Floor Vote for

Bill Number:	0847
Date:	Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Reading #:	3
Barcode #:	NA
Amend. #:	NA
Sequence:	280
In the Chair:	Byrd
Floor Actions:	Passage

Y Adams
Y Allen
Y Altman
Y Ambler
Y Anderson
Y Antone
Y Arza
Y Attkisson
Y Ausley
- Baker
Y Barreiro
Y Baxley
Y Bean
Y Bendross-Mindingall
Y Bense
Y Benson
Y Berfield
Y Bilirakis
Y Bowen
Y Brandenburg
Y Brown
Y Brummer
Y Brutus
Y Bucher
Y Bullard
Y Byrd
Y Cantens
Y Carassas
Y Clarke
Y Cretul
Y Culp
Y Cusack
Y Davis, D.
Y Davis, M.
Y Dean
Y Detert
Y Domino
Y Evers
Y Farkas
Y Fields
Y Fiorentino
Y Galvano
Y Gannon
- Garcia, R.
Y Gardiner
Y Gelber
Y Gibson
Y Gibson, H.
Y Goodlette
Y Gottlieb
Y Green
Y Greenstein
Y Harper
Y Harrell
Y Harrington
Y Hasner
Y Henriquez
Y Hogan
Y Holloway
Y Homan
Y Jennings
Y Johnson
Y Jordan
Y Joyner
Y Justice
Y Kallinger
Y Kendrick
Y Kilmer
Y Kosmas
Y Kottkamp
Y Kravitz
Y Kyle
Y Littlefield
Y Llorente
Y Machek
Y Mack
Y Mahon
Y Mayfield
Y McInvale
Y Meadows
Y Mealor
Y Murman
Y Murzin
Y Needelman
Y Negron
Y Patterson
Y Paul
Y Peterman
Y Pickens
Y Planas
- Poppell
Y Prieguez
Y Quinones
Y Reagan
Y Rich
Y Richardson
Y Ritter
Y Rivera
Y Robaina
Y Roberson, Y.
Y Ross
Y Rubio
Y Russell
Y Ryan
Y Sansom
Y Seiler
Y Simmons
Y Slosberg
Y Smith
- Sobel
Y Sorensen
Y Spratt
Y Stansel
Y Stargel
Y Troutman
Y Vana
Y Waters
Y Wiles
Y Wishner
Y Zapata

Total Yeas: 116

Total Nays: 0

Total Abstained: 0

Total Missed: 4

Total Votes: 116

Vote After Roll Call:

Yeas

Garcia, R.

04/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
Poppell

04/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
Sobel

04/30/2003 12:00:00 AM

Explanations of Vote:

Gelber -

It is fitting that this bill bear the name of Paul Mendelson, an everyday warrior in the fight against public corruption. Paul grew up in Long Island, New York attending undergraduate school at Adelphi University and law school at the University of Miami. After a stint with the Florida Attorney General’s Office he joined the Legal Division of the Dade County State Attorney’s Office where he eventually became its Chief. Paul’s belief that it was a prosecutor’s job to make sure that justice was done, no matter the result earned him respect among prosecutors and among the judiciary and defense community. The impact of Paul’s work went beyond the jurisdiction of the 11th Judicial Circuit. He was intimately involved with advising the Florida Constitution Revision Commission in 1998 and also helped draft the present Criminal Punishment Code. He was often consulted by the Senate and House Criminal Justice Committees when it came to reviewing and drafting criminal justice and public corruption legislation and advised many of the participants in the 1999 Commission that suggested this legislation. Paul is survived by his wife, Debra Caryl Mendelson, and his children, Rachel Ellen and Daniel Jacob.
Gelber -

It is fitting that this bill bear the name of Paul Mendelson, an everyday warrior in the fight against public corruption. Paul grew up in Long Island, New York attending undergraduate school at Adelphi University and law school at the University of Miami. After a stint with the Florida Attorney General’s Office he joined the Legal Division of the Dade County State Attorney’s Office where he eventually became its Chief. Paul’s belief that it was a prosecutor’s job to make sure that justice was done, no matter the result earned him respect among prosecutors and among the judiciary and defense community. The impact of Paul’s work went beyond the jurisdiction of the 11th Judicial Circuit. He was intimately involved with advising the Florida Constitution Revision Commission in 1998 and also helped draft the present Criminal Punishment Code. He was often consulted by the Senate and House Criminal Justice Committees when it came to reviewing and drafting criminal justice and public corruption legislation and advised many of the participants in the 1999 Commission that suggested this legislation. Paul is survived by his wife, Debra Caryl Mendelson, and his children, Rachel Ellen and Daniel Jacob.