March 24, 2025 | by Anita Padilla on Florida's Voice
LARGO, Fla. – State Rep. Berny Jacques is calling for immediate action from Largo’s mayor after alleging the Largo Public Library is indoctrinating children.
“Today I learned that the Largo Public Library is actively promoting radical gender and sexual ideology to children. Here is my letter to Mayor Brown. This must be corrected,” Jacques stated.
Jacques’ letter to Mayor Woody Brown included attached photos, but the images were not shared with the public.
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March 1, 2025 | by Sara Filips on WFLA News Channel 8
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new bill filed in the Florida House aims to impose the harshest penalties on human traffickers.
House Bill 1283, filed by Rep. Berny Jacques, is strengthening Florida’s fight to combat human trafficking and to penalize those who exploit children and vulnerable people.
The bill would establish traffickers as a distinct criminal offense, allowing life imprisonment and the death penalty for those who are convicted of using physical force to traffic kids under 12 or those with severe mental incapacities, according to the Florida House of Representatives.
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February 27, 2025 | by Margie Menzel on WFSU News
A Republican lawmaker is proposing the harshest penalties — life imprisonment or the death penalty — for those who traffic children under the age of 12 or people with severe mental disabilities.
Representative Berny Jacques of Seminole filed the bill, which he says would be a critical tool in Florida’s fight against human trafficking.
It establishes capital sex trafficking as a distinct criminal offense.
Jacques calls trafficking a scourge that is worth taking on.
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February 25, 2025 | by Christina Schuler on Florida's Voice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida state Rep. Berny Jacques is calling for tighter election security measures, emphasizing the need to verify voter citizenship as part of efforts to close existing gaps in the state’s election system.
Jacques, speaking about his latest legislative push under HB 955, said he was surprised to discover vulnerabilities in the voter registration process, where officials often rely on an “honor system” when it comes to verifying citizenship.
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February 20, 2025 | by Amber Jo Cooper on Florida's Voice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Lawmakers filed legislation aimed at “enhancing the security of Florida’s elections” on Thursday.
The sponsors: Republican Reps. Berny Jacques and Chase Tramont.
- A comparable Senate bill, SB 396, was filed by Republican Sen. Ilena Garcia.
What it does: HB 831 is aimed to “protect the integrity of Florida’s electoral system while ensuring that every eligible citizen has the opportunity to participate,” an announcement said.
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