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Record Group Number: 000900
Series/Collection Number: .R SCMM
Creator: Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services.
Title, Dates: Committee records, 1969-2011.
Amount: 256.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     In 1968, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Licensing became a standing committee with a permanent staff under the provisions of Ch. 68-35, Laws. The committee reviews legislation on financial institutions and securities regulations; consumer finance; corporations; economic development and international trade; tourism and cultural affairs; labor and industrial relations; trade regulations and commercial law; unemployment compensation; and workers' compensation.

Summary:     This series contains the records of the Committee on Commerce and Licensed Businesses (1969-1970), Committee on Commerce (1971-1994), Select Committee on Crisis Problems in Florida Insurance (1977), Select Committee on Public Service Commission Regulation of Transportation (1977), Select Committee on Business Development (1988), Select Committee on the Lottery (1987), Select Committee on Business Development and Seaports (1987-1989), Select Committee on Pari-mutuel Wagering (1991), Select Committee on Workers Compensation (1993), Conference Committee on Tort Reform (1986), Joint Working Group on Medical Malpractice (1987-1988), Conference Committee on Workers Compensation (1993), Commerce and Economic Opportunities (1995-2002), Select Committee on WAGES and Targeted Economic Development (1998-1999), Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services (2003-2004), Commerce and Consumer Affairs (2005-2006), Policy and Steering Committee on Commerce and Industry (2008-2010), and Commerce and Tourism (2010-2011). The records include bill files, meeting files, correspondence, agendas, and subject files. The records document legislation on financial institutions and securities regulations; consumer finance; corporations; economic development and international trade; tourism and cultural affairs; labor and industrial relations; trade regulations and commercial law; unemployment compensation; workers' compensation; and all aspects of the insurance code. See Series S18: Senate Committee Records for R SCMM records from 2012 forward.

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Subject Access Fields: Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce and Economic Opportunities.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce and Licensed Businesses.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce.
Commercial law Florida
Trade regulation Florida
Consumer protection Florida
Economic development.
Tourist trade Florida
Foreign trade promotion Florida
Banks and banking--History Florida
Industrial relations Florida
Workers' compensation Florida
Securities industry Florida
Insurance companies Florida
Insurance law Florida
Insurance, Malpractice Florida
Insurance, Unemployment Florida
Insurance Florida
Harbors Port charges Florida
Harbors.
Lotteries Florida
Unemployment compensation.
Bills (legislative records) aat
Added Entries Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce and Licensed Businesses.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Select Committee on Title Practices.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Select Committee on Business Development.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Select Committee on Seaports.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Select Committee on the Lottery.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Committee on Commerce.