 821

SB 224 - Juvenile Death Penalty Bill (April 29, 2004)
Please ask your Representative to request passage of Senate Bill 224.  Florida should join the list of 31 states that do not execute minors under the age of 18.

SB 2882 - Senate Voucher Accountability Bill (April 27, 2004)
Has passed the Senate and is now before House Members. The bill contains several provisions that established nonpublic school associations have supported throughout the session.
If you reside in the legislative district of the following House members, please contact them to ask for their support of the Senate version of the voucher accountability bill:  Speaker Byrd (H-62), Rep. Kilmer (H-7), Rep. Cantens (H-114), Rep. Arza (H-102), Rep. Baxley (H-24), Rep. Attkisson (H-79), Rep. Stargel (H-64), Rep. Brummer (H-38)

HB 1115 - Children's Summer Nutrition Bill (April 27, 2004)
Please allow HB 1115 to be withdrawn from House Appropriations and put on the Special Order Calendar. Children should not have to go hungry during the summer months. Federal dollars are available for needed nutrition and faith-based and other providers are willing to serve as sites to help families feed their children.

SJR 2178 (Diaz de la Portilla) - Urge Passage Of Clean and Clear Amendments Without Exceptions (April 13, 2004)
Urge your Senator to pass out a clean and clear amendment without exceptions, allowing parents to be notified in advance of a child's intent to have an abortion.

SB 2978 - Educational Alert on Voucher Accountability (Call To Action Alert, Florida Federation of Catholic Parents (FFCP) and Interested Others) (March 23, 2004)
On Wednesday, March 24, SB 2978, the voucher accountability bill for the Corporate Tax Scholarship Program, will be presented in the Senate Education Committee.

HB 559 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act (March 19, 2004)
Targeted Legislative Alert to FCC Advocacy Network Members who are constituents of the House Health Care Committee.  The Human Cloning Prohibition Act, HB 559 (Kallinger) is referred to the House Health Care Committee.

HJR 1 - Parental Notification (March 16, 2004) Passes House / Senate Judiciary Passes Similar Measure
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.

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