Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 20, 2026 9:30 a.m. Room F
Scheduled

BLUE = already considered. RED = currently being considered. BLACK = not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HB9	WALTERS	STATE SYMBOL - Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana
		HB177	MUSCARELLO	COURTS/COURT REPORTERS - Excludes court reporters from the two-year waiting period for rehiring relative to termination of public service (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB181	BACALA	MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
		HB202	MCMAKIN	CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD - Provides relative to job advertisement requirements and notice to applicants
		HB225	BAYHAM	GOVERNOR - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits
		HB398	ZERINGUE	PUBLIC OFFLS/EMPS - Prohibits payment for meals and incidental expenses for state public officials and employees from exceeding amounts for such expenses established by the U.S. General Services Administration
		HB459	MANDIE LANDRY	ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns
		HB540	KNOX	ELECTION OFFENSES - Provides for disclosures required in certain digital political communications
		HB906	BILLINGS	ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides for nominating petitions and party primary elections
		HB1052	SPELL	CHILDRENS CODE - Provides relative to confidentiality policies and procedures pertaining to work product created, received, or maintained by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams
		HB1057	WALTERS	VOTERS/VOTING - Provides for an application to vote absentee by mail made by a member of the United States Service
		HB1245	WILEY	LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to disclosure of certain law enforcement records
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
	Board of Ethics
	Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges
	Board of Supervisors of LSU & Agricultural & Mechanical College
	Department of Transportation and Development
	Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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