Senator Linda Stewart

Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) and Representative Emily Slosberg (D–Boca Raton) today announce HB 525 and SB 868 which clarifies the law concerning what constitutes sexual battery upon a person impaired by drugs of alcohol under Florida Statutes §794.011. [Read more…] about Senator Linda Stewart and Representative Emily Slosberg File Bill Concerning Sexual Battery upon a Mentally Incapacitated Person

Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) and Representative Joy Goff-Marcil (D-Maitland) filed companion bills SB 532 and HB 429 to increase accountability in voucher schools and hold those schools to the same standards as the state’s traditional public schools. [Read more…] about Senator Linda Stewart and Representative Joy Goff-Marcil File Legislation To Increase Accountability For Voucher Schools

“With the Orange County School Board set to meet next week, I call on our School Board Members to join with other districts from around the state in ignoring the threats from the Governor and Commissioner of Education and doing what’s needed to keep all our children safe. [Read more…] about Senator Linda Stewart Calls on Orange County School Board Members to Adopt Mandatory Mask Policy

“Our elections system was not broken. [Read more…] about Statement From Florida State Senator Linda Stewart On Governor’s Signing Of Restrictive Voting Bill Into Law

Senator Linda Stewart (D–Orlando) and Representative Emily Slosberg (D–Boca Raton) today filed SB 1002 and HB 673, which would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain a statewide system for tracking sexual assault evidence kits from the point of collection through the criminal justice process. [Read more…] about Senator Linda Stewart and Representative Emily Slosberg File Bills to Create Tracking System for Sexual Assault Evidence Kits

Responding to a growing concern stemming from advancements in 3D printing, Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) has filed legislation to regulate 3D-printed firearms. [Read more…] about Senator Stewart Files Bill to Regulate 3D-Printed Guns

Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) is renewing her call to the Florida Legislature to protect children and prevent future deaths by passing the Child Safety Alarm Act (SB 252). [Read more…] about Senator Stewart Files Legislation to Protect Children from Being Left in Vehicles

With the number of newly unemployed in Florida continuing to increase, Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando), representing one of the worst affected areas in the state by this crisis, calls for more assistance. [Read more…] about Senator Stewart Calls for More Assistance to Areas with Highest Unemployment

State Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) issued the following statement regarding the Deloitte Contract with AHCA – “Our Citizens Deserve Better”: [Read more…] about Senator Linda Stewart Calls on Governor to Immediately Rescind Deloitte Contract