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The Ethics and Elections Committee is a standing committee of the Florida State Senate.

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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]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Rules and Manual 2020-2022

Function

The Ethics and Elections Committee examines legislation in the following subject areas:

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  • Election law, Ethics law, Executive Business and Bills creating elected positions.[4][5]
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“ Except as otherwise herein provided, on receipt by the Senate of appointments or suspensions on which action by the Senate is required, the President shall refer each to the Ethics and Elections Committee, other appropriate committee or committees, or a special master appointed by the President. Any such committee, subcommittee, or special master shall make inquiry or investigation and hold hearings, as appropriate, and advise the President and the Senate with a recommendation and the necessity for deliberating the subject in executive session. Reports and findings of the committee, subcommittee, or special master appointed pursuant hereto are advisory only and shall be made to the President. The report of the committee, subcommittee, or special master may be privileged and confidential. The President may order the report presented to the Senate in either open or executive session, or the President may refer it to the Rules Committee for its consideration and report. When the report is presented to the Senate during an open sitting or received by the Rules Committee, the report shall lose its privileged and confidential character.[6][5] ”

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Ethics and Elections Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (3) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

Jay Collins (R) left this committee on August 12, 2025. [Source]

2023-2024 legislative session

Ethics and Elections Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (3) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Ethics and Elections Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (4) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Ethics and Elections Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3) Republican members (4) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

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

Ethics and Elections Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)Republican members (4)
• Oscar Braynon• Kathleen Passidomo, Chair
• Jose Javier Rodriguez• Denise Grimsley, Vice chair
• Victor M. Torres, Jr.• Aaron Bean
• Tom Lee

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 1.5)
  2. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.20)
  3. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.17)
  4. ↑ Florida State Senate, "Subject Area Trends for Senate Committees," accessed February 5, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 12.7)


Current members of the Florida State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ben Albritton
Majority Leader:Jim Boyd
Senators
District 1
Don Gaetz (R)
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
Tom Leek (R)
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Vacant
District 12
District 13
District 14
Vacant
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
Jim Boyd (R)
District 21
Ed Hooper (R)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Republican Party (26)
Democratic Party (11)
No Party Affiliation (1)
Vacancies (2)


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