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Finance and Tax Committee, Florida State Senate
The Finance and Tax 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]
See rules: Rules and Manual 2020-2022
Function
| “ | Powers and responsibilities of committees:
(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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Finance and Tax Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Finance and Tax Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(1) |
2021-2022 legislative session
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Finance and Tax Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance and Tax Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joseph Abruzzo, Vice chair | • Dorothy L. Hukill, Chair | |||
| • Gwen Margolis | • Thad Altman | |||
| • Darren Soto | • Miguel Diaz de la Portilla | |||
| • Anitere Flores | ||||
| • Wilton Simpson | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Finance and Tax Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Gwen Margolis | • Ellyn Bogdanoff, Chair | |||
| • Maria Sachs | • Thad Altman, Vice chair | |||
| • J.D. Alexander | ||||
| • Andy Gardiner | ||||
| • Jim Norman | ||||
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)
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Rules and Manual 2020-2022," November 17, 2020(Rule 2.2)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
