Memorandum from Senate President Mike Haridopolos Re: Budget Conference
TO: All Senators and Staff
FROM: Mike Haridopolos, President
SUBJECT: Budget Conference
DATE: April 26, 2011
Please find below the conferees for the 2011 budget conference. The organizational meeting of the budget conference will be Wednesday, April 27 at 8 A.M. in 412 Knott Building.
All budget conferees should attend the Wednesday morning meeting.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 2.19(1), Conference Committees are authorized to notice and meet beginning at 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27, until 12:00 P.M. on Friday, April 29, at which point any remaining conference issues will be bumped to the budget chairs. As the host of the conference process this year, I would request that conference committee chairs avoid meeting during pre-scheduled floor sessions or standing committee meetings.
Senate/House Budget Conference
Senate Chair: Alexander
Senate Vice-Chair: Negron
At-Large Conferees: Gaetz, Gardiner, Rich, Siplin, Thrasher
Assigned Bills: HB 5011
SB 1292, 1314, 1738, 2000, 2002, 2094, 2096, 2098, 2104, 2106, 2110
I. Conference: FRS / Retirement
Senate Lead: Ring or Benacquisto
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2100
II. Conference: Professional Deregulation
Senate Lead: Hays
Assigned Conforming Bills: HB 5005, 5007
III. Conference: Governmental Reorganization
Senate Lead: Gaetz
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2156, SB 2162
IV. Conference: SEED Fund
Senate Lead: Gaetz
Assigned Conforming Bills: HB 7205, 7207
V. Conference: State Employee Group Health Insurance
Senate Lead: Negron
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2126
VI. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations/ House Finance & Tax Committee
Chair: Gaetz
Senate Conferees: Benacquisto, Bogdanoff, Hill, Latvala, Margolis, Smith
Assigned Conforming Bills: HB 143, 641, 733, 873, 7203
VII. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations/ House Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Gaetz
Senate Conferees: Benacquisto, Bogdanoff, Hill, Latvala, Margolis, Smith
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2152, 2154, 2160
VIII. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations/
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Hays
Senate Conferees: Dean, Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Ring
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2122, 2130, 2142
IX. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations/House Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Hays
Senate Conferees: Dean, Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Ring
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2124, 2126, 2128, 2132, 2134, 2136
X. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education PreK-12 Appropriations/
House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Simmons
Senate Conferees: Bullard, Detert, Dockery, Montford, Wise
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2120
XI. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations/
House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Lynn
Senate Conferees: Altman, Braynon, Oelrich, Siplin
Assigned Conforming Bills: SB 2150
XII. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations/0
House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Chair: Negron
Senate Conferees: Flores, Garcia, Norman, Richter, Sobel
Assigned Conforming Bills: HB 5303, 5305, 5309
SB 2108, 2144, 2146, 2148
XIII. Conference:
Senate Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations/
House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee /
Chair: Fasano
Senate Conferees: Bennett, Evers, Joyner, Sachs, Storms, Thrasher
Assigned Conforming Bills: HB 5401, 5403, 5405, 5409
SB 2112, 2114, 2116, 2118
