Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee, Florida State Senate (decommissioned)

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The Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee is a former standing committee of the Florida State Senate.

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Function

The 2012-2014 Florida Senate rules described the function of this committee as outlined below.

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(1) Permanent standing committees and standing subcommittees are authorized: (a) To maintain a continuous review of the work of the state agencies concerned with their subject areas and the performance of the functions of government within each subject area; (b) To invite public officials, employees, and private individuals to appear before the committees or subcommittees to submit information; (c) To request reports from departments performing functions reasonably related to the committees’ jurisdictions; and (d) To complete the interim work assigned by the President. (2) In 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. (3) In order to carry out the committee’s duties, the chair of each standing committee, standing subcommittee, and select committee may request the President to issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum, and order to carry out its duties, each standing committee or other necessary process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, letters, or other documentary evidence required by such committee. The President may issue said process at the request of the committee chair. Any member of a standing committee, standing subcommittee, or select committee may administer all oaths and affirmations, in the manner prescribed by law, to witnesses who appear before such committees to testify in any matter requiring evidence.

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Membership

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (5)
• Bill Montford, Vice chair	• Frank Artiles, Chair
• Daphne Campbell	• Doug Broxson
• Jeff Clemens	• Keith Perry
	• Kelli Stargel
	• Dana Young

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (6)
• Joseph Abruzzo	• Denise Grimsley, Chair
• Audrey Gibson	• Dorothy L. Hukill, Vice chair
• Maria Lorts Sachs	• Rob Bradley
	• Charles Dean
	• Greg Evers
	• Rene Garcia

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Members, 2013
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (6)
• Joseph Abruzzo	• Anitere Flores, Chair
• Audrey Gibson	• Rene Garcia, Vice chair
• Christopher Smith	• Aaron Bean
	• Greg Evers
	• Dorothy L. Hukill
	• Wilton Simpson

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Members, 2011
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (9)
• Christopher Smith, Vice chair	• Lizbeth Benacquisto, Chair
• Oscar Braynon	• Thad Altman
• Arthenia Joyner	• Ellyn Bogdanoff
• Gwen Margolis	• Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
• Maria Lorts Sachs	• Greg Evers
	• Mike Fasano
	• Anitere Flores
	• Evelyn Lynn
	• Joe Negron

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Members, 2009
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (6)
• Arthenia Joyner	• Alex Diaz de la Portilla
• Christopher Smith	• Mike Fasano
• Dan Gelber	• Joe Negron
	• Garrett Richter
	• Steve Oelrich
	• Mike Haridopolos

External links

• Florida State Senate