Lizbeth Benacquisto
Republican | District 27
2019 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Vote Record
Votes Consistent with ACLU Position: 1
Number of Votes Scored: 6
Percentage of votes for civil rights and civil liberties values: 16.67%
Anti-Reproductive Justice (Aggregate)
Bills: Requiring Minors to Seek Parental Consent for Reproductive Health Care SB 1774/HB 1335; 6-week Ban on Abortion - SB 1792/HB 235
ACLU Position: No
Senators Vote: N/A
Criminal Justice Reform
(Aggregate)
Bills: Senate Version of the Florida First Step Act That Contained Significant Reforms - SB 642; Increasing Felony Threshold - SB 406/HB 589; Occupational Licensing - SB 334/HB 397; Ending the suspension of driver’s licenses for inability to pay fines and fees and other non-driving offenses - SB 734/HB 1013; Ending the practice of charging youth as adults without any judicial involvement - SB 876/HB 575/HB 1293; Ban the Box - SB 394/HB 667
ACLU Position: YES
Senators Vote: YES
LGBT Rights
Bill: Prohibiting LGBTQ Discrimination - SB 430/HB 485
ACLU Position: YES
Senators Vote: N/A
Anti-Immigration
Bill: Banning Sanctuary Policies; Requiring ICE Enforcement - SB 168/HB 527
ACLU Position: No
Senators Vote: Yes
Voter Suppression
Bill: Undermining Amendment 4 and Disenfranchising Voters - SB 7066
ACLU Position: No
Senators Vote: Yes
Restricting Participation in Democracy
Bill: Gutting Citizen Initiative Petition Process for Amending Florida's Constitution - HB 5
ACLU Position: No
Senators Vote: Yes
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Bill: Arming Teachers and Exacerbating School Policing - SB 7030
ACLU Position: No
Senators Vote: Yes
Church & State
Bill: Diverting Taxpayer/Public School Dollars to Private Religious Schools - SB 7070