House Appropriations Committee #
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Membership, committee documents, meeting schedules, and audio/video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Appropriations Committee produces the House’s proposed budget and conforming and implementing legislation. The committee provides legislative oversight regarding the expenditure of appropriated funds, reviews the Governor’s budget recommendations and agency legislative budget requests, and analyzes trust funds for creation, termination or modification. Additionally, legislation with a fiscal impact is typically heard by the Appropriations Committee or one of its subcommittees. Some budget issues within the jurisdiction of the full committee include education fixed capital outlay and state employee pay, benefits, and retirement” (2022-2024 Proposed Committee and Subcommittee Structure, provided by committee staff).
Subcommittees: #
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Department of Citrus
- Health Care
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Department of Children & Families
- Department of Elder Affairs
- Department of Health
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Higher Education
- Workforce Education
- Florida College System
- State universities
- Private colleges and universities
- Student Financial Aid
- Division of Blind Services
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Board of Governors
- Infrastructure & Tourism
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
- Department of Military Affairs
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Division of Emergency Management
- Justice
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Department of Legal Affairs (Attorney General)
- State Court System
- Justice Administration
- Commission on Offender Review
- PreK-12
- Department of Education
- Florida’s K‐12 education system
- School Readiness Program
- Voluntary Pre‐K program
- State Administration & Technology
- Department of Business & Professional Regulation
- Department of Financial Services
- Office of Insurance Regulation
- Office of Financial Regulation
- Department of the Lottery
- Department of Management Services
- Florida Digital Service
- Division of Administrative Hearings
- Public Employees Relations Commission
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- Department of Revenue
- Public Service Commission
- Florida Gaming Control Commission
House Ways & Means Committee #
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Membership, committee documents, meeting schedules, and audio/video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Ways & Means Committee’s purview encompasses issues concerning all state and local taxes and select non‐tax revenue sources, and addresses statutory and constitutional policy regarding tax rates, tax base design, and collection and enforcement parameters. The committee’s work also addresses debt financing policy, tax administration, and enforcement of tax laws” (2022-2024 Proposed Committee and Subcommittee Structure, provided by committee staff).
Joint Legislative Budget Committee #
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Membership; audits; and reports; and meeting summaries and video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Legislative Budget Commission is a standing joint committee of the Legislature created to:
- Review and approve or disapprove agency requests to amend original approved budgets;
- Review agency spending plans;
- Review the recommendations of the Technology Review Workgroup regarding information technology issues; and
- Take other actions related to the fiscal matters of the state, as authorized by law” (LBC authority).
Senate Appropriations Committee #
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Membership, meeting agendas and notices, audio and video, bill summaries, and bills in committee available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Appropriations Committee annually prepares the state’s budget through the General Appropriations Act (GAA) and has jurisdiction over legislation having a fiscal impact, affecting revenues, or containing an appropriation. The GAA determines the amounts state agencies, the Legislature, and the state court system may spend for salaries, personnel, contracted services, expenses, and fixed capital outlay and provides funding for public schools, Florida colleges, and state universities each fiscal year. The committee also develops and recommends to the Senate the implementing bill and conforming bills, as needed, to facilitate implementation of the GAA” (Subject Area Trends for Senate Committees).
