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District Office:
1490 West 68th Street
Suite 201
Hialeah, FL 33014
(305) 364-3100
Senate VOIP: 43800
FAX (305) 364-3110
Legislative Assistants:
Chastity Acosta, David Marin and Lily Oliveros
Tallahassee Office:
310 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5038
Senate VOIP: 5038
Senator Rene Garcia
Party: Republican
Committee Assignments
- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Vice Chair
- Agriculture
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- Health Policy
- Transportation
- Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Alternating Chair
Media
No Media for this SenatorCommittee Assignments
Introducer
S 0360 Surgical Assistants and Surgical Technologists
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations
S 0456 Foreign-trained Medical Professionals
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 0614 Vision Screening of Preschool Students
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0702 Students Remaining on School Grounds During School Hours
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0704 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 0816 Partnership for a New American Economy
Last Action: 04/26/2013 S Adopted -SJ 676
S 0818 Pharmacy Technicians
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 0824 Public Records/Forensic Behavioral Health Evaluation
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Died in Messages
S 0826 Maximum Class Size
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0828 Charter Schools
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0838 Turkish American Federation of the Southeast
Last Action: 03/12/2013 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 194
S 0896 Prepaid Dental Plans
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
S 0918 Public Depositories
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 0932 Aaron Cohen Bike Safety Awareness Month
Last Action: 03/12/2013 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 194
S 1014 Public Records/ Participants in Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Died in Messages
S 1102 Hialeah Hardware Way/Miami-Dade County
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 1112 Background Screening
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 1116 Rebuilt Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 1130 Examination of Dentists
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations
S 1302 Temporary Certificates for Visiting Physicians
Last Action: 06/17/2013 Chapter No. 2013-181
S 1304 Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 1316 Apportionment of Income by Sales Factor
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 1328 Testing for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 1334 Department of Health
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 1620 Municipal Public Works
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 1624 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 1652 Ticket Sales
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 1654 Turkish American Day
Last Action: 03/19/2013 S Adopted -SJ 223
S 1716 Growth Management
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 1724 Transitional Living Facilities
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S 1778 Aaron Cohen Bike Safety Awareness Month
Last Action: 03/27/2013 S Adopted -SJ 258
S 1790 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
Last Action: 04/10/2013 S Adopted -SJ 370
S 1826 Joint Legislative Task Force on Turkish and Florida Relations
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Co-Introducer
S 0002 Ethics
Last Action: 05/02/2013 Chapter No. 2013-36
S 0150 Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students
Last Action: 04/30/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 461 -SJ 837
S 0334 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Last Action: 03/19/2013 S Adopted -SJ 222
S 0392 Joint Use of Public School Facilities
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0422 Cancer Treatment
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Died in returning Messages
S 0430 Harriet Ross Tubman
Last Action: 03/05/2013 S Adopted -SJ 5
S 0560 Natural Gas Motor Fuel
Last Action: 04/29/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 579 -SJ 769
S 0716 Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
Last Action: 04/25/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1223 -SJ 603
S 0872 Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0900 Purple Heart State
Last Action: 03/05/2013 S Adopted -SJ 6
S 1036 Independent Living
Last Action: 06/17/2013 Chapter No. 2013-178
S 1108 Exceptional Student Education
Last Action: 06/14/2013 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1266 United States 65th Infantry Regiment, the Borinqueneers
Last Action: 05/21/2013 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
S 1322 Children’s Initiatives
Last Action: 05/02/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 411 -SJ 1018
S 1688 Telecommunications Access System
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 1926 Tuskegee Airman Cornelius Davis
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Adopted -SJ 1053
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2010, reelected subsequently
- House of Representatives 2000-2008
Other Public Service
- City of Hialeah, Councilman, 1997-1999
Honors and Awards
- Florida Children Service Legislative Award
- Alliance for Aging, Elder Statesman Award
- Health Council of South Florida, Community Leadership Award
Affiliations
- Founding Board Member of the Children's Trust and activist for KidCare
- Safe Haven Executive Board, member
- Camillus Executive Board, member
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Vice President of Community Relations for Dade Medical College |
| Education: |
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| Born: | in Hialeah, Florida |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
| Recreation: | Boating, travel |
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