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Legislative Matrix: Indicate Your Residential/Geographical Legislative District

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Florida Legislative Matrix of Elected Officials and Legislative Responsibilities

Lee County Commissioner for District 5

Elected Official: Mike Greenwell

Legislative District: Lee County District 5

Assigned Committees:

• Vice Chairperson of the Board of Lee County Commissioners (Lee County, 2023)
• Member of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
• Board member of the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Liaison to the Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership
• Board member of the Lee County Port Authority (Lee County, 2023)

Active Legislation Bills: No active legislation in which the county commissioner is individually involved.

Past Legislative Initiatives: No past legislative initiatives associated with the county commissioner.

Federal House Representative for the 19th Congressional District

Elected Official: Byron Donalds

Legislative District: 19th Congressional District

Assigned Committees:

• Small Business Committee
• Oversight and Reform Committee (House.gov, n.d.)

Active Legislation Bills:

• H.R. 4513 (117th): To establish more robust cybersecurity protections and support for small enterprises.
• H.R. 3035 (117th): To prevent efforts by other countries to overturn the Healthcare Innovation Act.
• H.R. 4132 (117th): Among other things, consolidating or removing unnecessary essential agency rules.

Past Legislative Initiatives:

• CS/CS/HB 1: The Hope Scholarship Program. The representative started the Hope Scholarship Program.
• CS/HB 431: Testing for and Treatment of Influenza and Streptococcus. Necessitated that some authorized pharmacists report certain information to the Department of Health.
• HB 175: School District Best Financial Management Practices. Made it a requirement for district schools to conduct specific self-assessments yearly.

Federal Senatorial Representation and Legislative Activities

Elected Official: Marco Rubio

Assigned Committees:

• Senior Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• A high-ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Transnational Crime, Democracy, Civilian Security, Human Rights, Western Hemisphere, and Global Women's Issues (Congress.gov, n.d.)
• Special Committee on Aging
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Vice Chairperson of the Select Intelligence Committee

Active Legislation Bills:

• Section 2329 (117th): To guarantee that only authorized healthcare professionals perform disability assessments (Congress.gov, n.d.).
• Section 2375 (117th): The legislation proposed to alter the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit corporations from including non-compete provisions in work contracts for some non-exempt workers.
• Section 1478 (117th): Worldwide Press Freedom Protection and Reciprocity Act. Establishes standards for media personnel's protection and support when working abroad in other nations.

Past Legislative Initiatives:

• Section 2163 (116th): Black Men and Boys Social Status Commission Act. In order to perform a thorough analysis of the conditions that affect Black men and boys, the commission was founded within the Office of the Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
• Section 3744 (116th): Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. It demanded an end to the illegal arrests, humiliation, and persecution of specific communities inside and outside China. It denounced the severe human rights abuses committed against the indigenous Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.
• Section 153 (116th): Act to Assist Veterans in STEM Professions. The piece of legislation addresses the participation of veterans in STEM fields.

Florida House Representative for District 78

Elected Official: Jenna Persons

Legislative District: District 78

Assigned Committees:

• Member of the Health & Human Services Committee
• Member of the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee
• Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
• Member of the Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Member of the Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (FCSW, 2022)
• Member of the Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

Active Legislation Bills:

• H0149: Learners with Disabilities in Public Schools. This bill requires school districts to forbid separation when it comes to learners with disabilities attending public schools.
• H0017: Podiatric Medicine. Enables the Board of Podiatric Medicine to set requirements for a minimum number of lifelong learning hours in the effective and secure prescribing of prescription medications.
• H0421: Relief from Burdens on Real Property Rights. Concerns government actions that affect the rights of private property owners (FCSW, 2022).

Past Legislative Initiatives:

• HB 783: Racketeering of Aquatic and Wild Animal Life.
• HB 1101: Relief from Burdens on Real Property Rights.
• HB 3327: Community Transition Services for Adults with Disabilities.

Florida State Senator for District 27

Elected Official: Ray Wesley Rodrigues

Legislative District: District 27

Assigned Committees:

• Chairperson of the Reapportionment Committee
• Alternating Chairperson of the Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
• Vice Chairperson of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment, Agriculture, and General Government (BillTrack50, n.d.)
• Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight
• Member of the Regulated Industries Committee
• Member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee
• Member of the Finance and Tax Committee
• Member of the Banking and Insurance Committee
• Judiciary Committee

Active Legislation Bills:

• Section 582: Parental Rights. The establishment of the Parents' Bill of Rights.
• Section 402: Legal Notices. Construction changes to satisfy the standards for legal notifications regarding publication.
• Section 694: Waste Management. Mandating the Legislature to receive the Department of Environmental Protection's revised report on commercial bags by a specific date after the Department of Environmental Protection has had time to review and make any necessary changes.

Past Legislative Initiatives:

• Section 52: Post-secondary Education. Revised grant criteria.
• Section 1606: Victims of Communism. Every year, the Legislature was compelled to observe a moment of silence in remembrance.
• Section 498: Safety of Religious Institutions. Approved the carrying of a firearm by a person with a concealed weapons or firearms license on particular grounds of a church, mosque, or other place of worship under certain conditions (BillTrack50, n.d.).

Florida Governor's Committee Membership and Legislative Record

Elected Official: Ron DeSantis

Assigned Committees:

• Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee (Congress.gov, n.d.)
• Member of the Judiciary Committee
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
• Member of the Republican Study Committee

Active Legislation Bills:

• H.R. 6246 (115th): Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018. Co-supported the bill that lays out the process for the United States jurisdiction of Puerto Rico to transform into a state.
• H.R. 5924 (115th): The 2018 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. Co-introduced the bill to define anti-Semitism to enforce federal anti-discrimination laws on educational initiatives and events.
• The USA Workforce Tax Credit Act. Sponsored this bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to necessitate tax incentives for donations to specific charitable organizations that offer apprenticeships and skills training, as well as scholarships to pay for primary and secondary school expenses for learners from families with incomes below 200 percent of the median total salary.

Past Legislative Initiatives:

• H.R. 3342 (115th): Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act. The punishments imposed by this law targeted foreign nationals who use people as human shields.
• H.R. 2519 (115th): The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act. The bill instructed the Department of the Treasury to create and distribute commemorative half-dollar clad, silver, and gold tokens to celebrate the American Legion's 100th anniversary.
• H.R. 3298 (115th): Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017. The United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund can now be donated to the households of U.S. Capitol Police personnel who die in the line of service or have sustained severe injuries. The act gave the Capitol Police Board the authority to make this donation.

References Supporting the Legislative Matrix

BillTrack50. (n.d.). State senator Ray Rodrigues. BillTrack50. Retrieved from https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/17082

Congress.gov. (n.d.). Marco Rubio. Congress.gov. Retrieved from https://www.congress.gov/member/marco-rubio/R000595

Congress.gov. (n.d.). Ron DeSantis. Congress.gov. Retrieved from https://www.congress.gov/member/ron-desantis/D000621

FCSW. (2022, June 16). Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka. Florida Commission on the Status of Women (FCSW). Retrieved from http://fcsw.net/dt_team/jennapersons/

House.gov. (n.d.). U.S. congressman Byron Donalds. U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds. Retrieved from https://donalds.house.gov/

Lee County. (2023). District 5 commissioner & vice chairman. Lee County Southwest Florida. Retrieved from https://www.leegov.com/bocc/district5