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Journals of the House of Representatives Organization Session November 16, 1982 of the Seventy-first House since Statehood in 1845 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [Democrats in Roman (84); Republicans in Italic (36)] District District Part of Escambia Parts of Citrus, Marion 1 Thomas J. "Tom" Tobiassen, Gonzalez 26 Dick Locke, Inverness Part of Escambia Parts of Lake, Marion, Putnam, Seminole, Volusia 2 Virginia "Ginger" Bass, Pensacola 27 Bobby Brantley, Longwood Parts of Escambia, Santa Rosa Part of Volusia 3 Grover C. Robinson, III, Pensacola 28 Samuel P. Bell, III, Ormond Beach Part of Volusia Parts of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa 9 T.K. Wetherell, Port Orange 4 Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson, Milton Part of Volusia Parts of Okaloosa, Walton 30 Tom C. Brown, Port Orange 5 James G. Ward, Fort Walton Beach Part of Bay Part of Brevard Part of Bay "R31 Winston W. "Bud" Gardner, Jr., Titusville 6 Ronald Clyde "Ron Johnson, Panama City Part of Brevard Holmes, Washington and parts of Bay, Jackson, Walton 32 Timothy D. "Tim" Deratany, ndiaantic 7 Sam Mitchell, Vernon Part of Brevard Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf and parts of Bay, Franklin, 33 Marilyn B. Evans-Jones, Mebourne Jackson 8 James Harold Thompson, Quincy Parts of Brevard, Orange, Seminole 34 Carl Selph, Casselberry Liberty and parts of Franklin, Leon, Wakulla 34 Carl Selph, Casselberry 9 Alfred J. "Al" Lawson, Jr., Tallahassee Part of Seminole Part of Leon 35 Arthur E. "Art" Grindle, Altamonte Springs 10 Herbert F. "Herb" Morgan, Tallahassee Parts of Orange, Seminole Dixie, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Taylor 36 Thomas B. Tom" Drage, Jr., Orlando and parts of Citrus, Marion, Wakulla Part of Orange 11 Gene Hodges, Cedar Key 37 Richard "Rich" Crotty, Orlando Columbia, Hamilton, Madison, Suwannee Part of Orange 12 Wayne Hollingsworth, Lake City 38 Bruce McEwan, Orlando Baker, Nassau, Union and parts of Bradford, Duval Part of Orange 13 George A. Crady, Yulee 39 Fran Carlton, Orlando Part of Duval Part of Orange 14 Carl Ogden, Jacksonville 40 Alzo J. Reddick, Orlando Part of Duval Part of Orange 15 Steve Pajcic, Jacksonville 41 Daniel Webster, Orlando Part of Duval Parts of Osceola, Polk 16 John Thomas, Jacksonville 42 C. Fred Jones, Auburndale Part of Duval Part of Polk 17 Corrine Brown, Jacksonville 43 Richard E. "Rick" Dantzler, Winter Haven Part of Duval Part of Polk 18 John W. Lewis, III, Jacksonville 44 Gene Ready, Lakeland Parts of Duval, St. Johns Part of Polk 19 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jacksonville 45 Beverly B. Burnsed, Lakeland Part of Duval Parts of Lake, Sumter 20 Thomas L. "Tommy" Hazouri, Jacksonville 46 Everett A. Kelly, Astatula Clay and parts of Bradford, St. Johns Hernando and parts of Pasco, Sumter 21 Frank Williams, Crystal Lake 47 Charles R. "Chuck" Smith, Brooksville Flagler and parts of Putnam, St. Johns Part of Pasco 22 Hamilton D. Upchurch, St. Augustine 48 Raymond B. "Ray" Stewart, Zephyrhills Parts of Alac ua, Putnam Part of Pasco 23 Sidney "Sid" Martin, Hawthorne 49 Ronald R. "Ron" Richmond, Holiday Part of Alachua Parts of Pasco, Pinellas 24 Jon L. Mills, Gainesville 50 Peter M. "Pete" Dunbar, Crystal Beach Part of Marion Part of Pinellas 25 Christian "Chris" Meffert, Ocala 51 Byron Combee, Clearwater District Part of Pinellas 52 Betty Easley, Largo Part of Pinellas 53 Dennis L. Jones, Treasure Island Part of Pinellas 54 Dorothy Eaton Sample, St. Petersburg Part of Pinellas 55 Douglas L. "Doug" Jamerson, St. Petersburg Part of Pinellas 56 Peter Rudy Wallace, St. Petersburg Part of Pinellas 57 Patricia L. Bailey, Pinellas Park Part of Pinellas 58 T. M. "Tom" Woodruff St. Petersburg Part of Hillsborough 59 John A. Grant, Jr., Tampa Part of Hillsborough 60 Mary Figg, Lutz Parts of Hillsborough, Pasco 61 Carl Carpenter, Jr., Plant City Part of Hillsborough 62 S. L. "Spud" Clements, Jr., Brandon Part of Hillsborough 63 James T. "Jim" Hargrett, Jr., Tampa Part of Hillsborough 64 Helen Gordon Davis, Tampa Part of Hillsborough 65 Elvin L. Martinez, Tampa Part of Hillsborough 66 H. Lee Moffitt, Tampa Hardee and part of Manatee 67 Lawrence F. "Larry" Shackelford, Palmetto Part of Manatee 68 Peggy Simone, Bradenton Parts of Manatee, Sarasota 69 Thomas E. "Tom" Danson, Jr., Sarasota Part of Sarasota 70 Robert M. "Bob" Johnson, Sarasota Parts of Charlotte, Sarasota 71 Frederic H. "Fred" Burrall, Port Charlotte Parts of Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee 72 Vernon Peeples, Punta Gorda Part of Lee 73 J. Keith Arnold, Fort Myers Part of Lee 74 Fred R. Dudley, Fort Myers Parts of Collier, Lee 75 Mary Ellen Hawkins, Naples Glades, Hendry, Highlands and parts of Collier, De- Soto, Okeechobee 76 Bert J. Harris, Jr., Lake Placid Parts of Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, St. Lucie 77 Irlo "Bud" Bronson, Jr., Kissimmee District Parts of Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie 78 R. Dale Patchett, Vero Beach Parts of Martin, St. Lucie 79 Charles L. "Chuck" Nergard, Port St. Lucie Parts of Martin, Palm Beach 80 James C. "Jim" Hill, Jr., Jupiter Part of Palm Beach 81 James L. "Jim" Watt, Lake Park Part of Palm Beach 82 Ray Liberti, West Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 83 Eleanor Weinstock, Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 84 Edward J. "Ed" Healey, West Palm Beach Part of Palm Beach 85 Frank S. Messersmith, Lake Worth Part of Palm Beach 86 Steve Press, Delray Beach Parts of Broward, Palm Beach 87 Carol G. Hanson, Boca Raton Part of Broward 88 Jack N. Tobin, Margate Part of Broward 89 Joe Titone, Coral Springs Part of Broward 90 Peter R. Deutsch, Sunrise Part of Broward 91 Bill Clark, Lauderdale Lakes Part of Broward 92 Robert J. "Bob" Shelley, Pompano Beach Part of Broward 93 Deborah P. "Debby" Sanderson, Fort Lauderdale Part of Broward 94 Tom Gustafson, Fort Lauderdale Part of Broward 95 Anne Mackenzie, Fort Lauderdale Part of Broward 96 Thomas H. Armstrong, Plantation Part of Broward 97 Frederick "Fred" Lippman, Hollywood Part of Broward 98 David J. Lehman, Hollywood Part of Broward 99 Walter C. "Walt" Young, Pembroke Pines Parts of Broward, Dade 100 Ronald A. "Ron" Silver, North Miami Beach Part of Dade 101 Michael I. "Mike" Abrams, Miami Part of Dade 102 Elaine Gordon, Miami Part of Dade 103 Michael Friedman, Miami Beach Part of Dade 104 Barry Kutun, Miami Beach District Part of Dade 105 Harold W. "Hal" Spaet, Miami Beach Part of Dade 106 Jefferson "Jeff" Reaves, Sr., Miami Part of Dade 107 James C. "Jim" Burke, Miami Part of Dade 108 Willie Logan, Jr., Opa Locka Part of Dade 109 Robert R. "Bob" Reynolds, Hialeah Part of Dade 110 Ileana Ros, Miami Part of Dade 111 Roberto Casas, Hialeah Part of Dade 112 John F. Cosgrove, Coral Gables District Part of Dade 113 Humberto J. Cortina, Miami Part of Dade 114 Elizabeth "Betty" Metcalf, Coral Gables Part of Dade 115 Tim Murphy, Miami Part of Dade 116 Art Simon, Miami Part of Dade 117 C. Thomas "Tom" Gallagher, III, Coconut Grove Part of Dade 118 Dexter W. Lehtinen, Miami Part of Dade 119 Lawrence R. "Larry" Hawkins, Miami Monroe and part of Dade 120 Joseph B. "Joe" Allen, Jr., Key West OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker-H. Lee Moffitt Speaker pro tempore-Steve Pajcic Clerk-Allen Morris Sergeant at Arms-Wayne Westmark 'tM e Journal OF THE iHouse of Iepreseqtatives ORGANIZATION SESSION Tuesday, November 16, 1982 Journal of the House of Representatives for the Organization Session of the Seventy-first House since Statehood in 1845, convened under the Constitution, begun and held at the Capitol in the City of Tallahassee, in the State of Florida, on Tuesday, November 16, 1982, being the day fixed by the Constitution for the purpose. Under Rule 3.1, Dr. Allen Morris, Clerk of the preceding session, delegated the duties of temporary presiding officer to the Honorable Ralph H. Haben, Jr., retiring Speaker. Mr. Haben called the House to order at 10:00 a.m. The following certified list of Members elected to the House of Repre- sentatives was received: STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I, GEORGE FIRESTONE, Secretary of State of the State of Florida, do hereby certify that the following Members of the House of Represen- tatives were elected at the General Election held on the Second day of November, A. D., 1982, as shown by the election returns on file in this office: HOUSE DISTRICT NUMBER 1-Tom Tobiassen, Gonzalez 2-Virginia Bass, Pensacola 3-Grover C. Robinson, III, Pensacola 4-Bolley "Bo" Johnson, Milton 5-James G. Ward, Fort Walton Beach 6-Ron Johnson, Panama City 7-Sam Mitchell, Vernon 8-James Harold Thompson, Quincy 9-Al Lawson, Tallahassee 10-Herbert F. (Herb) Morgan, Tallahassee 11-Gene Hodges, Cedar Key 12-Wayne Hollingsworth, Lake City 13-George A. Crady, Yulee 14-Carl Ogden, Jacksonville 15-Steve Pajcic, Jacksonville 16-John Thomas, Jacksonville 17-Corrine Brown, Jacksonville 18-John Lewis, Jacksonville 19-William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jacksonville 20-Tommy Hazouri, Jacksonville 21-Frank Williams, Starke 22-Hamilton D. Upchurch, St. Augustine 23-Sidney Martin, Hawthorne 24-Jon Mills, Gainesville 25-Christian "Chris" Meffert, Ocala 26-Dick Locke, Inverness 27-Bobby Brantley, Longwood 28-Samuel P. Bell I, Daytona Beach 29-T. K. Wetherell, Port Orange 30-Tom C. Brown, Port Orange 31-Winston W. "Bud" Gardner, Titusville 32-Tim Deratany, Indialantic 33-Marilyn Evans-Jones, Melbourne 34-Carl Selph, Casselberry 35-Art Grindle, Altamonte Springs 36-Tom Drage, Jr., Orlando 37-Richard Crotty, Orlando 1 38-Bruce McEwan, Orlando 39-Fran Carlton, Orlando 40-Alzo J. Reddick, Orlando 41-Daniel Webster, Orlando 42-C. Fred Jones, Auburndale 43-Rick Dantzler, Winter Haven 44-Gene Ready, Lakeland 45-Beverly B. Burnsed, Lakeland 46-Everett Kelly, Tavares 47-Charles R. "Chuck" Smith, Brooksville 48-Raymond B. (Ray) Stewart, Zephyrhills 49-Ronald R. Richmond, Holiday 50-Peter Dunbar, Dunedin 51-Byron Combee, Clearwater 52-Betty Easley, Largo 53-Dennis L. Jones, Treasure Island 54-Dorothy Eaton Sample, St. Petersburg 55-Doug "Tim" Jamerson, St. Petersburg 56-Peter Rudy Wallace, St. Petersburg 57-'Patricia L. "Pat" Bailey, Pinellas Park 58-T. M. "Tom" Woodruff, St. Petersburg 59-John Grant, Tampa 60-Mary Figg, Lutz 61-Carl Carpenter, Jr., Plant City 62-S. L. "Spud" Clements, Brandon 63-James T. (Jim) Hargrett, Jr., Tampa 64-Helen Gordon Davis, Tampa 65-Elvin L. Martinez, Tampa 66-H. Lee Moffitt, Tampa 67-Lawrence F. Shackelford, Palmetto 68-Peggy Simone, Bradenton 69-Thomas E. Danson, Jr., Sarasota 70-Bob Johnson, Sarasota 71-Fred Burrall, Punta Gorda 72-Vernon Peeples, Punta Gorda 73-J. Keith Arnold, Ft. Myers 74-Fred R. Dudley, Cape Coral 75-Mary Ellen Hawkins, Naples 76-Bert J. Harris, Lake Placid 77-Irlo "Bud" Bronson, Kissimmee 78-R. Dale Patchett, Vero Beach 79-Charles (Chuck) Nergard, Port St. Lucie 80-James C. Hill, Jr., Jupiter 81-Jim Watt, Lake Park 82-Ray Liberti, West Palm Beach 83-Eleanor Weinstock, Palm Beach 84-Ed Healey, West Palm Beach 85-Frank S. Messersmith, Lake Worth 86-Steve Press, Delray Beach 87-Carol G. Hanson, Boca Raton 88-Jack N. Tobin, Margate 89-Joe Titone, Coral Springs 90-Peter Deutsch, Sunrise 91-Bill Clark, Lauderdale Lakes 92-Robert J. "Bob" Shelley, Pompano Beach 93-Debby Sanderson, Ft. Lauderdale JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 94-Tom Gustafson, Ft. Lauderdale 95-Anne Mackenzie, Ft. Lauderdale 96-Thomas H. Armstrong, Plantation 97-Fred Lippman, Hollywood 98-David J. Lehman, Hollywood 99-Walter C. "Walt" Young, Pembroke Pines 100-Ronald (Ron) A. Silver, North Miami Beach 101-Mike Abrams, Miami 102-Elaine Gordon, Miami 103-Michael Friedman, Miami Beach 104-Barry Kutun, Miami Beach 105-Harold (Hal) Spaet, Miami Beach 106-Jefferson Reaves, Sr., Miami 107-James Burke, Miami 108-Willie Logan, Jr., Opa Locka 109-Bob Reynolds, Miami Lakes 110-Ileana Ros, Miami 111-Roberto Casas, Hialeah 112-John Cosgrove, Miami 113-Humberto Cortina, Miami 114-Elizabeth (Betty) Metcalf, Coral Gables 115-Tim Murphy, Miami 116-Art Simon, Miami 117-Tom Gallagher, Miami 118-Dexter Lehtinen, Miami 119-Larry Hawkins, Miami 120-Joe Allen, Key West SGIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Florida at Talla- s hassee, the Capitol, this 10th day of November, A. D., 1982. GEORGE FIRESTONE Swa Secretary of State The following Members were recorded present: Abrams Allen Armstrong Arnold Bailey Bankhead Bass Bell Brantley Bronson Brown, C. Brown, T. C. Burke Burnsed Burrall Carlton