The Florida Senate

Senate and Joint Committees

A committee functions to study and plan solutions to issues facing Floridians. The Senate and House rules provide for standing committees, subcommittees, and special or select committees. The Senate President names the chairs and members of all Senate committees, while the Speaker of the House names the chairs and members of all House committees.  The presiding officers appoint members to joint committees that are composed of members from each house.  Select committees are appointed to make recommendations on special or unique problems by the respective presiding officer in each house.

Policy and Steering Committees

• Policy and Steering Committee on Commerce and Industry  CPSC
• Banking and Insurance  BI
• Commerce  CM
• Regulated Industries  RI
• Transportation  TR
• Policy and Steering Committee on Energy, Environment, and Land Use  EPSC
• Agriculture  AG
• Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities  CU
• Community Affairs  CA
• Environmental Preservation and Conservation  EP
• Policy and Steering Committee on Governmental Operations  GPSC
• Ethics and Elections  EE
• Governmental Oversight and Accountability  GO
• Military Affairs and Domestic Security  MS
• Reapportionment  RE
• Policy and Steering Committee on Social Responsibility  SPSC
• Children, Families, and Elder Affairs  CF
• Criminal Justice  CJ
• Education Pre-K - 12  ED
• Higher Education  HE
• Health Regulation  HR
• Judiciary  JU
• Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means  WPSC
• Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations  JA
• Finance and Tax  FT
• Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations  EA
• General Government Appropriations  GA
• Health and Human Services Appropriations  HA
• Higher Education Appropriations  HI
• Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations  TA

Standing Committees

• Rules  RC

Select Committees

• Select Committee on Florida's Economy  SFE
• Select Committee on Florida's Inland Waters  SFW  (11/18/2008-11/2/2010)

Joint Committees

• Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations  LCIR  (11/18/2008-6/30/2010)
• Joint Administrative Procedures Committee  JAPC
• Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight  JCPO
• Joint Legislative Auditing Committee  JCLA
• Joint Legislative Committee on Everglades Oversight JCEO  (11/18/2008-6/30/2010)
• Joint Legislative Sunset Committee  JCSC  (11/18/2008-6/30/2010)

Joint Select Committees

• Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining  JSCB  (2/2/2010-3/20/2010 and 2/9/2009-5/1/2009)

Other Legislative Entity

• Joint Legislative Budget Commission  JLBC