Trumbull named to hurricane response committee

Sept. 19--PANAMA CITY -- Rep. Jay Trumbull has been selected for the newly created Select Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness.

The committee's purpose is to "gather information, solicit ideas for improvement, make recommendations to the executive branch and suggest legislative options in advance of the 2018 session," according to a news release.

"After seeing the devastation that a natural disaster can bring to our state, I am proud to represent the Panhandle as well as all of Florida to insure we are poised for a quick reaction to ensure our citizens are prepared and kept safe," Trumbull said in the release.

The Senate also soon will pick up several committee meetings delayed by Hurricane Irma.

Senate committees and subcommittees will meet over four days as lawmakers start preparing for the 2018 session, which starts in January. The committee week will start Oct. 9 with meeting times set aside for the Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, the Finance and Tax Appropriations Subcommittee, the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee, the Commerce and Tourism Committee, the Criminal Justice Committee and the Education Committee, according to a schedule posted on the Senate website.

Seven appropriations subcommittees are scheduled to meet Oct. 11, with the full Appropriations Committee slated for Oct. 12. Lawmakers also are expected to hold committee meetings the week of Oct. 23, two weeks of meetings in November and one week of meetings in December.

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