Carpenter Casas Clark Clements Combee Cortina Cosgrove Crady Crotty Danson Dantzler Davis Deratany Deutsch Drage Dudley Dunbar Easley Evans-Jones Figg Friedman Gallagher Gardner Gordon Grant Grindle Gustafson Hanson Hargrett Harris Hawkins, L. R. Hawkins, M. E. Hazouri Healey Hill Hodges Hollingsworth Jamerson Johnson, B. L. Johnson, R. C. Johnson, R. M. Jones, C. F. Jones, D. L. Kelly Kutun Lawson Lehman Lehtinen Lewis Liberti Lippman Locke Logan Mackenzie Martin Martinez McEwan Meffert Messersmith Metcalf Mills Mitchell Moffitt Morgan Murphy Nergard Ogden Pajcic Patchett Peeples Press Ready Reaves Reddick Reynolds Richmond Robinson Ros Sample Sanderson Selph Shackelford Shelley Silver Simon Simone Smith Spaet Stewart Thomas Thompson Titone Tobiassen Tobin Upchurch Wallace Ward Watt Webster Weinstock Wetherell Williams Woodruff Young A quorum was present. Prayer Prayer was offered by Father John Mangrum, Rector of St. David's in the Pines Episcopal Church, West Palm Beach. Pledge The Members pledged allegiance to the Flag, led by the following representatives of veterans organizations: Jack Weiss, State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sam Mindel, State Commander, Jewish War Veterans; Herman Capen, Vice Commander, American Legion; Forest Kidwell, Senior Vice Commander, Disabled American Veterans; H. B. "Pete" Peterson, Northwest District Vice Commandant, Marine Corps League; Colonel William E. Byerts, Jr., U. S. Air Force (retired), Florida Council of the Retired Officers Association; Tim Kerns, President of the Tallahassee Chapter, Vietnam Veterans of America; and Katie Tucker, Lt. Commander, Reserve Officers Association. House Physician The Chair introduced Dr. Jan Judisch of Tampa, who was serving in the Clinic today. Oath Taken by Members The Members, in groups of five, went to the well where the Oath of Office prescribed by the Constitution was administered to them by Jus- tice Ben F. Overton of the Supreme Court. Election of the Speaker The Chair announced that nominations would now be received for Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of two years begin- ning today. Remarks by Rep. Bell Rep. Bell nominated the Honorable H. Lee Moffitt for Speaker with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, former Speaker Hyatt Brown, Mr. Justice Overton, Members of the Florida House of Representatives and guests: "To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace." Mr. Speaker-designate Moffitt, that is the same passage from Ecclesiastes which I read when I had the privilege of seconding the nomination of Hyatt Brown as the Speaker of this House of Representatives and today I read that again to signify my esteem for you and to signify for you my feeling, which I believe is shared by the Members of this House, of your importance at this time. As I said in Tampa at our Democratic Caucus, we are beginning a new day today. This is a time to look forward. This is a new decade and Lee Moffitt is a new leader to lead the new leaders of this generation. You here today in this Chamber who have been selected by the citizens of the State of Florida are the new leaders. We have been charged by the citizens of the State of Florida to seek solutions to the problems, not only of today but of tomorrow, and who is more fitting to lead this new Legislature than Lee Moffitt, who was the architect ofreapportionment- the plan that brought us here today together. It is due largely to the tenacity of Lee Moffitt that you are here and that this body is made up as it is. As we sit here today there are 44 new Members in this Cham- ber; there are 19 women; there are ten blacks, four Hispanics; there are 120 of us who were elected from single-member districts. Maybe as important, and possibly more important, we are dealing with a Senate that was elected from single-member districts, a Senate with nine women, a Senate with two blacks-the first blacks to serve in that Chamber since Reconstruction-and a Senate, all of whom had to run during this last election. There's no question about it; it was due to the steadfastness, the raw courage and the tenacity of Lee Moffitt that we are here together today looking to the future. John F. Kennedy once said, "It is not difficult to do what is right. It is difficult to know what is right." And, ladies and gentlemen, I submit to you that Lee Moffitt is a person who understands and knows what is right. And the reason for that is that Lee Moffitt has captured the spirit and soul of the people of this state and I sincerely believe that, if we November 16, 1982 2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE elect and stand behind Lee Moffitt, as we look to the future of Florida that Florida will be a better place for our children and our children's children. Lee Moffitt is a man of true political and personal courage. Lee Moffitt is a person with great compassion. I look forward to being with you, Members of a House of Representatives led by Speaker Lee Moffitt. And, Mr. Speaker, at this time it is my sincere privilege to place in nomination the name of Lee Moffitt for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Remarks by Rep. Carpenter Rep. Carpenter seconded the nomination of Rep. Moffitt for Speaker with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to rise and second the nomination of Lee Moffitt as our Speaker. As a fellow native son of Hillsborough County, I am especially proud to have one of our own assume the mantle of leadership for our state. I've been authorized today by Mayor Bob Martinez to declare Lee as Tampa's favorite son. A lifelong resident of Tampa, Lee was educated in our public schools and graduated from Plant High School. He was a member of the first graduating class of the University of South Florida before going off to take his law degree at the Cumberland College of Law. He returned to Tampa, where he is in the practice of law, and has represented the City of Tampa in the House for the last eight years. While Lee is a young man, he is also wise beyond his years. His wisdom was earned of necessity, the necessity of rising to meet the challenges of life. Lee has faced the challenge of education and made the most of every opportunity to learn about his fellow man and is the wiser for it. He has faced the challenges of marriage, family, and career and has earned the rewards of each. He has faced the challenge of public service and risen to the Speakership of this House. He has faced the challenge of leadership and forged a reapportionment plan unmatched in our nation for its fairness and equity. And he has faced the ultimate challenge that is before all of us, and summoned the courage to press on, when lesser men would despair. Ladies and gentlemen, we are afforded today the opportunity to select as our leader a wise man, a strong man, a courageous man, but most of all a good and decent human being, a man I am proud to call my friend and whose friendship has made me a better man. I second the nomina- tion of Lee Moffitt of Tampa for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Remarks i;y Rep. Thompson Rep. The,. -son seconded the nomination of Rep. Moffitt for Speaker with the following remarks: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Greetings to Justice Overton and Hyatt and Cici Brown, families and friends of all of us. It is a great day for the Florida House of Representatives, as it is a great day for Lee Moffitt and his family. You know, in seconding for the second time a nomina- tion for a person like this, you can just imagine that so many of the good things about him have been said. I know that many of you have heard me say that I have been through many experiences with my personal friend, Lee Moffitt. We came to the House of Representatives together. I've seen Lee Moffitt in his law office and in his legislative office. I've seen him in those leadership battles where real tears are shed. I've seen him accept success with humility and I've seen him work harder if it appeared he might fail. And in all those things, when some of the rest of us said, "Well, why don't we do it this way," Lee Moffitt always used this one phrase, "Take the high road." As we approach two years of dealing with serious transportation problems and serious education problems and serious natural resources and environmental problems and all of the things that come from the growth rate that we know we' are going to experience in Florida, we will have somebody at the helm of this House who will always encourage us. In fact, he will always require us to take the high road, and I think that places on us an obligation. November 16, 1982 E OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 I remember that when I came to, I guess, the first caucus that I ever came to in this House, that the Speaker then quoted a little part of a poem and I doubt if I can remember it, so if I bungle it I'm just going to explain it to you. But it was out of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book and the law of the jungle was being laid down and he said: "Now this is the Law of the Jungle-as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." We have a strong individual in Lee Moffitt to lead us, but that strong individual has to rely on each of us as individuals, and if we are strong and we fulfill our obligations to Lee Moffitt, he will fulfill those obliga- tions to us and we will have the great House of Representatives that I know we will have. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of pride and humility that I second the nomination of Lee Moffitt. Thank you. The Chair presented former Speaker Hyatt Brown and his wife, Cici, who were present as guests of Representative Moffitt. Remarks by Rep. Easley Rep. Easley nominated the Honorable Ronald R. Richmond for Speaker with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, I had written a marvelous speech, a speech full of oratorical gymnastics and verbal magnificence, a speech destined for permanence in the pages of history, but a speech, alas, designed for 52, not 36. So I have rewritten my speech, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter] Nevertheless, Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the House, dis- tinguished guests, families and friends: I am pleased and honored to day to have the opportunity to place in nomination for the office of Speaker the name of one of our Republican colleagues, Ronald R. Rich- mond, a gentleman who has served in these Chambers since 1972 and has been one of the influential voices in leadership during that time. This has been evidenced by his election in consecutive years for the Allen Morris Awards as Runner-up for Most Effective Member in Com- mittee, Runner-up for Most Effective Member in Debate, and Runner- up for Most Effective in the House. His knowledge of the Rules and of the working of this legislative process have benefited not only his constituents, but those of us who have worked with him over the years. Ron has served as Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer, Probate & Family Law, as well as the Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco. For those of you who may be meeting Ron for the first time, I've known him for long before our freshman class of 1972 and, while he made me promise not to tell you everything I know, I would like to share with you that he's an attorney, having graduated from Stetson Law School. He lives with his wife, Eileen, and their two sons in Holiday and practices law in New Port Richey. He represents West Pasco County and has served as Co-chairman of the Pasco Delegation for the last ten years. You know, during this period since November 2, those of you who are joining this body for the first time are being bombarded with advice, information, and more pieces of paper than you probably care to talk about. But probably the two things that you have heard repeated most frequently are: (1) know the Rules and (2) when you give your word, keep it. Ron, with other of our colleagues here, exemplifies the effec- tiveness of this advice and the advisability of heeding it very carefully. Ron does not speak often on the floor as one might expect of a Member with his seniority, but he stays continuously busy, constantly aware of the proceedings here in the Chamber ell as in Committee, and in touch with all of the Members on both sides of the political aisle. He is recognized as being the Minority Party's expert on the Rules. For all of these reasons and some very personal ones, it is my distinct privilege JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and my honor, Mr. Speaker, to