Daisy For Florida – Florida House District 44

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THE ISSUES DAISY WILL CHAMPION

ECONOMY & JOBS

I support…

✔️ Work to create incentives for companies to innovate in Florida.

✔️ Support employers, especially our small businesses.

✔️ Union rights and the ability of workers to bargain for better wages and benefits.

✔️ A strong safety net to help people get back on their feet.

✔️ The tourism and hospitality industry is our number-one driver of our economy. Daisy support providing more state funding and resources to grow the industry marketing efforts

EDUCATION

I believe ….

✔️ This starts with affordable or free childcare and preschool for all kids and continues on through making college and technical training affordable and accessible.

✔️ Too many young people are moving away from Florida. We need to stop the so-called “brain drain” and make Florida a place where young people want to live, work, and raise their families.

✔️Additionally, we need to recognize that the pandemic, as well as the threat of school shootings, has put a lot of strain on our educators and students and provide them additional support including mental health care.

ENSURING LOCAL CONTROL REMAINS LOCAL

Nobody knows their communities better than the folks who live and work in them. We must ensure local communities can make the decisions that are best for them. I will fight for this by:

✔️ Ensuring communities can allocate federal funds at their discretion.

✔️ Increase investments in local municipalities to allow them to invest in their local infrastructure.

✔️ Supporting our local Police and Fire Departments so they can adequately serve our communities

HEALTH CARE

I believe ….

✔️ Health care needs to be accessible to everyone. We must reign in the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs.

✔️ We must also destigmatize mental illness and make care affordable and available when people need help, whether in times of crisis or for routine care.

✔️ In a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions.

✔️ That seniors have a right to retire with dignity and have the necessary supports to age in place.

PUBLIC SAFETY, AND HOUSING

I believe …

✔️ We need a budget that addresses the root causes of crime and provides services, not just policing.

✔️ Our state needs to ensure police transparency and accountability

✔️ We need to end unaffordable housing and the high cost of home owners’ insurance

VETERANS

My son is a Veteran. He and other vets who have bravely served our state and country deserve adequate benefits and services from our state as a token of gratitude for their service. During my time in the legislature, I have been proud to championed legislation that would improve the lives of our veterans. I will continue to support our veterans by:

✔️ Ensuring we have adequate staffing levels and resources at Florida Veterans Homes.

✔️ Establishing support systems for reporting abuse and neglect at our Veterans Homes.

✔️ Streamlining services so that it is easy for veterans to access their state benefits.

✔️ Reforming and expanding access to mental health services for our veterans.

✔️ Ensuring Educational Opportunities for our Veterans.

LEGISLATIVE ACCOMMPLISHMENTS

While serving in the Florida House, part of Daisy’s legislative record include sponsoring and cosponsoring over 100 bipartisan bills that were signed into law by the Governor during her first term. These legislative victories benefited law enforcement, local government, environment, tech, tourism and hospitality, disability community, veterans, minorities, real estate, homeowners, wildlife, businesses, judges and clerks of court, transportation, seniors, urban agriculture, schools, etc.

2022 BILL PASSED

Educational Opportunity For
Disabled Veterans | HB 45
Sponsored by Rep. Daisy Morales

HB 45 Signed into law by the Governor – Provides educational opportunities for disabled veterans by providing additional assistance to achieve a 100 percent award for tuition and fees.

2022 BILL PASSED

Property Tax Exemptions For Widows, Widowers, Blind Persons, or Persons Totally Disabled | HB 13
Sponsored by Rep. Daisy Morales

HB 13 Signed into law by the Governor – This bill proposes a 10x property tax exemption increase for residents who are widows, widowers, blind persons, or persons totally and permanently disabled from $500 to $5,000.

2022 BILL PASSED

Down Syndrome Awareness
Specialty License Plate | HB 213
Sponsored by Rep. Daisy Morales

HB 213 Signed into law by the Governor – The bill directs the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Down Syndrome Awareness license plate, providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate.

2021 BILL PASSED

Barber Services
HB 855
Sponsored By Rep. Daisy Morales

HB 855 Signed into law by the Governor – Authorizes barber to shampoo, cut, or arrange hair in location other than registered barbershop without specified arrangements.