After canceling committee meetings last week because of Hurricane Irma, the Florida Senate plans a full slate of meetings when it gathers the week of Oct. 9.
Senate committees and subcommittees will meet over four days as lawmakers start preparing for the 2018 session, which starts in January.
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The committee week will start Oct. 9 with meeting times set aside for the Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, the Finance and Tax Appropriations Subcommittee, the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee, the Commerce and Tourism Committee, the Criminal Justice Committee and the Education Committee, according to a schedule posted on the Senate website.
Later in the week, seven appropriations subcommittees are scheduled to meet Oct. 11, with the full Appropriations Committee slated for Oct. 12.
Lawmakers also are expected to hold committee meetings the week of Oct. 23, two weeks of meetings in November and one week of meetings in December.