place in nomination for the office of Speaker of the Florida House the name of the Honorable Ronald R. Richmond. Thank you. Remarks by Rep. Gallagher Rep. Gallagher seconded the nomination of Rep. Richmond for Speaker with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, it is with great enthusiasm that I stand here today to second the nomination of Ronald R. Rich- mond. Ron Richmond offers a strong, decisive leadership that will guide us to find the solutions of the many problems that we face today. Ron Richmond will lead the fight to see that our state government shall and will become more fiscally responsible. Ron Richmond is prepared to see that agencies such as the Department of Transportation, Health & Rehabilitative Services, will be made fully accountable to this legisla- tive body. Ron Richmond is eager to see that this Legislature shall and will meet the transportation needs of our state. Ron Richmond is pre- pared to see that this legislative body shall and will enact laws that will remove the criminals from our streets and make our families and neigh- borhoods safe again. I'm proud to be a friend and a colleague of Ron Richmond and I'm proud to stand here today and second the nomination of Ron Richmond to be the Speaker of the Florida House. Thank you. Representatives Moffitt and Richmond were declared the nominees for Speaker. When the votes were cast for Speaker, the result was: Moffitt-83 Abrams Allen Armstrong Arnold Bailey Bass Bell Bronson Brown, C. Brown, T. C. Burke Burnsed Carlton Carpenter Clark Clements Cosgrove Crady Dantzler Davis Deutsch Rep. Moffitt abst Richmond-35 Bankhead Brantley Burrall Casas Combee Cortina Crotty Danson Deratany Figg Friedman Gardner Gordon Gustafson Hargrett Harris Hawkins, L. R. Hazouri Healey Hodges Hollingsworth Jamerson Johnson, B. L. Johnson, R. C. Jones, C. F. Kelly Kutun Lawson Lehman Lehtinen ained. Drage Dudley Dunbar Easley Evans-Jones Gallagher Grant Grindle Hanson Lewis Liberti Lippman Locke Logan Mackenzie Martin Martinez Meffert Metcalf Mills Mitchell Morgan Murphy Ogden Pajcic Peeples Press Ready Reaves Reddick Hawkins, M. E. Hill Johnson, R. M. Jones, D. L. McEwan Messersmith Nergard Patchett Ros Reynolds Robinson Shackelford Silver Simon Smith Spaet Stewart Thomas Thompson Titone Tobiassen Tobin Upchurch Wallace Ward Weinstock Wetherell Williams Young Sample Sanderson Selph Shelley Simone Watt Webster Woodruff Rep. Richmond abstained. Rep. Richmond moved that a unanimous vote be cast for Rep. Moffitt, which was agreed to, and Rep. Moffitt was declared the duly elected Speaker of the House for a term of two years beginning today. On motion by Rep. Morgan, the Chair appointed Representatives Martinez, Kutun, Davis, Mills, and Gustafson as a committee to escort Rep. Moffitt and his family to the rostrum. Justice Overton administered the Oath of Office to the Speaker. The Chair presented the Speaker's wife, Karen and their daughter, Jenny; his mother, Mrs. Clara Moffitt; and his father, Mr. B. B. Moffitt. Mr. November 16, 1982 Haben then presented the new Speaker to the membership and handed to him the gavel signifying his authority. The committee escorted the family members to their seats. THE SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR Rep. Moffitt, in accepting the gavel, said: "Thank you Sam, Carl, and James Harold. I deeply appreciate your kind remarks and I will cherish the memory of your words for the rest of my life. I am indeed a very fortunate man. I have had the love and support of my wife, Karen, and the love and guidance of a truly wonderful mother and father. I can't begin to thank them enough for their encouragement. I have put them through a lot over the years and they have always been there when I needed them. "I particularly want to thank the people of the City of Tampa. By electing me, they have allowed me the great privilege to serve in the finest Legislature in the United States. I will work hard to maintain their trust and confidence. I am also fortunate to have many dear friends and business associates who have never faltered in their friend- ship to me. Many of them have traveled from Tampa to be with me today and I am grateful and honored by their presence. To former Speaker Terrell Sessums and former President of the Senate Louis de la Parte, both of Tampa, special thanks for your counsel and advice over the years. I hope I can do half the job you did when you served in the Legislature. "To Hyatt Brown and to Ralph, I sure wish you could be with me these next two years. And my dear friend, Sam Bell, I will never forget those early days in our legislative careers when we four dreamed what might be possible and then, to our surprise, found out that it all was possible. Even though we never know when, or how, I guess that it does all work out. To Herb Morgan and James Harold Thompson, who came to me early on and urged me to run for Speaker, thank you both very much. To Father Mangrum, who married Karen and me, my thanks for again being a part of my life. To Mark Herron, Mary Jo Phillips, Carol Palomino, and the other staff of the House that I've had the opportunity to work with over the years, I could not have made it without your help. And to each Member of this House, I offer my sincere appreciation for the honor you have bestowed upon me by selecting me to be your Speaker. I will do my best to justify your trust. And finally, to my daughter Jenny, I hope that one day when she looks back, she can take pride in the job that her old Dad has done these next two years. Thank you all. I'm most, most grateful." Election of the Speaker pro tempore The Speaker announced that nominations would now be received for Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives for a term of two years beginning today. Remarks by Rep. Hazouri Rep. Hazouri nominated the Honorable Steve Pajcic for Speaker pro tempore with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, Justice Overton, ladies and gentlemen of this honorable body, present and past, families and friends of the leadership nominees and visitors in the gallery: This is the second opportunity I've had to stand before you to nominate a close friend and colleague of mine Speaker pro tempore for 1982-1984, and it still remains one of the greatest privileges I've had since first being elected to this august body. In a House that represents so many walks of life, persons from such diverse demographic areas of this great State of Florida, I am indeed honored to nominate here today a gentleman who epitomizes Florida's version of the renaissance man, Stephen John Pajcic, III. Steve Pajcic, like our Speaker, was singled out in our freshman year in the fall of 1974 by The St Petersburg Times as a rising star for the future of Florida. He has certainly lived up to those expectations and has become an affixed part of the galaxy of legislative stalwarts. From his early years as a high school student in Jacksonville, Steve Pajcic 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES excelled both academically and, like his famed brother Gary, as an all-star in athletic competition. His all-star status continued, academi- cally at least, as an undergraduate at Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1968, and as a law school graduate at Harvard, where he graduated cum laude in 1971. In November, 1974, along with 40 other Representatives, including myself, Steve Pajcic was elected to the House and certainly has been an outstanding Member of this great body ever since. I don't think there has been a single piece of major legislation in which Steve Pajcic has not made a significant contribution. From workers' compensation to homestead exemption to all facets of education, Steve has given many hours of dedicated and tireless service to the House that he loves. Because Steve has given so much to all of us, I would like to share some wise words of the great Lebanese philosopher, poet and writer, Kahlil Gibran, when he spoke of giving and those who give in his great classic The Prophet These are words that I have shared here before, but which still hold true today. I believe that his wise words describe Steve Pajcic and what he means to this House as well as anyone's: "You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. There are those who give little of the much which they have-and they give it for recognition and their hidden desires make their gifts unwholesome. And there are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty. There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their- baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes he smiles upon the earth." I think that sums up what Steve Pajcic is all about. Steve sometimes likes to be called conservative, but we all know the truth-he is ultra concerned with people's rights, the migrant's plights; ERA and teach- ers' pay; coastal protection and a rabbit's affection. If there was ever a man for all seasons in this House, it has to be this young man. Steve Pajcic is a true profile in courage. He never takes the politically expedi- ent route, but many of his issues touch the political conscience in our souls. My colleagues, I cannot think of a finer all-star team for the 80's than that of Lee Moffitt and Steve Pajcic. It's a winning quinella worth getting excited over. It is a great pleasure then, Mr. Speaker, to place the name of a scholar, athlete and statesman as Speaker pro tempore for the 1982-1984 legislative term, Jacksonville's own Steve Pajcic. Thank you. Remarks by Rep. Gordon Rep. Gordon seconded the nomination of Rep. Pajcic for Speaker pro tempore with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker Moffitt, Speaker Haben, Speaker Brown, Mr. Justice Overton, Members of the House, family and friends: It is a privilege to be able to again be here to share with all of you this most precious gift of freedom. Those of us who have been chosen by the voters of this state, in a free election, now begin again to choose the leaders of the House and the Senate. I am honored to be a part of this historic event. Eight years ago, and every two years ever since, the voters of Jack- sonville have exercised their right and have elected to the House of Representatives a young man whose intelligence and caliber we all know and appreciate. He has brought an energy and a humanness that has, and I believe will have, a lasting impact on the House of Represen- tatives. His dedication to fairness and equity is especially important to me. He has stood firmly for the rights of all citizens-for women, for the voiceless, for the under-represented and the needy-and he has done so when it was not quite so popular a thing to do. His struggle on behalf of equitable treatment for migrant workers is admired by those on both sides of the issue. He has served on the Finance & Taxation Committee for the eight years of his service, four of those as chairman. His outstanding ability has had a tremendous impact and influence on the State of Florida and has elevated the prestige of this, the House of Representatives. Because of his intelligence and creativity, he has always been able to respond to a crisis with aplomb and has been able to use his calm, rational persua- siveness, along with his infectious, wonderful smile, to turn a really unfortunate set of circumstances into an acceptable, fairly comfortable situation. Let me share one incident with you that I think illustrates this superb talent of his. He was on one of his jogging excursions, getting ready for the River Run in Jacksonville, when a dog tried to bite him. The dog missed the jogger but managed to rip off the jogger's shorts, leaving them in shreds and the jogger in the buff, with not even enough cloth left intact large enough to cover any vital part. He actu- ally managed to get the dog's owner to invite him into her house, where she offered him a drink and a pair of shorts to wear home. Seriously, when Steve asked me to make this seconding speech, I was thrilled and honored. To be a part of a process where former adversaries join together to serve the people of Florida is a testimonial to the democratic process envisioned by the founding fathers of this great country. It is a true test of Speaker Moffitt's ability to lead that he has chosen Steve as his pro tem. How fortunate we all are to have this unique opportunity to have these two men, who had both offered them- selves as Speaker, to serve us together. The depth of character of Lee Moffitt is unsurpassed, to have reached out to find the very best person, Steve, when a lesser man may have shunned his opponent. And the stature and loyalty of the man we have in Steve, to have humbly accepted in order to serve us, as well as the people of Florida, is a further tribute to his family and his constituency. Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, it is my distinct honor and privilege to second the nomination of a great friend and a truly out- standing leader, Steve Pajcic. Remarks by Rep. Martin Rep. Martin seconded the nomination of Rep. Pajcic for Speaker pro tempore with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, Speaker Brown, Speaker Haben, Members of the Legis- lature, and people in the balconies: I didn't have a prepared speech. I was asked not to speak too long. I did ask Speaker Moffitt to ask Mark or Jim to write me a speech because Ijust didn't want to get up here and be kind of foolish, and they told me that if they wrote one, I may not be able to read it and if I could read it, it would be better for me to speak from my heart and my head of what I thought of Steve Pajcic. I thought last September, for the first few weeks of September, that the next time that I approached the well would be to say to the Florida Gators that they had won the Southeastern Conference and the National Championship. That would have been an honor, but the honor today is more far reaching because, with Steve Pajcic being the Speaker pro tem, it means that Florida will be under a brilliant, common sense leadership. I told you down in Tampa that he is extra brilliant, that he can talk to me, and he'll talk to you sometime, and you will not know what he's talking about, but it will be interesting and I can assure you that it will be right. If you will just follow Lee Moffitt and Steve Pajcic, this Florida House of Representatives will go forward into a new area where we have never been before, to see that Florida remains the great state that it is. Steve Pajcic has brilliance and common sense and, above all, as the old Hawthorne philosopher (Sidney Martin) said, "A man that has intelligence and has pride and character will always come out 5 November 16, 1982 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES above everything else." Steve Pajcic has all of those, and you will be proud to say that you serve with Steve Pajcic and Lee Moffitt in the House of Representatives when you say, "I'm a Member of the House." Thank you, and Steve, you will be great. Remarks by Rep. Evans-Jones Rep. Evans-Jones nominated the Honorable R. Dale Patchett for Speaker pro tempore with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, Members of the Florida House, guests, families, and friends: It's a real honor for me to be here today and to have the privilege of nominating a very, very dear friend of mine as Speaker pro tempore. We arrived at the Florida House of Representatives in the- same year and when I was reading some of the background information on this young man, I was very, very surprised to find that he's only lived in Florida for ten years. Now I've lived in Florida all my life, and we've had a lot of people who have moved into our state and made some contributions to the State of Florida, but when you think that someone has moved to Florida and has been here ten years and six of those years that person has been a Member of the Florida House of Representatives, I think that's very significant. As a native Floridian, I'm extremely' grateful that he and his wife Candy moved to Florida and that they have given of their time, their talent and effort to make our state a better place to live. I want to give you just a little bit of background about this man. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in forestry. And he has been concerned about the environment and has shown his deep concern with the legislation that he has worked on, and with the awards that he has received from various groups here in the State of Florida because they, too, have recognized that he cares and wants to preserve our environment for our children and for our grandchildren. He has the kind of sense of humor, the dedication and, really, the hard-working ability to be an outstanding person. When we were here as freshmen-and he's about the age of one of my sons-I recognized that he was really going to be a star on the horizon, not only for the Republican Party, but for all of the people here in the State of Florida. And we had the good sense, as Republican freshmen, to honor him as our outstanding Republican person then. The rest of the Florida House recognized him as the third most outstanding freshman, and we were very proud of that. He was recognized last year. As all of you know, there are 120 Members of this House, and two were nominated for the Allen Morris Award and Representative Dale Patchett was one of those who was recognized as being the most effective in committee. That's quite an honor that he's proud of, and I am certainly proud of. He has an effective track record here in the State of Florida, and we have a new House of Representatives here. We have a new reappor- tionment plan. We have people from all walks and stages of life, and our new Speaker designed this reapportionment plan. I think that's great, and I think that Representative Moffitt, our new Speaker, maybe needs another challenge-to have something different, to have a Republican as Speaker pro tempore. That would be a real challenge for our new Speaker. I would like to say that Representative Patchett had a baby not very long ago and she is here in the Chamber. You know, I happen to be a grandmother, and I think it's kind of neat if he could remember that his daughter was presented her first little musical doll that was wound up and played in the Florida House of Representatives on the day that he was nominated for Speaker pro tem, that that would be kind of a nice thing to do. (Rep. Evans-Jones displayed the doll.) In closing, I would like to tell you that the way you spell Pajcic is P-a-t-c-h-e-t-t. Representative Dale Patchett for Speaker pro tempore. Remarks by Rep. Danson Rep. Danson seconded the nomination of Rep. Patchett for Speaker pro tempore with the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, former Speaker Haben, former Speaker Brown, distin- guished guests, ladies and gentlemen: When it became known that R. Dale Patchett would be nominated today as Speaker pro tem, I went to him very quickly and I said, "Dale, let me be a part of this great day in the history of the State of Florida." I wanted to offer to you a colleague's view of the capability, the competence, the character of this man, R. Dale Patchett. When I first met Dale there was a gentleman who was rising in the Florida House of Representatives whose first initial was "R." and it stood for "Ralph", and I thought for a moment that we as Republicans with "R." Dale Patchett might also have our "Ralph" with whom we could respond but, alas, it's "Robert." But we still have seen Dale Patchett rise as a star. He's been one of the leading members of the Natural Resources Committee; he has been effective in debate and in committee; and his knowledge of the Rules and his ability to help others who have come after us has been unseen in this House of Representa- tives. Florida needs, this House of Representatives needs, someone of the vision of Dale Patchett to assist our good Speaker, Lee Moffitt, in the tough days ahead. The flowers are beautiful today. When we come back here in April, the flowers will be here for one day and then the tough decisions start to be made. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to offer to you and to second the nomination of the next Speaker pro tem of the Florida House of Representatives, the Honorable R. Dale Patchett. Representatives Pajcic and Patchett were declared the nominees for Speaker pro tempore. When the votes were cast for Speaker pro tempo- re, the result was: Pajcic-83 Abrams Allen Armstrong Arnold Bailey Bass Bell Bronson Brown, C. Brown, T. C. Burke Burnsed Carlton Carpenter Clark Clements Cosgrove Crady Dantzler Davis Deutsch Figg Friedman Gardner Gordon Gustafson Hargrett Harris Hawkins, L. R. Hazouri Healey Hodges Hollingsworth Jamerson Johnson, B. L. Johnson, R. C. Jones, C. F. Kelly Kutun Lawson Lehman Lehtinen Lewis Liberti Lippman Locke Logan Mackenzie Martin Martinez Meffert Metcalf Mills Mitchell Moffitt Morgan Murphy Ogden Peeples Press Ready Reaves Reddick Reynolds Robinson Shackelford Silver Simon Smith Spaet Stewart Thomas Thompson Titone Tobiassen Tobin Upchurch Wallace Ward Weinstock Wetherell Williams Young Rep. Pajcic abstained. Patchett-35 Bankhead Brantley Burrall Casas Combee Cortina Crotty Danson Deratany Drage Dudley Dunbar Easley Evans-Jones Gallagher Grant Grindle Hanson Hawkins, M. E. Hill Johnson, R. M. Jones, D. L. McEwan Messersmith Nergard Richmond Ros Sample Sanderson Selph Shelley Simone Watt Webster Woodruff Rep. Patchett abstained. Rep. Pajcic was declared the duly elected Speaker pro tempore for a term of two years beginning today. On motion by Rep. Ogden, the Speaker appointed Representatives Lewis, Thomas, Ward, Young, and Weinstock as a committee to escort Rep. Pajcic and his family to the rostrum. Justice Overton administered the Oath of Office to the Speaker pro tempore. The Speaker presented the Speaker pro tempore's wife, Anne, and their infant son, Michael. The committee then escorted them to their seats. 6 November 16, 1982 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE Remarks by Speaker pro tempore The Speaker presented the new Speaker pro tempore, who addressed the House as follows: Thank you all very much. Marilyn, our baby would appreciate a doll too. In fact, Anne told me that if she had known that the loser was going to get a doll for the baby, she may have said that it would be better for Dale to be Speaker pro tem. I thank you all for your vote, first of all, and for the fine speeches that were given for me. You know, it's nice to have friends like Tommy who really believe that stuff they say-the only one besides me who believes all that stuff he said. I want to thank the staff, too. You know, sometimes all the attention is focused on us here in the Legislature and we forget to thank the people who really do the hard work and make it possible for us to make the decisions that we do, including our personal staffs and the staffs of the committees here in the House, and we have such a great staff I think they need to be recognized. I also want to thank Barry Kutun for doing such a fine job as Speaker pro tem last time, and I just hope I can do as good a job as Barry did. You know, Lee's father said to me as we came in, "Where's your old man?" I said, "Well, he had to stay home today because they have to travel for Thanksgiving and there's just a limited amount of traveling that he can do." He said, "I just wanted to see that old carpenter again. I think it's pretty good that the son of a pipe fitter and the son of a carpenter did this well." Pipe fitters make a little more money than carpenters, so we could have predicted the outcome of this election. My wife Anne always stays in the background. In fact, she's never solicited a vote, she's never given a speech, but those of you who know us know how much I love her and how much I am indebted to her. She's my chief counselor and closest friend and I thank her for everything. And there's Michael. I want to congratulate all the new Members of the House. Unlike Lee and Ron Richmond, I had to go through an election this time so I know how hard you had to fight to get elected, and how proud we are to have you here and how proud you are to be here. So congratulations to all the new Members of the House on your election. And congratulations on your willingness to serve and putting yourself up for public service. It's not always easy but it's always fun over here in Tallahassee. We've got one of the most representative Houses ever, as has been said. We have a larger black delegation, a larger Spanish delegation. Unfortunately the Slavic delegation was cut in half when Bill Sadowski from Miami decided not to run, but we southern Slavs are still here and we're probably just as well off without the northern Slavs, those Polacks. I think we in the House of Representatives can be very proud of the accomplishments we've made in the last few years here in Tallahassee. Sometimes we start looking forward so much that we forget to look back, and we do have a lot to be proud of under that very able and talented leadership of the guy who started it all, in the current reign, Hyatt Brown. We all have so much that we owe to Hyatt for the great job he did in getting this all started. And to Ralph Haben. Wasn't he just