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During the 2017 Legislative Session, Senator Flores had sponsored SB 378, which would have repealed Florida’s insurance premium tax credit and replaced that revenue with a two percent reduction in the communications services tax.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