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District Office:
12425 28th Street North
Suite 102
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(727) 556-6500
Senate VOIP: 41600
Legislative Assistants:
Tracy Caddell, Courtney Vandenberg and Jennifer Wilson
Tallahassee Office:
405 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5075
Senate VOIP: 5075
Senator Jack Latvala
Party: Republican
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No Media for this SenatorCommittee Assignments
- Transportation, Chair
- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
- Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Environmental Preservation and Conservation
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Reapportionment
- Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight, Alternating Chair
Primary Introducer
S 74 Relief/Marianne Beauregard and Estate of Ronald Avallone/Marion County Sheriff's Office
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 16
S 88 Sovereignty Submerged Lands
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 16
S 152 Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 20
S 154 Licensed Security Officers
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Now in Budget
S 156 Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 99
S 228 Veterinary Practice
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 25
S 388 Recreational Vehicle Dealers
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 314
S 482 Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities
Last Action: 01/23/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
S 620 District School Boards
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
S 1006 Prescription Drug Wholesale Regulations
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 83
S 1072 Exemptions from the Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 87
S 1122 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 01/25/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
S 1140 Governor Bob Martinez/25th Anniversary
Last Action: 12/05/2011 S Filed
S 1272 Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device During the Commission of an Offense
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 140
S 1274 Tourist Development Tax
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 314
S 1276 Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment With the Intent to Defraud
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 314
S 1280 Florida Retirement System
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 140
S 1420 Pari-mutuels
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 152
S 1580 Local Administrative Action to Abate Public Nuisances and Criminal Gang Activity
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 219
S 1598 Tax on Tobacco Products
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 221
S 1602 Pharmacies
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 221
S 1612 Foreclosure and Eviction Prevention Trust Fund/Department of Economic Opportunity
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 221
S 1656 Public Accounting
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 1662 Homeless Youth
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 314
S 1744 Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 1782 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Now in Agriculture -SJ 314
S 1820 Bail Bond Agencies and Agents
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 237
S 1844 Alien Insurers
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 1866 Department of Transportation
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
S 1878 Economic Development
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 245
S 1890 Mortgage Foreclosure Proceedings
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Now in Judiciary
Co-Introducer
S 196 Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 23
S 342 Use of Cigarette Tax Proceeds
Last Action: 01/19/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 436 Video Voyeurism
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 552 Ethics
Last Action: 01/27/2012 S Now in Judiciary -SJ 279
S 632 Funerals, Burials, and Memorial Services
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 634 Spaceport Facilities
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Ordered enrolled
S 678 State Contracts
Last Action: 01/26/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 279
S 682 Alzheimer’s Disease
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 922 Current and Former Military Personnel
Last Action: 01/24/2012 H In Messages
S 924 Special Observances
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 12/08/2011 S Filed
S 1326 Pregnancy Resource Center Month/January 2012
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Adopted -SJ 170
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted -SJ 312
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2010
- Senate, 1994-2002
Other Public Service
- Chair, Pinellas Legislative Delegation
- Pinellas Sports Authority
- Palm Harbor Community Services Agency
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 2011
- Legislator of the year, Florida Police Benevolent Association, 2011
- Shining Star for Public Education, Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association, 2011
- Commitment to Quality Family Child Care, Florida Family Childcare Home Association, 2011
- Leadership Award, Port of Tampa Maritime Industries of Florida, 2011
- Legislative Appreciation Award, Florida League of Cities, 2011
- Outstanding Legislator Award, Disabled American Veterans, 2011
- Tugboat Award, Florida Ports Council, 2011
- Senator of the Year, Fraternal Order of Police, 2011
- Legislator of the Year, Florida Professional Firefighters Association, 2011
- Champion for Business, Associated Industries of Florida, 2011
- Champion of Judicial Independence, Florida Bar Association, 2011
- County Champion Award, Florida Association of Counties, 2011
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | CEO, GCI Printing Services, Inc. d/b/a Gulf Coast Imprinting |
| Children: | Christopher Latvala, Stephanie Latvala Courson |
| Grandchildren: | Blake Courson, Sydni Courson |
| Education: |
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| Born: | November 3, 1951 in Oxford, Mississippi. Moved to Florida in |
| Religious Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Recreation: | Fishing, baseball |
District 16
Consists of parts of Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties
District Links
- District 16 Maps
- View District 16 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
