Banking and Insurance Committee, Florida State Senate
The Banking and Insurance Committee is a standing committee of the Florida State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Florida State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] The rules do not specify when or how often committees are assigned. The President shall appoint a chair and vice-chair for each standing committee and subcommittee.[2] A majority makes up a committee's quorum.[3]
See rules: Rules and Manual 2020-2022
Function
The Banking and Insurance Committee examines legislation in the following subject areas:
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(1) Permanent standing committees and standing subcommittees are authorized:
(2) In order to carry out its duties, each standing subcommittee has the reasonable right and authority to inspect and investigate the books, records, papers, documents, data, operation, and physical plant of any public agency in this state. |
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Banking and Insurance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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Blaise Ingoglia (R, Chair) left this committee on July 21, 2025. [Source]
2023-2024 legislative session
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Banking and Insurance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Banking and Insurance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Banking and Insurance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Tom Lee (R) left this committee on November 03, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Randolph Bracy III | • Anitere Flores, Chair | |||
| • Oscar Braynon | • Greg Steube, Vice chair | |||
| • Gary Farmer | • George Gainer | |||
| • Perry Thurston | • Rene Garcia | |||
| • Debbie Mayfield | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Jeff Clemens | • Lizbeth Benacquisto, Chair | |||
| • Gwen Margolis | • Garrett Richter, Vice chair | |||
| • Bill Montford | • Nancy Detert | |||
| • Christopher Smith | • Dorothy L. Hukill | |||
| • Tom Lee | ||||
| • Joe Negron | ||||
| • David Simmons | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Banking and Insurance Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Jeff Clemens, Vice chair | • David Simmons, Chair | |||
| • Gwen Margolis | • Lizbeth Benacquisto | |||
| • Bill Montford | • Nancy Detert | |||
| • Jeremy Ring | • Miguel Diaz de la Portilla | |||
| • Alan Hays | ||||
| • Tom Lee | ||||
| • Joe Negron | ||||
| • Garrett Richter | ||||
2010-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Christopher Smith, Vice chair | • Garrett Richter, Chair | |||
| • Gwen Margolis | • J.D. Alexander | |||
| • Eleanor Sobel | • Michael Bennett | |||
| • Ellyn Bogdanoff | ||||
| • Mike Fasano | ||||
| • Alan Hays | ||||
| • Joe Negron | ||||
| • Steve Oelrich | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 1.5)
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.20)
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.17)
- ↑ Florida State Senate, "Subject Area Trends for Senate Committees," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.2)
