Week Three - March 20th - 24th

Week Three in Tallahassee and this may have been one of the busiest weeks I have had so far! I participated in Florida Heart Advocacy Day, met with students and city leaders from Broward County, who where here for Broward Days at the Capitol and hosted Faith in Florida Action Day.

In the committees I serve on, I was able to support a number of bills that benefit the people of our State. The bills I supported help ensure progress across already hurt and sensitive communities including the children of our school system, the elderly, those forgotten in our judicial system, and those affected by drug and substance abuse. For more information please see the bills below.

The Education Pre-K - 12 Committee heard SB 662 - Student Online Personal Information Protection by Senator Bradley. The bill prohibits the sharing, selling, or renting of a student's information, including text messages and geolocation, for marketing purposes. I voted YES on this bill because the safety of our children, online and physically, is one of my top priorities.

The Health Policy Committee saw SB 300 - Pregnancy and Parenting Support by Senator Grall, a extremely harmful anti-safe-abortion proposal that aims to provide support for pregnant women and parents. The bill prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with extremely limited exceptions of rape and incest. This bill goes against my beliefs that a woman’s right to choose should be between her, her doctor, and her god and will inevitably do more harm than good which is why I, as not only a Senator, but as a woman voted NO.

In my Fiscal Policy Committee meeting, I was able to vote YES on SB 382 - Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons by Senator Bradley, a bill that removes the requirement that a person must not have a prior violent felony conviction in order to receive compensation and extends the petition to receive funding from 90 days to 2 years. Wrongful Incarceration is an ongoing issue within our community and I am proud to be able to be a voice for those who need it.

Broward Days!

Being a proud Broward County native, this week I got the chance to meet and catch-up with our County's leaders on legislation that best benefits all of our residents.

During the Capitol's very own Broward Days, hosted on Tuesday, March 21st, and Wednesday, March 22nd, I was able to have meetings with multiple city leaders to discuss important issues within our cities and attend events that celebrated the true spirit of Broward County.

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I spent Saturday and Sunday in the District attending a number of

events in the community.

Warm regards,

Rosalind Osgood

Dr. Rosalind Osgood

State Senator

District 32