such a good surprise? I mean, he just ran this House so well. Frankly, I think it's going to be difficult, very difficult to equal the accomplishments that we've made under Hyatt Brown and Ralph Haben, but there's no better person to lead us than Lee Moffitt. He's going to be a tremendous Speaker and in these difficult times, with the help of new freshmen who are going to have to step in and fill the shoes of Hyatt Brown and Ralph Haben and people who have left, and with a new bipartisan spirit that I hope will permeate the House, we will be able to make this good Florida that we live in even better. Thank you very much. Committee from the Senate A committee from the Senate consisting of Senators Langley, Crawford, Fox, Frank, Mann, Myers, Plummer, and Dunn was received and an- nounced that the Senate was now organized and ready to transact business. November 16, 1982 The Clerk is one of only two constitutional officers of this House, the other constitutional officer being that of Speaker. As our Clerk since OF REPRESENTATIVES 7 Election of the Clerk The Speaker announced that nominations would now be received for Clerk of the House of Representatives for a term, under Rule 1.3, of two years from this date. Remarks by Rep. Burnsed Rep. Burnsed nominated Dr. Allen Morris for Clerk with the follow- ing remarks: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker Brown, Mr. Speaker Haben, Mr. Justice, distinguished guests, families, visitors, and Members of the Florida House of Representatives: For each person in the Chamber and in the gallery today is a very special occasion. It holds a special personal meaning for each of us, and to me it is to have the honor and privilege to stand in front of you to nominate Dr. Allen Morris to continue to serve as Clerk of the Florida House of Representatives. Allen Morris is respected and loved not only by those in this Cham- ber, but by all who know him and all who have worked with him. For our new Members and for our guests, I think it appropriate to give you a little background information about our distinguished Clerk. He's a transplanted Floridian, having moved to Miami in 1921 from Chicago. At age 16 he began his journalistic career with The Miami News, a career that spanned 40 years with The News, the Associated Press, The Miami Herald and, as an independent governmental columnist, for 12 daily and several weekly newspapers. These papers were as varied as The St Petersburg Times, The Orlando Sentinel, and The Pensacola News Journal His "Cracker Politics" is still quoted and emulated. Since 1947 he has served as Consultant on Rules and Procedure to the Florida House. He has compiled the biennial Florida Handbook since 1946. He has served all three branches of government and the effect of his service to the State of Florida can be seen, felt, and measured each day. He has authored many outstanding books. He is the founder of the State Photographic Archives. He has served as Clerk of the Florida House since 1966. Dr. Morris has received so many awards, honors, and achievements that it's impossible to recount them all. In my quest to find appropriate descriptive words about Allen Morris, I re-read the nominating speeches from previous Organization Sessions and you know what? We all cited similar background information and further, we all admitted it was difficult to find the appropriate words to express for ourselves and for the Members of this great body our deep admiration and extreme respect for our Clerk. So to further try to glean' some new material, these past few weeks, as I told some of you in Tampa on Saturday, I've talked to Members, I've talked to lobbyists, yes, I've even talked to some of the Capitol Press Corps and asked, "What would you say if you were to nominate Dr. Allen Morris?" Not one person came up with anything that had not already been said: "objective, impartial, Mr. Integrity, he sends the most original Christ- mas cards, respected, friend, experienced, thread of continuity, Histo- rian Extraordinaire, Mr. Florida, dignity, confident, trust, even-handed, competent, journalist, fair, author, his love for the Florida House, dedi- cated, extensive knowledge, wisdom, philosophical, the Florida Hand- book," and on, and on, and on. Just yesterday, though, I found what was new information to me, and do you know where I found it?-in a book compiled by our one and only Allen Morris, Reconsiderations; Second Glances at Florida Legislative Events. I now know one of the reasons why Allen Morris loves the Florida House. In 1943 Senator Baker from Umatilla headed a movement to expel Allen Morris if he ever set foot in the Senate Chamber, due to a column Dr. Morris had written for The Miami Herald His hobby is re-reading Journals of past sessions. Allen Morris had his own day on February 23, 1972, as officially recognized by House Resolution 3668. And in June of 1970, House Resolution 5336 directed Dr. Morris to compile a history of the Florida Legislature. He's still working on it but he has published what he likes to call some "raw material" and this has been collected in the book Reconsiderations. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1966 and our Rules Consultant since 1947, Dr. Morris is the sole thread of continuity that makes this such a great body. He has seen many Speakers and literally hundreds of us come and go, and yet he remains to serve the Florida House and the people of our great state. Allen Morris loves this House and his love is expressed through the exem- plary manner in which he serves as Clerk of the Florida House. He's a special friend and confidant for each and every one of us who seeks his counsel and friendship. As one person put it, "The longer you're here, the more you realize how much you need him." He is the House; he is an institution; he is your friend; he is Mr. Florida. Therefore it's with a great sense of humility and personal privilege that I commend to this House the continuation of our dedicated, beloved, white-haired, snake- fearing friend, Dr. Allen Morris, to serve as Clerk of the House. Remarks by Rep. Easley Rep. Easley, prefaced by the following remarks, moved that the nom- inations cease and a unanimous vote be cast for Dr. Morris as Clerk of the House of Representatives: Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Republican Caucus I had the pleasure of nominating Dr. Allen Morris as the Republican nominee for Clerk of the House. Representative Burnsed just said that Allen loves this House. Let me turn that around: This House loves Allen Morris. On behalf of the Republican Party, and on behalf of all the Members of the House of Representatives, I'd like to move that nominations cease and a unanimous vote be cast for Allen Morris as Clerk of the Florida House. The motion was agreed to and Dr. Morris was unanimously elected Clerk of the House. Dr. Morris went to the rostrum and Justice Overton administered the Oath of Office to him. Remarks by Dr. Morris Dr. Morris addressed the House as follows: Thank you, Representative Burnsed and Representative Easley. Mr. Speaker Moffitt, Mr. Speaker Haben, Mr. Speaker Brown, Mr. Speaker pro tempore Pajcic, Mr. Justice Overton, Mr. President de la Parte, Members of the House of Representatives, and friends: First, thanks for your renewed vote of confidence. This is the ninety-first time I have been present as an observer or participant in the convening of a regular or special session of the House of Representatives. Yet it is a moment that never grows stale. That is because the men and women here dream great dreams and cause them to become realities. It is here that ideas of renown-the Medical School at Miami, Shands at Gainesville, the Four- Center Complex that is the University of South Florida, the old and the new Sunshine Skyway, the Florida Turnpike, the Minimum Founda- tion Program for schools, and many, many others-first were gleams in the eyes of some legislator. Too, the House never grows stale for me because of the new Members, the men and women with a desire to leave a lasting imprint upon their state. There always are new Members, for the typical Member serves three terms. It is a matter of gratification for the Clerk to watch the after-year progress of those who have come here as political neophytes. The pres- ent Governor of Florida, five Cabinet officers, one United States Sena- tor, and 13 Members of the new Congress had their political beginnings in the Legislature. Stated another way, 16 of the 20 Governors inaugu- rated in this century also had their roots in the Florida Legislature. Countless other former Members have been achievers in the professions and in commerce. To be able to observe Florida's future governmental and business champions, to speculate privately who likely will emerge as the leaders of our state's future, is another of the reasons that service as Clerk, occupying the best seat in the House, never grows old. For that oppor- tunity I am profoundly grateful to each of you. Designation of the Sergeant at Arms The Speaker announced the designation of Mr. Wayne Westmark as Sergeant at Arms and requested the consent of the House. On motion by Rep. Upchurch, seconded by Rep. Richmond, the House consented to the designation of Mr. Westmark as Sergeant at Arms. Mr. Westmark went to the rostrum and Justice Overton administered the Oath of Office to him. Remarks by Mr. Westmark Mr. Westmark responded, "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your confi- dence in me in serving this House for the next two years. To each one of you, I sincerely thank you and I promise that I will serve you impar- tially and to the very best of my ability. Thank you very much." Committee to the Governor On motion by Rep. Thompson, the Speaker appointed Representa- tives Spaet, Lehman, R. C. Johnson, Lewis, and Patchett as a commit- tee to inform the Governor that the House was organized and ready to transact business. Committee to the Senate On motion by Rep. Thompson, the Speaker appointed Representa- tives Liberti, Lippman, Gardner, Clements, and Gallagher as a commit- tee to inform the Senate that the House was organized and ready to transact business. The committees were excused to execute their responsibilities. Consideration of House Resolutions By Representative Thompson- HR 1-Org.-A resolution establishing the Rules of the House of Representatives. Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: The Rules of the House for the biennium of 1982-1984 shall be the Rules of the House in force at the end of the 1982 Regular Session, except as provided now or hereafter: (a) Rule 1.6 is amended to read: 1.6-Designation of Sergeant at Arms; Employment, Compensation and Dismissal of Employees nsignation and Dismissal of Empoieoes The Speaker shall, with the advice and consent of the Members, designate the Sergeant at Arms. The Speaker shall employ all employ- ees of the House and shall determine their qualifications, hours of work, and compensation, including leave and other benefits. The Speaker shall have the right to dismiss any employee of the House and the pay of such employee shall stop on the day of dismissal. (b) Rule 1.9 is amended to read: 1.9-Duties of Employees; Use of Sneem Long-distance Lines Mamom and a ,,,&4 -,, -- offis oSfC the Mosao shall have firt priority ef the use of Suom lines. Staff disoetors and other ouese omploeoes shall have ascend and third pri-:rit, rc-spcti-ve Sunoem Long-distance lines shall not be used by employees for personal purposes and any employee using the Sunoom a long-distance line for such purposes shall be subject to immediate dismissal. (c) The second paragraph of Rule 2.4 is amended to read: 2.4-Speaker's Signature to Acts, Warrants, etc.; and Decision of Questions of Order Subject to Appeal- and Approval of Legal Proceedings Upon approval ef the Speaker, xpnseso ineyrred (w legal searieos may be paid in eases when a Member is a party to a suit in his legal capacity as a taipayes o" Membes and when seah suit ii dater.rmind b the Speaoke to be ef siaifieant interest to the Houseo The Speaker or the Committee on Rules & Calendar may authorize counsel to initiate, defend, intervene in, or otherwise participate in any suit on behalf of the House, a committee of the House, a Member of the House (whether in the legal capacity of Member or taxpayer), a former Member of the House, or an officer or employee of the House, when such suit is determined by the Speaker to be of significant interest to the House and when it is deter- November 16, 1982 8 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mined by the Speaker that the interests of