Florida Senate Committees for 2018 Announced; Senator Flores to Chair Banking and Insurance Again

Aug 15, 2017

 

Senator Anitere Flores will once again chair the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance, Senate President Joe Negron announced today, August 15, 2017.

During the 2017 Legislative Session, Senator Flores had sponsored SB 378, which would have repealed Florida’s insurance premium tax credit and replaced that revenue with a two percent reduction in the communications services tax.  

In his memorandum today announcing the committees’ composition and leadership, President Negron explained that he expanded the size of many committees to reflect the necessity of maintaining quorums, particularly given the new requirement that Senators present their own bills before committees.

“In the era of term limits, I believe it is important for each Senator to be considered for the opportunity to participate in the committee process based on demonstrated competence, expertise, and interest,” he wrote.

The 2018 Committees and their members–including the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance–are listed below:

 

Agriculture

Denise Grimsley, Chair

Kevin Rader, Vice Chair

Dennis Baxley

Dorothy Hukill

Debbie Mayfield

Bobby Powell

Darryl Rouson

Greg Steube

 

Appropriations

Jack Latvala, Chair

Anitere Flores, Vice Chair

Dennis Baxley

Aaron Bean

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Lauren Book

Randolph Bracy

Rob Bradley

Jeff Brandes

Oscar Braynon

George Gainer

Bill Galvano

Audrey Gibson

Denise Grimsley

Bill Montford

Kathleen Passidomo

Bobby Powell

David Simmons

Wilton Simpson

Kelli Stargel

Linda Stewart

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Jeff Brandes, Chair

Randolph Bracy, Vice Chair

Dennis Baxley

Aaron Bean

Jeff Clemens

Anitere Flores

Keith Perry

Jose Rodriguez

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax

Kelli Stargel, Chair

Rene Garcia, Vice Chair

Daphne Campbell

Keith Perry

Jose Rodriguez

Greg Steube

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government

David Simmons, Chair

Aaron Bean, Vice Chair

Doug Broxson

Daphne Campbell

George Gainer

Rene Garcia

Debbie Mayfield

Jose Rodriguez

Darryl Rouson

Victor Torres

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Anitere Flores, Chair

Kelli Stargel, Vice Chair

Dennis Baxley

Lauren Book

Kathleen Passidomo

Bobby Powell

Kevin Rader

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education

Bill Galvano, Chair

Keith Perry, Vice Chair

Rob Bradley

Jeff Clemens

Gary Farmer

Tom Lee

Wilton Simpson

Linda Stewart

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K – 12 Education

Kathleen Passidomo, Chair

Dana Young, Vice Chair

Doug Broxson

Gary Farmer

Denise Grimsley

Tom Lee

Bill Montford

Darryl Rouson

Greg Steube

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources

Lauren Book, Chair

Dorothy Hukill, Vice Chair

Oscar Braynon

Rene Garcia

Travis Hutson

Jack Latvala

Debbie Mayfield

Linda Stewart

 

Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Rob Bradley, Chair

Bobby Powell, Vice Chair

Lizbeth Benacquisto

George Gainer

Bill Galvano

Audrey Gibson

Kevin Rader

Wilton Simpson

Kelli Stargel

Perry Thurston

 

Banking and Insurance

Anitere Flores, Chair

Greg Steube, Vice Chair

Randolph Bracy

Rob Bradley

Oscar Braynon

Gary Farmer

George Gainer

Rene Garcia

Denise Grimsley

Perry Thurston

 

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Rene Garcia, Chair

Victor Torres, Vice Chair

Doug Broxson

Daphne Campbell

Kelli Stargel

Greg Steube

 

Commerce and Tourism

Bill Montford, Chair

George Gainer, Vice Chair

Audrey Gibson

Travis Hutson

Jack Latvala

Kathleen Passidomo

Jose Rodriguez

Dana Young

 

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

Aaron Bean, Chair

Bill Montford, Vice Chair

Doug Broxson

Daphne Campbell

Jeff Clemens

Denise Grimsley

Kelli Stargel

Dana Young

 

Community Affairs

Tom Lee, Chair

Jeff Clemens, Vice Chair

Aaron Bean

Jeff Brandes

Daphne Campbell

Keith Perry

Jose Rodriguez

David Simmons

 

Criminal Justice

Randolph Bracy, Chair

Dennis Baxley, Vice Chair

Aaron Bean

Rob Bradley

Jeff Brandes

Jeff Clemens

Denise Grimsley

Darryl Rouson

 

Education

Dorothy Hukill, Chair

Debbie Mayfield, Vice Chair

Lauren Book

Gary Farmer

Bill Galvano

Tom Lee

Keith Perry

David Simmons

Wilton Simpson

Linda Stewart

Perry Thurston

 

Environmental Preservation and Conservation

Rob Bradley, Chair

Linda Stewart, Vice Chair

Lauren Book

Gary Farmer

Dorothy Hukill

Travis Hutson

Jack Latvala

David Simmons

 

Ethics and Elections

Keith Perry, Chair

Jeff Brandes, Vice Chair

Oscar Braynon

Travis Hutson

Tom Lee

Kathleen Passidomo

Jose Rodriguez

Victor Torres

 

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Dennis Baxley, Chair

Debbie Mayfield, Vice Chair

Doug Broxson

Bill Galvano

Kevin Rader

Darryl Rouson

Kelli Stargel

Linda Stewart

 

Health Policy

Dana Young, Chair

Kathleen Passidomo, Vice Chair

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Lauren Book

Dorothy Hukill

Travis Hutson

Bill Montford

Bobby Powell

 

Judiciary

Greg Steube, Chair

Lizbeth Benacquisto, Vice Chair

Randolph Bracy

Rob Bradley

Anitere Flores

Rene Garcia

Audrey Gibson

Debbie Mayfield

Bobby Powell

Perry Thurston

 

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Audrey Gibson, Chair

Doug Broxson, Vice Chair

Aaron Bean

George Gainer

David Simmons

Kelli Stargel

Victor Torres

 

Regulated Industries

Travis Hutson, Chair

Dorothy Hukill, Vice Chair

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Randolph Bracy

Jeff Brandes

Oscar Braynon

Audrey Gibson

Greg Steube

Perry Thurston

Dana Young

 

Rules

Lizbeth Benacquisto, Chair

Oscar Braynon, Vice Chair

Lauren Book

Rob Bradley

Jeff Brandes

Anitere Flores

Bill Galvano

Jack Latvala

Tom Lee

Bill Montford

Keith Perry

Jose Rodriguez

Wilton Simpson

Perry Thurston

 

Transportation

George Gainer, Chair

Darryl Rouson, Vice Chair

Dennis Baxley

Bill Galvano

Dorothy Hukill

Kevin Rader

 

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee

Kevin Rader, Alt. Chair

Daphne Campbell

George Gainer

Rene Garcia

Keith Perry

 

Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

Doug Broxson, Alt. Chair

Jeff Clemens

Dorothy Hukill

Greg Steube

Linda Stewart

Victor Torres

Dana Young

 

Joint Legislative Auditing Committee

Debbie Mayfield, Alt. Chair

Dennis Baxley

Audrey Gibson

Kathleen Passidomo

Perry Thurston

 

Joint Legislative Budget Commission

Jack Latvala, Alt. Chair

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Oscar Braynon

Anitere Flores

Bill Galvano

Bobby Powell

Wilton Simpson

 

Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining

Bobby Powell, Alt. Chair

Dennis Baxley

Denise Grimsley

Kathleen Passidomo

Darryl Rouson

 

 

 

 

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