***UPDATE 01/10/2022
Our Cty Beautiful is now being represented on both the HOR and Senate side of the legislature! Our bill numbers are:
House Bill 213
Senate Bill 1410
We want to take a moment and tell Representative Daisy Morales @daisy4florida and Senator Randolph Bracy @randolphbracy how grateful we are to them for hearing the mission of the Down syndrome Advocacy/Awareness license plate and for believing in it. They have done a tremendous amount of work to get us this far and now it is up to US, the ADVOCATES to bring it home.
You can support @OurCityBeautiful and be a part of making this happen by calling or emailing the legislatures on both sides of committees and asking them to say #YEStoHB213 and #YEStoSB1410. You will find a list of all committee members pinned to the top of our Facebook page and on our website.
Please take the time to reach out to any/all of these Representatives and Senators.
House of Representatives HB213
Tourism Committee
Representative Brad Drake
(850) 951-0547
Representative Chip LaMarca
(954) 784-4531
Representative Emily Slosberg
(561) 496-5940
Representative Kamia Brown
(407) 297-2001
Representative James Buchanan
(941) 429-4560
Representative Linda Chaney
(727) 341-7385
Representative Trace Davis
(904) 353-2180
Representative Randy Fine
(321) 409-2017
Representative Dotie Joseph
(305) 892-4296
Representative Fiona McFarland
(941) 361-2465
Representative Rick Roth
(561) 625-5176
Representative Jason Shoaf
(850) 508-3207
Representative David Silvers
(561) 357-4824
Representative Kelly Skidmore
(561) 470-2086
Representative Jackie Toledo
(813) 281-5549
Representative DanaTrabulsy – (772) 595-1391
Representative Jayer Williamson- (850) 889-4974
Representative Clay Yarborough – (904) 723-5300
Commerce Committee
Representative Blaise Ingoglia
(352) 688-5004
Blaise.Ingoglia@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Webster Barnaby
(386) 851-0799
Representative Charles Clemons
(352) 498-1356
Representative Dan Daley
(954) 845-6005
Representative Nick DiCeglie
(727) 588-7090
Representative Tom Fabricio
(305) 364-3064
Representative Joseph Geller
(954) 924-3708
Representative Brett Hage
(352) 315-4445
Representative Evan Jenne
(954) 893-5001
Representative Angela Nixon
(904) 924-1500
Representative Chris Latvala
(727) 724-3000
Representative Randall Maggard
(813) 780-0667
Representative Lawrence McClure
(813) 757-9110
Representative Anika Omphroy
(954) 747-7933
Representative Scott Plakon
(407) 262-7423
Representative Rene Plasenca
(689) 206-2703
Representative Bob Rommel
(239) 417-6200
Representative Geraldine Thompson
(407) 245-0288
Representative Josie Tomkow
(863) 968-5666
Representative Matt Willhite
(561)791-4071
Senate Transportation Committee SB 1410
Senator Gayle Harrell Harrell.Gayle.web@flsenate.gov
772-221-4019
Senator Keith Perry
352-264-4040
Senator Lori Berman
561-292-6014
Senator George Gainer
850-747-5454
Senator Shevrin Jones
305-493-6002
Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez
305–470-2552
Senator Tom Wright
386-304-7630
**UPDATE: 10/26/2021
Representative Daisy Morales has taken the lead role in sponsoring this petition n the Florida House of Representatives. Our petition for the advocacy plate s now included in House Bill 213.
Here is where we need help: we need Florida residents to reach out to other local legislature and specifically, Representative Brad Drake, to tell them we want the Down syndrome plate made available to us. You can support us by calling or emailing them. Below is Rep. Drake’s contact information. He s the committee chairperson for the committee we are reviewed by before we can move to the big vote in Tallahassee. Please, make this a task that you get done soon! Ask him to vote YES to HB213.
Representative Brad Drake
372 Highway 83 NorthDeFuniak Springs, FL 32433-3800
(850) 951-0547
brad.drake@myfloridahouse.gov
Again, you can visit the Facebook page linked below to learn the in and out of the purpose of this plate and what it will support. **
The team at OCB has been diligently researching and reaching out to the local legislature on the possibility of having a Down syndrome Awareness license plate brought to the list of choices.
There is much time, research, and honestly, some stress that goes into having this created. It isn’t as easy as it seemingly should be. Along with designing a plate that would be pleasing for many people, we have to meet and network with a legislature representative who would be willing to take on our request and include it in an upcoming legislative bill. Then it has to be approved by a majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. Once approved, we are responsible for pre-selling 3,000 plates and if we do not meet that minimum, it is a NO GO from there.
It is possible for YOU, Florida residents, to help us gain the attention of our representatives and let them know we want the choice! Click to be taken to our petition that we are using to show our voice of choice!
We have created a page on Facebook for easy follow-up and to see our progress. This is a slow process, and we don’t expect to see any movement until 2022.