the House would not otherwise be adequately represented Expenses incurred for legal services in such proceedings may be paid upon approval of the Speaker. (d) Rule 4.5 is amended to read: The Sergeant at Arms shall e under the supervision of the Committee on House Administtration e as oth o sio directed by the Speakoe o by the Speaker designate ef the majority party during the period between election and the Orgnisation Session The Sergeant at Arms shall be under the direct supervision of the Speaker. (e) Rule 6.1 is amended to read: The Speaker shall, beginning with the Organization Session, appoint the members of the following standing committees: Agriculture & General Legislation Appropriations Commerce Community Affairs Corrections, Probation & Parole Criminal Justice Education Higher Education, K 12 Eneazgy Ethics & Elections Finance & Taxation Governmental Operations Health & Rehabilitative Services Higher Education House Administration Insurance Judiciary Natural Resources Regulated Industries & Licensing Regulatory Reform Retirement, Personnel & Collective Bargaining Rules & Calendar Tourism & Economic Development Transportation Veterans Affairs (f) Rule 6.18 is amended to read: During the first forty-five calendar days of a regular session, the prior notice shall be given two legislative days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) in advance of the meeting. If the notice is given by 4:30 p.m. of any legislative day, a bill or proposed bill may be heard at any time on the second succeeding logislatie day. After the forty-fifth calendar day and during any extended or special session, the notice shall be given two hours in advance of the proposed meeting. (g) Rule 6.20 is amended to read: Before any committee holds a meeting for the purpose of considering a profiled bill or proposed committee bill (PCB) during the period when the Legislature is not in session, a notice of such meeting shall be filed with the Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms no later than fourteen calen- dar days before the Friday preceding the week of the meeting and the. The committee secretary separately shall send copies of notice to the members of the committee, sponsors of the bill and to such other persons who have requested notice. This notice shall etate the date, time and plaeo of meeting, bil number, and sofieient tite fe ident-fioatien. (h) Rule 6.29 is amended to read: Upon the written request of a sponsor (or, in the case of a Senate bill, any House Member) to the chairman of the committee in possession of a bill, given fourteen calendar days after the bill has been received by the committee (thirty days in the case of the Committee on Appropriations or the Committee on Finance & Taxation), the chairman shall set a time for consideration which shall be no later than seven legislation calendar days thereafter. If the bill is not acted upon within said time period, the bill may be withdrawn from the committee upon point of order. Reference by the committee to a subcommittee, or ratification by the committee of a chairman's reference, shall be construed as "action." (i) Rule 6.57 is amended to read: The Speaker shall appoint all memboss of House managers for confer- ence committees. He shall determine the number of mombwrs of confornco committees as need appears. He shall appoint no less than a majority of members who generally supported the House position as determined by the Speaker. (j) Rule 6.58 is amended to read: A conference committee shall consist of an equal number of managers from each house two independent committee of equal sise from the two houses. The joint conference committee shall select one of its members to preside. A report shall require the affirmative votes of a majority of the confeoree managers from each house. The report shall be accompa- nied by the original bill. (k) Rule 6.61 is amended to read: After House and Senate eenfereeo managers have been appointed for seven calendar days and have failed to report, it is hereby declared to be a motion of highest privilege either to move to discharge the House eenfeees managers and appoint new House eenferees managers or to instruct the House oenferees managers. Provided, however, that during the last six calendar days allowed under the Constitution for a regular session, it shall be a motion of highest privilege to discharge, appoint new, or instruct House eenferees managers after House oenferees managers shall have been appointed thirty-six hours without having made a report. (1) Rule 6.62 is amended to read: 6.62-When Conferee Managers Are Unable to Agree When any bill is referred to a conference committee and the House enferees managers report inability to agree, no action of the House taken prior to such reference shall preclude further action by the House as the House may determine. (m) The second paragraph of Rule 7.2 is amended to read: All measures shall be introduced in an original and sin seven copies (fAe six for local bills). The original shall be backed with a blue folder- jacket and five copies with blue jackets. On these jackets shall be inscribed the full name of the sponsor and enough of the title for identification, and on the original folder-jacket the signature of the sponsor and any co-sponsors and their respective district numbers. There shall be attached inside inserted in the original the remaining one unbacked copy and a title sheet consisting of an original and one copy which shall set forth enough of the title for identification and the name of the sponsor and all co-sponsors and in the sixth copy, one unbacked copy. The unbacked eepy copies may include the House Bill Drafting Service summary. (n) Rule 7.8(a) is amended to read: (a) All bills for introduction shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House no later than 12:00 noon of the second legislative day (excluding Saturday and Sunday) preceding introduction. This Rule may be waived only with consent of two-thirds of those present, the motion for which shall not be entertained unless the movant thereof shall have first notified the House orally, not less than thirty minutes preceding the motion, of his intention to move for the waiver of this Rule so as to have introduced a specific bill or bills sponsored by him. The adoption of such motion shall be construed as advancing the House to the order of Intro- duction and Reference of bills solely for the reception of said bill or bills for formal introduction and reference. During the last seven calendar days of the legislative session this Rule may be suspended or altered by resolution originating in the Committee on Rules & Calendar. (o) The second paragraph of Rule 7.11 is amended to read: A companion Senate bill shall be substantially worded the same, and identical as to specific intent and purpose as the House bill for which it is being substituted. At the moment the House passes substitutes the Senate companion bill, then the original House bill shall be regarded as automatically tabled. November 16, 1982 9 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (p) Rule 7.13 is amended to read: A bill introduced by a committee shall be accompanied by a eemmittee report Committee Information Record in the same manner as any other bill. A committee, in reporting a committee bill, may designate a Mem- ber or Members as co-sponsor(s) with the approval of said Member or Members. The bill will be shown by the Clerk as having been intro- duced by the Committee and the Member(s) so designated. (q) Rule 7.14(d), (e), and (g) are amended to read: (d) Before any committee holds a meeting for the purpose of consider- ing a profiled bill or proposed committee bill (PCB) during the period when the Legislature is not in session, a notice of such meeting shall be filed with the Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms no later than fourteen calendar days before the Friday preceding the week of the meeting and "tha The committee secretary separately shall send copies of notice to the members of the committee, sponsors of the bill and to such other persons who have requested notice. This notice shall state the date, time and place of meeting, bill number, and sufficient title for identification. When two meetings have been scheduled by a committee during a 30-day period when the Legislature is not in session, the chairman may "provide in the notice for the first meeting that bills agendaed for the first meeting and not taken up shall be available for consideration at the second meeting without further notice. (e) Prefiled bills shall, pursuant to the Constitution of Florida and the Rules of the House, be given first reading either on the first day of a regular session or as soon thereafter as possible. The Clerk shall announoo publish the Speaker's reference of those bills. (g) Notwithstanding the other sections of this Rule, any Member may, during the day of introduction of profiled ills but no later than under the order of business of Motions Relating to Committee Refer- ences on the next legislative day following introduction ofprefiled bills, move for reference to a different committee, which shall be decided by a majority vote, or for withdrawal from any committee, which motion shall be adopted by two-thirds vote. (r) Rule 8.2 is amended to read: The daily order of business shall be as follows: 1. RU Call Prayer 2. Praye. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Correction of the Journal 5. Reosiving of ommunia*tioe e Communications 6. Coeidaration of moRage Messages from the Senate 7. Report of standing committees 8. Report of select committees 9. Conaideratin of bill Bills and joint resolutions on third reading 10. Motions relating to committee references 11. Matters on reconsideration 12. Special Orders 13. Unfinished business 14. ConAido.tion of bills Bills and joint resolutions on second reading 15. Gonaoidoe.rti ef House resolutions, concurrent resolutions and memorials on second reading 16. Introduction and Reference of Hose bill and othok meamnsAr ariginating in the Haute of Reprseettives Within each order of business, matters shall be considered in the order in which they appear on the Daily Calendar. The order of business of Introduction and Reference of House bills and other measures originating in the House of Representatives may be ac- complished by publication in the Journal of their titles as prescribed by Section 7 of Article III of the Constitution. Whore a time has been oestblisohd few adejew mont of a daily ooeeion, the pending business shall be suspended Afiftn minute. before that time and the House shal take up the order of business ef the Inteoduotion and Roforenae of Hoeus bill and other meaoeo. org inatiang in the Honeu .of oprnontnetivoo. When ne time hae been fAed few daily "ameui"2maent, n motion to a m tarnsm d ai usaMpending the business then before the Hosea and the taking up of the eArde of busine oef I ntrodetien and Referonee. eUpon the eeompleti of the eorde of buoinee of ntroduetion and e4foronoe, the House then shall stand adrjeaued. During special sessions the order of business of Introduction and Reference of House bills shall be conducted immediately following the order of business of Correction of the Journal. (s) Rule 8.3 is amended to read: As bills Bills, upon first reading, whether House or Senate, shall be "read fe the lfA time, the Speakea shahl rfer these referred by the Speaker either to a committee or to the Calendar, as elsewhere provided in these Rules. The order of reference shall be first to a substantive committee and then to a fiscal impact committee. If a bill is referred to both fiscal impact committees, the Speaker shall declare which shall first consider the bill. The titles and references of bills and the nature of any documents referred shall be publicly pan-- -nd and entered on the Journal. (t) Rule 8.9(a) is amended to read: (a) When the Speaker has referred a bill, any Member may, during that day at any tim, but no later than under the order of business of "Motions Relating to Committee References" on the succeeding legisla- tive day, move for reference to a different committee and this proposed withdrawal from the committee of original reference shall be decided by the House by a majority vote of those voting, except that where such proposed withdrawal is from the Committee on Appropriations or the Committee on Finance & Taxation, the same shall be decided by a two-thirds vote of the Members present. (u) Rule 8.10 is amended to read: Each bill or joint resolution shall receive three separate readings on three separate days previous to a vote upon final