House Budget Committee #
Website #
Membership, committee documents, meeting schedules, and audio/video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Budget Committee produces the House’s proposed budget and conforming and implementing legislation. The committee provides legislative oversight regarding the expenditure of appropriated funds, reviews the Governor’s budget recommendations and agency legislative budget requests, and analyzes trust funds for creation, termination, or modification. Additionally, legislation with a fiscal impact is typically heard by the Budget Committee or one of its subcommittees. Some budget issues within the jurisdiction of the full committee include education fixed capital outlay and state employee pay, benefits, and retirement.Budget subcommittees make budget recommendations to the Budget Committee. The scope of each subcommittee is primarily delineated by agency as listed below” (Proposed Committee Structure for 2024-2026 Term with Jurisdictions, provided by staff).
Subcommittees: #
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Department of Citrus
- Health Care
- Agency for Health Care Administration
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Department of Children & Families
- Department of Elder Affairs
- Department of Health
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Higher Education
- Workforce Education
- Florida College System
- State universities
- Private colleges and universities
- Student Financial Aid
- Division of Blind Services
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Board of Governors
- Information Technology Budget & Policy Justice
- “[R]recommends the information technology (IT) budget for each agency to the Budget Committee and provides legislative oversight regarding agency implementation of the IT budget. The subcommittee also oversees matters related to IT governance, IT contracts and procurement, and cybersecurity and ransomware.”
- Justice
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Department of Law Enforcement
- Department of Legal Affairs (Attorney General)
- State Court System
- Justice Administration
- Commission on Offender Review
- PreK-12
- Department of Education
- Florida’s K‐12 education system
- School Readiness Program
- Voluntary Pre‐K program
- State Administration
- Department of Business & Professional Regulation
- Department of Financial Services
- Office of Insurance Regulation
- Office of Financial Regulation
- Department of the Lottery
- Department of Management Services
- Florida Digital Service
- Division of Administrative Hearings
- Public Employees Relations Commission
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- Department of Revenue
- Public Service Commission
- Florida Gaming Control Commission
- Transportation & Economic Development
- Department of Economic Opportunity
- Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
- Department of Military Affairs
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Division of Emergency Management
House Ways & Means Committee #
Website #
Membership, committee documents, meeting schedules, and audio/video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Ways & Means Committee’s purview encompasses issues concerning all state and local taxes and select non‐tax revenue sources. The committee addresses statutory and constitutional policy regarding tax rates, tax base design, and collection and enforcement parameters. The committee’s work also addresses debt financing policy, tax administration, and enforcement of tax laws” (Proposed Committee Structure for 2024-2026 Term with Jurisdictions, provided by staff).
Joint Legislative Budget Committee #
Website #
Membership; audits; and reports; and meeting summaries and video available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Legislative Budget Commission is a standing joint committee of the Legislature created to:
- Review and approve or disapprove agency requests to amend original approved budgets;
- Review agency spending plans;
- Review the recommendations of the Technology Review Workgroup regarding information technology issues; and
- Take other actions related to the fiscal matters of the state, as authorized by law” (LBC authority).
