President Pro Tempore
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Wildewood Professional Park, Suite 90
3653 Cortez Road West
Bradenton, FL 34210
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404 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
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Legislative Assistant:
Jacquie Connell
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Senator Michael S. "Mike" Bennett
Party: Republican
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May 2, 2011
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February 2, 2011
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Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 0062 Relief/Amie Draiemann Stephenson, Hailey Morgan Stephenson, and Christian Darby Stephenson, II/Department of Transportation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
S 0138 Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
S 0140 Repeal of a Workers’ Compensation Reporting Requirement
Last Action: 04/07/2012 Chapter No. 2012-34
S 0190 Terms of State Senators and State Representatives
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
S 0192 Special Districts
Last Action: 02/29/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 107 (Ch. 2012-16)
S 0244 Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages
S 0246 Procurement of Professional Architectural, Engineering, Landscape Architectural, or Surveying and Mapping Services
Last Action: 01/26/2012 S Unfavorable by Regulated Industries, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 7 -SJ 280
S 0254 Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197)
S 0292 Legal Notices
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2012-212) -SJ 1236
S 0294 Enterprise Zones/Charlotte County
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
S 0404 Postsecondary Education of Military Veterans
Last Action: 11/16/2011 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 37
S 0410 Electronic Filing of Court and Other Legal Documents
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 0412 Assessment on the Sale of Masonry Units
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 0438 Consumer Finance Charges
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0440 Initiatives and Referenda
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99)
S 0458 Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 0466 Coastal Barriers Infrastructure Finance Act
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 0528 Combat Infantry Badge License Plates
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
S 0576 Public-private Partnerships
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 0600 Electronic Filing of Construction Plans
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Economic Affairs Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2012-58), CS/CS/SB 704 (Ch. 2012-13)
S 0614 Sovereign Immunity
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 0640 Local Government Energy Zones
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 0686 Ad Valorem Taxation
Last Action: 11/15/2011 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 58
S 0688 Open Parties
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 0690 Solar Energy Systems
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 170
S 0692 Formation of Local Governments
Last Action: 04/22/2012 Chapter No. 2012-121
S 0696 Customer-owned Renewable Generation
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 0704 Building Construction and Inspection
Last Action: 03/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-13, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2012-58), CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72), CS/CS/HB 897 (Ch. 2012-211)
S 0716 Environmental Regulation
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205), CS/HB 691 (Ch. 2012-65), HB 4123 (Ch. 2012-114), CS/CS/HB 7117 (Ch. 2012-117) -SJ 981
S 0718 Health Care
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 0782 Florida Evidence Code
Last Action: 03/06/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 701 (Ch. 2012-152) -SJ 881
S 0788 Eye Health Care
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 0816 Professional Sports Facilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
S 0818 Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
S 0826 Title Insurance Claims
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 0842 Growth Management
Last Action: 03/07/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159) -SJ 916
S 0912 Growth Management
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0922 Military Support
Last Action: 04/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
S 0946 Economic Development
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 0970 Foreclosure Proceedings
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 0992 Regulation of Hoisting Equipment Used in Construction, Demolition, or Excavation Work
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 521 (Ch. 2012-62) -SJ 1004
S 1002 Shark Fins
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 213
S 1014 Health Care
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
S 1042 Emergency 911 Service
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 801 (Ch. 2012-177) -SJ 1171
S 1154 Beverage Law
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 1180 Growth Management
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 979 (Ch. 2012-75), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205) -SJ 999
S 1196 Residential Construction Warranties
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045
S 1382 Service Animals
Last Action: 03/09/2012 H Died in Messages
S 1384 Taxes
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
S 1432 Bottled Water
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 1606 Postsecondary Education
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar
S 1848 Nongovernmental Organizations that Receive State Funds
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1864 Solar Energy System Rebates
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 2108 Golf Day at the Capitol
Last Action: 02/14/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9055 (Adopted) -SJ 511
Co-Introducer
S 0180 Equal Rights for Men and Women
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 0342 Use of Cigarette Tax Proceeds
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
S 0482 Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
S 0552 Ethics
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Judiciary
S 0596 Compensation of Employees
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 0604 Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer Application
Last Action: 02/07/2012 S Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 4 -SJ 326
S 0634 Spaceport Facilities
Last Action: 02/17/2012 Chapter No. 2012-1
S 0682 Alzheimer’s Disease
Last Action: 03/01/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 473 (Ch. 2012-172) -SJ 733
S 0792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 05/06/2012 Chapter No. 2012-201
S 0836 New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 0910 Public Retirement Plans
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 0962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
S 1150 New Markets Development Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
S 1192 Persons with Disabilities
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 02/29/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) -SJ 721
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 1447 (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 2002, reelected subsequently
- President Pro Tempore, 2010-2012
- House of Representatives, 2000-2002
Other Public Service
- Florida Public Service Commission, Nominating Council, 2004, 2005-2006
- CHPA Board Member (Community Health Purchasing Alliance)
- Suncoast Work Force Development Board Member
Honors and Awards
- Council for Sustainable Florida, Sustainable Florida Leadership Best Practice Award, 2007
- Florida Home Builders Association, Appreciation and Recognition Award, 2003
- Manatee Religious Services, Inc., Certificate of Appreciation, 2003
- The Marine Industries Association of Greater Tampa Bay, Inc., Recognition Award, 2003
- Small County Coalition, Recognition for Leadership and Support, 2003
- DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, Commendation for Legislative Representation, 2003
- Florida Chiropractic Association, D. I. Rainey Legislative Award, 2003
- PACE Center for Girls of Manatee County, Leadership and Service Award, 2003
- Florida's Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, Appreciation Award, 2003
- National Association of School Resource Officers, Special Recognition Award, 2003
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tallahassee Section, Certificate of Appreciation, 2003
- The American Jewish Committee, Governor Lawton W. Chiles Religious Freedom Award, 2003
- Keep Manatee Beautiful, Government Partnership, Manatee County Legislative Delegation, 2002
- Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, Inc.: Certificate of Appreciation as Installing Officer, 2003; Certificate of Appreciation as a Member of Subcontractors Council, 2002
Affiliations
- Suncoast Foundation Board, 2002
- Greater Sarasota Sertoma Club, President, Board Chairman 1985-2000
- Manasota Specialties Contractors, President 1997-2000
- American Subcontractors Association, President 1993-1999
- Electrical Council of Florida, President 1986-1989
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Electrical Contractor |
| Spouse: | Diane M. "Dee" Bennett of Des Moines, IA |
| Education: |
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| Born: | January 1, 1945 in Brainerd, Minnesota. Moved to Florida in |
| Military Service: | U.S. Navy, 1963-1967, 4 Tours Vietnam |
| Religious Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Recreation: | Fishing, golf |
District 21
Consists of parts of Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota counties
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