Speaker Paul Renner releases committee assignments
Speaker Paul Renner
Florida House Speaker Paul Renner on Friday announced committee assignments ahead of the 60-day regular session that convenes in January.
Renner, a Palm Coast attorney, also announced that he has formed two select committees.
“Pursuant to Rule 7.6, I am creating the Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency & Recovery to review Florida recovery efforts surrounding hurricanes and to ensure that we are prepared for future storms,” Renner said in a statement.
Renner also said he was forming a “Select Committee on Health Innovation to review issues relating to access and affordability.”
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples attorney, has identified health care reform as her top priority for the 2024 legislative session.
Renner was required to do some minor shuffling to accommodate the special hurricane and health care committees, which will be chaired by Rep. Michael Grant, R-Port Charlotte, and Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, respectively.
However, much of his leadership team remains the same, including Speaker Pro Temp Chuck Clemmons, a Newberry Republican.
Rep. Tom Leek, R-Daytona Beach, remains Appropriations chair; Rep. Daniel Perez, R-Miami, remains Rules chair; and Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, will continue to chair Ways & Means.
Rep. Tommy Gregory
Rep. Tommy Gregory, R-Lakewood Ranch, remains House Judiciary Chair.
Rep. Chuck Brannan, R-Mcclenny, a former sheriff’s investigator, will chair the Justice Appropriations Subcommittee.
Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, will chair the Civil Justice Subcommittee and Rep. Spence Roach, R-North Ft. Myers, will chair the Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee. Both men are lawyer/lawmakers.
Rep. Keith Truenow, R-Tavares, will chair the Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
Fall 2023 interim committee meetings begin the week of September 18 – 22.
Other interim committee weeks include:
• Week of October 16 – 20
• Week of November 6 – 9, (Veterans Day observed on Friday, November 10)
• Week of November 13 – 17
• Week of December 4 – 7 (Chanukah begins on Thursday, December 7)
• Week of December 11 – 15
The 2024 Regular Session will convene on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