passage unless two- thirds of the Members present decide otherwise. (Constitution: Article III, Section 7-"Any bill may originate in either house and after pas- sage in one may be amended in the other. It shall be read in each house on three separate days, unless this rule is waived by two-thirds vote ; provided the publication of its title in thejournal of a house shall satisfy the requirement for the first reading in that house. On each reading, it shall be read by title only, unless one-third of the members present desire it read in full.") "Reading" is defined as the stage of consideration of a bill or joint resolution after announcement of sufficient of the title as necessary for identification as determined by the Speaker. (v) Rule 10.1 is amended to read: Every motion shall be made orally, provided, that at the request of the Speaker it shall be reduced to writing. After a motion has been stated or read by the Speaker it shall be deemed to be in possession of the House, without a second, and shall be disposed of by vote of the House. The mover may withdraw a motion, eeept a motion to roeeenidor, as horminaftor provided at any time before the same has been amended or before a vote thereon shall have been commenced., except a motion to reconsider may be withdrawn only on the day made or on the next succeeding legislative day. (w) Rule 10.5 is deleted as obsolete. (x) Rule 11.1 is amended to read: Amendments shall be sent to the Clerk on forms supplied by the Sergeant at Arms, through the supply room, but shall be taken up only as sponsors gain recognition from the Speaker to move their adoption, except that the chairman of the committee (or in his absence, the vice chairman or any member thereof) reporting the measure under consid- eration shall have preference for the presentation of committee amend- ments. Unless there be objection, committee amendments shall be adopted en bloc. An amendment shall be deemed pending only after its proposer has been recognized by the Speaker and has moved its adoption. (y) Rule 11.10(b) is amended to read: (b) After the reading of a Senate amendment to a House bill the House may; following motions shall be privileged in the order named: (1) amend the Senate amendment by a concurrence of the majority re- quired for the final passage of the bill, or (2) concur in the Senate amendment by a concurrence of the same majority required for the final passage of the bill, or (3) refuse by the majority of the required quorum to concur and ask the Senate to recede, or (4) request the Senate to recede and, failing to do so, to appoint a committee of conference to meet with a like committee appointed by the Speaker. 10 November 16, 1982 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSI (z) Rule 15.7 is amended to read: Wherever used in these Rules, a "legislative" day shall mean a day during regular, Sei an et to include Saturdays and Sunday when the House will be in session. All other references to "days" mean "cal- endar" days. -was read the first time by title. On motions by Rep. Thompson, the rules were waived and the resolution was read the second time by title and adopted. By Representative Thompson- HR 2-Org.-A resolution establishing a Select Committee on Growth Management. Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That a Select Committee on Growth Management be established, clothed with the powers of a standing committee of the House of Representatives. This select committee shall expire at midnight on November 6, 1984. -was read the first time by title. On motions by Rep. Thompson, the rules were waived and the resolution was read the second time by title and adopted. Address by Speaker Moffitt The Speaker addressed the House as follows: We have now arrived at the point in the session where the Speaker delivers his message. Father Mangrum, Justice Overton, former President de la Parte, former Speakers Sessums, Brown, and Haben, other distinguished guests, Members of the House, our families and friends. I first wish to recognize Justice Overton for his participation in this Organizational Session. We have all been honored and dignified, Sir, by your presence today. Again, let me thank the Members for selecting me as Speaker. I understand well that you have given me your trust, and that in re- sponse, I must do my utmost to be fair and to give every Member an opportunity to be heard. We embark today on a noble experiment in Florida history. When we adopted single-member districts it was for the purpose of improving the quality of our decisions by bringing us closer to the people. Each of us has been elected from a district that contains 82,000 Floridians. The whole face of the Legislature, both the House and the Senate, has been changed. It is now up to each of us to prove that that change has been for the better. Even though you have been elected from a district that contains 82,000 people, you must remember that you have been elected to serve the needs of the whole state-a state that contains almost 10 million people. We may be representatives from a single district but collectively, with the Florida Senate and the Governor, we are the stewards of all of Florida. So I call on you to approach your service with a dedication to serve our entire state. We must put aside parochialism; we must put aside regionalism. Instead, we must develop a spirit of unity, not only within this House, but also with the Governor and with our legislative colleagues in the Senate. The issues that we will face are too big and too important for any other course of action. They demand our total united commitment. So today, I hold out the olive branch of cooperation to President Peterson and the Florida Senate, to our Governor Bob Graham, and to Representative Richmond and our Republican colleagues. We must to- gether forge a vision of the Florida that is yet to come-the Florida we will create for our sons and daughters-and we must temper each decision we make with a consideration of that vision. Each of us has just returned from the campaign trail. You know the issues we must face as well as I. If you were listening to the people, I think you heard some of the same things that I heard: November 16, 1982 E OF REPRESENTATIVES 11 -That the people of this state are concerned about the economy and they want jobs and the opportunity to provide for the needs and desires of their families. -That they don't mind paying taxes for essential government servi- ces, but they don't want one penny of their tax dollars wasted. -That they want the best educational opportunities for their children. -That our environment must be protected, that our water needs must be met and that our agricultural lands must be preserved. -That our streets must be safe and those who would violate our laws receive swift and sure justice. -The list goes on and on. Almost overnight this state has been transformed from a sleepy, tourist, retirement state with more orange trees than people into the fastest-growing, urbanized state in the nation. We encouraged this growth with measures such as economic development and we have been suc- cessful beyond our wildest imagination. Our problem is that we didn't give enough thought to what we wanted to be when we grew up. We will obviously have to deal the next two Sessions with the day-to- day issues that will come up but, as we deal with those immediate issues, we must not lose sight of our long-range vision of what we want for Florida. My overriding message to you this morning is that in everything we will do these next two years, whether it be in transportation, education, natural resources, agriculture, criminal justice or HRS, we must keep in mind two basic questions: (1) Are we planning for the future growth of Florida and (2) are we adequately providing for our children and protecting their legacy? As to the first question, our single biggest concern that affects almost every issue facing our state is the inevitability of growth and how we are going to manage that growth. From 1970 to 1980 our population grew by 43%. We now have a population of almost ten million people but we started 1970 with a population of six million people. There are 24 states in this nation that have populations less than the growth we have experienced during that ten-year period. Estimates are that in the next 18 years, which will pass in the blink of an eye, our population will grow again by another 50% to almost 15 million people. How we manage that growth, the mechanisms we now create, will determine whether the Florida of tomorrow will be a fit place to live for the children of today. We cannot stop this growth, but we must recognize that it will continue and plan for its impact. As an example, will our transportation network be capable of han- dling these new millions? If we continue to disregard our transportation needs in the future as we have in the past, the answer will be a resounding No. Our transportation systems are inadequate to meet the demands of our existing citizens, let alone our future citizens. Not only is transportation a concern for our citizens today, it is a major consider- ation for any new industry that may want to locate in this state. Attention must be given to the present and future needs of transporta- tion if we want to attract industry and to provide jobs for our citizens. We have already invested billions of dollars in our existing transpor- tation systems and we cannot afford to neglect these investments. Today 30% of our state highway system needs resurfacing and 300 bridges need to be replaced (plus there are 1300 bridges that need major repairs). Each year we get farther and farther behind. If we permit these systems to continue to deteriorate, the cost to cure will be even greater. We also have need for additional capacity. We must have new roads, additional lanes, and attention must be given to alternatives such as public transit. Broward County has more congested roads than any other county in this state. 80% of Pinellas County's roads are carrying more traffic than they were designed to carry. Statewide more than 50% of our urban roads are congested. This congestion must be relieved by providing for additional capacity. 12 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The need is obvious! But remember why it occurred! The strain has occurred because of growth. And the growth of our state will not stop. It is as inevitable as the sun rising tomorrow morning. You know what growth has done to our transportation system. Con- sider what it will do to our fragile environment. Will our water be preserved? Will our agriculture lands be turned into one suburb after another? What will our air quality be like? Can we continue to afford to vacate schools in our cities only to build new ones in the suburbs? The problems continue to mount. We're not going to solve all our problems this year or next year, but we must look out on the horizon and see what's coming and do every- thing in our power to prepare and anticipate. The second question that commands our highest priority is the im- pact of our decisions on children and youth. Because of our large num- ber of senior citizens, Florida is often considered a state of predomi- nantly elderly citizens. But the simple fact is that there are more people in the state under the age of 18 than there are over the age of 60. And none of these people voted for any of us. None of them have formed political action commit- tees or hired lobbyists to represent their interests in Tallahassee. But the extent to which we respond to their needs will determine Florida's destiny. It is almost trite to say, but necessarily true, that our children are our future. The needs of our children are many and varied. Last year, our criminal justice system dealt with 88,000 children accused of violating the law; our social service system dealt with 66,000 abused or neglected children and another 21,000 runaways, truants or children declared beyond the control of their parents. And these 175,000 children represent those with needs so extreme that the state has had to step in and intervene in their upbringing. We cannot expect to resolve all the social ills of our time, but we must not ignore the critical needs of our human capital. In order to ensure that we consider the impact of all our legislation on children, it is my intention to appoint an ad hoc Committee on Children and Youth. This will not be a substantive committee in the standard sense. It will have a coordinating function and will be composed of the chairmen of those committees whose decisions impact on our youth, directly or indirectly, together