House Sets Conference Committee Assignments

The House has released the following statement regarding the budget conferences sessions with the Senate that begin at 7 p.m. tonight:

The Florida House of Representatives Office of the Speaker, 420 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1300.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Members, Florida House of Representatives
FROM: Dean Cannon, Speaker
DATE: Feb. 28, 2012
RE: Budget Conference
Below please find the list of conference managers appointed to negotiate the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget as well as a tentative schedule for conference meetings. The chairs, vice chairs, and ranking members of fiscal committees and subcommittees were appointed to the appropriate budget conferences. Other appointments were based on member requests, which I attempted to accommodate to the extent possible.
Also, please find attached the House and Senate agreed-upon budget conference allocations.

House Budget Conference
House Chair: Rep. Denise Grimsley

Conference Managers At-Large:
Rep. Aubuchon
Rep. Chestnut
Rep. Dorworth
Rep. Frishe
Rep. Holder
Rep. Hukill
Rep. Jones
Rep. Legg
Rep. Lopez-Cantera
Rep. McKeel
Rep. Sands
Rep. Saunders
Rep. Schenck
Rep. Snyder
Rep. Weatherford

Bills:
5001 General Appropriations Act
5003 Implementing bill
5005 Retirement
5007 State Employees
5009 Health Insurance Benefits for State Employees
5011 State Information Technology Page 2

I. House Agriculture and Natural Resources / Senate General Government

Lead Manager: Rep. T. Williams, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Artiles
Rep. Bembry
Rep. Boyd
Rep. Crisafulli
Rep. Goodson
Rep. Porter

Conforming Bills:
5601 License to Carry a Concealed Weapon
1986 Water Management Districts

II. House Government Operations / Senate General Government

Lead Manager: Rep. Hooper, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Berman
Rep. Gibbons
Rep. Mayfield
Rep. Nelson
Rep. Patronis
Rep. Watson
Rep. Weinstein

Conforming Bills:
843 Department of Lottery
5501 One Stop Business Registration Portal
5503 One Stop Business Registration Clearing TF
5505 Department of Financial Services
5507 Department of Management Services
5509 State Data Center System
5511 Department of Business and Professional Regulation

III. House Health Care / Senate Health and Human Services

Lead Manager: Rep. Hudson, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Baxley
Rep. Bileca
Rep. Corcoran
Rep. Cruz
Rep. Davis
Rep. Diaz
Rep. Pafford
Rep. Schwartz
Rep. Wood
Rep. Young Page 3

Conforming Bills:
5301 Medicaid Services
5303 Department of Children and Family Services
1990 Developmental Disabilities

IV. House Higher Education / Senate Higher Education

Lead Managers: Rep. OToole, Chair
Rep. Proctor, Acting Co-Chair
Rep. Gonzalez, Acting Co-Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Ahern
Rep. Bullard
Rep. Harrison
Rep. Nuz
Rep. Oliva
Rep. Passidomo
Rep. Reed
Rep. Stargel
Rep. Taylor
Rep. Trujillo
Rep. A. Williams

Conforming Bills:
5201 Postsecondary Education Funding
5203 Reemployment Services
1994 Postsecondary Education

V. House Justice / Senate Criminal and Civil Justice

Lead Manager: Rep. Glorioso, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Eisnaugle
Rep. Grant
Rep. Harrell
Rep. McBurney
Rep. Metz
Rep. Perry
Rep. Pilon
Rep. Rouson
Rep. Soto
Rep. Waldman

Conforming Bills:
5401 Juvenile Detention
5403 State Court Revenues
5405 Clerks of Court
1958 Department of Health
1960 State Judicial System
1964 Court Related Assessments
1968 Criminal Justice Page 4

VI. House Pre-K-12 / Senate Education Pre-K-12

Lead Manager: Rep. Coley, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Adkins
Rep. Clarke-Reed
Rep. Fresen
Rep. Gaetz
Rep. Hager
Rep. Kiar
Rep. Logan
Rep. Smith
Rep. Thompson

Conforming Bills:
5101 Prekindergarten through K-12 Ed
5103 School Readiness

VII. House Transportation and Economic Development / Senate Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development

Lead Manager: Rep. Horner, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Bernard
Rep. Brandes
Rep. Brodeur
Rep. Broxson
Rep. Burgin
Rep. Drake
Rep. Nehr
Rep. Rogers
Rep. Workman

Conforming Bills:
1996 Department of Economic Opportunity
1998 Transportation
VIII. House Finance and Tax / Senate Finance and Tax

Lead Manager: Rep. Precourt, Chair

Conference Managers:
Rep. Albritton
Rep. Caldwell
Rep. Costello
Rep. Julien
Rep. Ray
Rep. Randolph
Rep. Rooney
Rep. Steube
Rep. Thurston Page 5

Conforming Bills:
87 Tax on Severance and Production of Oil
737 Sales Tax Holiday
5701 Corporate Income Tax
5703 Communication Services Tax (Pending procedural action)
7087 Economic Development (Pending procedural action).

Budget Conference Tentative Schedule Pursuant to House Rule 7.22, conference committees are authorized to begin noticed meetings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012, at which point any unresolved conference issues will be bumped to the budget chairs.
Members should anticipate the House recessing from scheduled floor session each day this week as necessary to allow time for conference meetings. Conference committee members should also anticipate morning and evening meetings outside of our scheduled floor session