with Minority leadership. It will be chaired by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and its principal task will be to ensure that we develop and implement those policies and statutes that will give each child in our state the opportunity to develop to the full extent of his or her potential. If we maintain a focus on these two broad questions, the management of our growth and the needs of our children, we can ensure that we will have taken giant strides towards providing for Florida's future. In so doing we must have the courage to do what is necessary. Our water is endangered and we must protect it. Our educational system is deteriorating and we must improve it. Our courts are congested and slow and we must speed them up. Health care costs are too high and we must find a way to lower them. We need zoning reform and we must work with local governments to find solutions. Many of our problems are caused by those who would move here, and we must find a way to get them to help pay the costs occasioned by this growth. We must have the foresight to do what is necessary. I have attempted to organize the House to prepare for the tasks ahead. My decisions as to committee structure were not made in a vacuum but were made after consultation with many of the House veterans. I have been encouraged by the way many of you have indi- cated that you would shoulder the burden of appointment to committees for which you are particularly well qualified, even though the work of some of those committees may not be very glamorous. It has been heartening to me that Members who have sought particu- lar committee chairmanships but had to be told they likely would not November 16, 1982 receive them or that their services and talents were needed elsewhere have almost without exception accepted their disappointments with good grace, fine sportsmanship, and with expressions of willingness to work in any capacity where they could be helpful. While the ultimate responsibility for the administration of the House lies with the Speaker, the leadership of this body will not rest in my hands alone, but will be assumed by a team of veteran and able legisla- tors whom I will appoint to leadership roles. The first leadership decision you made for me when you elected Steve Pajcic to be Speaker pro tempore. I compliment you on an excellent decision. Steve not only is my friend, but is one of the most brilliant minds to ever serve in the Legislature. His leadership and involvement will be critical to the success of this administration. My Majority Leader will be Carl Carpenter. The Majority Whip will be Wayne Hollingsworth, and this year we will have two Majority Floor Leaders: T. K. Wetherell and Ron Johnson. As to the committees: Agriculture-Chairman, C. Fred Jones; Vice Chairman, Wayne Hollingsworth. Appropriations-Chairman, Herbert F. Morgan; Vice Chairman, Helen Davis; Subcommittee I (HRS), Chairman, Elaine Gordon; Subcommittee II (General Government), Chairman, Winston W. Gardner, Jr.; Subcom- mittee III (Education/Transportation), Chairman, Steve Pajcic. Commerce-Chairman, Samuel P. Bell, III; Vice Chairman, Dexter W. Lehtinen. Community Affairs-Chairman, Sid Martin; Vice Chairman, Tom Brown. Corrections, Probation & Parole-Chairman, James G. Ward; Vice Chairman, Everett A. Kelly. Criminal Justice-Chairman, Elvin L. Martinez; Vice Chairman, Har- old W. Spaet. Education, K-12-Chairman, Eleanor Weinstock; Vice Chairman, Sam Mitchell. Ethics & Elections-Chairman, Ronald A. Silver; Vice Chairman, Bolley L. Johnson. Finance & Taxation-Chairman, Barry Kutun; Vice Chairman, Gene Ready. Governmental Operations-Chairman, Gene Hodges; Vice Chairman, John W. Lewis, III. Health & Rehabilitative Services-Chairman, Beverly B. Burnsed; Vice Chairman, David J. Lehman. Higher Education-Chairman, Walter C. Young; Vice Chairman, John F. Cosgrove. House Administration-Chairman, S. L. Clements, Jr. Judiciary-Chairman, Hamilton D. Upchurch; Vice Chairman, John Thomas. Natural Resources-Chairman, Jon L. Mills; Vice Chairman, George A. Crady. Regulated Industries & Licensing-Chairman, Carl Ogden; Vice Chair- man, Robert R. Reynolds. Regulatory Reform-Chairman, Frederick Lippman; Vice Chairman, Michael Friedman. Retirement, Personnel & Collective Bargaining-Chairman, Thomas L. Hazouri; Vice Chairman, Lawrence F. Shackelford. Rules & Calendar-Chairman, James Harold Thompson; Vice Chair- man, Joseph B. Allen, Jr. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE Tourism & Economic Developmment-Chairman, Fran Carlton; Vice Chairman, Frank Williams. Transportation-Chairman, Tom Gustafson; Vice Chairman, Edward J. Healey. Veterans Affairs-Chairman, Lawrence R. Hawkins; Vice Chairman, Bill Clark. This year will be the House's turn to chair several joint committees with the Senate. I appoint the following to serve as chairmen when it is appropriate: Joint Legislative Management, Sam Mitchell; Joint Legis- lative Auditing, Grover Robinson; Advisory Council on Intergovern- mental Relations, Charles R. "Chuck" Smith; Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Christian "Chris" Meffert. There will be only one select committee which will meet in a time slot separate from the standing committees and that will be the Select Committee on Growth Management whose chairman will be Ray Liberti. The membership of the Appropriations Committee will be published later today. Committee assignments for each Member will be announced within a week after I have had the opportunity to consult with each one of the chairmen. There are two innovations, introduced by Speaker Haben which I wish to continue. First, is the limitation on the number of bills filed by each Member. I ask you today to limit the number of bills that you introduce to no more than eight. We simply pass better laws when our staff has more time to research, when committees have time to hear testimony and when there is more time to debate and deliberate. This will not occur if we are nundated with far too many bills. I can assure you that I will be watching closely and hope you will adhere to my request. A second carryover practice will be the emphasis on legislative over- sight. Because of Speaker Haben's innovation in this regard, we have been a model for the entire nation. I will appoint an oversight subcom- mittee within each standing committee, and most all of you will be asked to serve on one oversight subcommittee. I encourage you to spend the time and effort necessary to try and make your government more efficient. Fifteen years ago this state began an unprecedented experiment in open government. Since that time other states and the federal govern- ment have followed Florida's lead. What a tragedy it would be if we were now to permit that experiment to fail. Florida's commitment to government in the sunshine has been threatened by the passage of far too many exceptions, many of them buried in large bills which have escaped the attention of most legislators. It is estimated that there are now hundreds of exceptions to the public records law alone. I will be appointing a subcommittee to review all current exceptions to the pub- lic records and government in the sunshine laws and will request that subcommittee to recommend measures to ensure that exceptions will not be passed in the future without a visible showing of overriding public necessity. The citizens of this state and nation generally have a low regard for politicians. They have a sense of right and wrong that we should re- member and heed. All too frequently they feel helpless, and that gov- ernment is not concerned with their concerns. If we ever hope to earn their respect we must, at the very least, conduct ourselves in a manner that will command their respect. They will forgive our mistakes, but only if they know that we are trying to serve them as best we can. In closing, I would like to make the same pledges to all of you that I made at the Democratic Caucus in April of 1981: I pledge to you to follow my conscience and the needs of my constituents. I pledge to use the leadership and talents of every Member in this chamber. I pledge to do my very best, and to make you proud of the decision you have made this day. November 16, 1982 OF REPRESENTATIVES 13 And lastly, and most importantly, I pledge to my daughter, Jenny, and all your sons and daughters, that I will work to preserve their heritage in this state so they can grow and prosper and be secure. Thank you all again. I am most grateful. Remarks by the Minority Leader Rep. Ronald R. Richmond, Minority Leader, addressed the House as follows: Thank you Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the House, distin- guished guests. I do have a few remarks I'd like to make. To those of you who were elected for your first time welcome, congratulations on your victory. You will find that this is one of the greatest institutions, I think, there is in the United States, the Florida House of Representatives. And you will find that it is one of the finest fraternities you will have ever joined. You will have an experience to learn an awful lot, to serve the people of this great state, but even as important you will find many, many of the people here who you serve with will end up to be your long and lasting friends for the rest of your lives. To those of you who I've served with over the past few years, I welcome you back and offer the assistance and counsel of the Minority Office to whatever we can be to you, to any of you, we stand ready and available. To you, Mr. Speaker, congratulations. You and I had a job to do throughout the summer. We recruited candidates. We then went out and tried to help raise funds for our candidates. We got involved in elec- tions. The elections are over, peace be made. You turned out to be a very worthy opponent you had more votes than I thought you'd get. But let me say this, it's to your credit because you did do a superb job out on the trail this summer. I think the role of the minority this year will be that of a supportive role and I hope it continues for two years. [applause] We think we have a lot of expertise, a lot of knowledge among our members, and we stand ready and willing to assist you in your programs, whatever you want to do. However, in those areas where we think we philosophically dis- agree, or for whatever other reason, we will again play the role of loyal opposition and hopefully will be statesmen in doing so. Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that I think when I came here in 1972, we faced probably as great an issue oriented time that we have faced in the last ten years. And it is amazing to me how again, as we have reorganized under reapportionment, we are now facing probably the greatest and most pressing issues that this state has faced in that ten-year period of time. So we stand ready to work with you and with all the other Members of the House in answering Florida's needs. Thank you. Designation of Dean of the House The Speaker announced the designation of Rep. Ogden as Dean of the House. Democratic Leadership As previously announced by the Speaker, the following Members were appointed to Democratic leadership positions: Rep. Carl Carpen- ter, Majority Leader; Rep. Wayne Hollingsworth, Majority Whip; and Reps. T. K. Wetherell and R. C. JohnSh, Majority Floor Leaders. Republican Leadership Rep. Richmond announced the election in Caucus of the following Members to Republican Leadership positions: Rep. Ronald R. Richmond, Minority Leader; Rep. R. Dale Patchett, Minority Leader pro tempore; Rep. Thomas E. Danson, Jr., Minority Caucus Chairman; and Reps. Daniel Webster and James L. Watt, Minority Whips. On motion by Rep. C. F. Jones, the rules were waived and all organi- zational remarks were spread upon the Journal. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Death of Representative W. R. Hodges The Honorable W. R. Hodges, Member of the House from District 104 (now District 109) died October 12, 1982. Adjournment Having completed its organization, the House of Representatives, on motion by Rep. Thompson, adjourned at 12:38 p.m., sine die. CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing pages numbered 1 through 14, inclusive, are and constitute a complete, true and cor- rect journal and record of the proceedings of the House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Florida at the Organization Session of the Seventy-first House since Statehood in 1845, convened under the Constitution, held on November 16, 1982. Clerk Tallahassee, Florida November 16, 1982 14 November 16, 1982 |
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