Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 15, 2024 9:00 A.M. Room F
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 14, 2024, 8:27 am * Revision Notes: Removed SCR22.

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 8, 2024
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
	Department of Economic Development
	Department of Veterans Affairs
	Department of Transportation and Development
	Department of Environmental Quality
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR81	FIELDS	COURTS - Urges and requests the Louisiana Supreme Court to study the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
		HCR33	MCMAKIN	JOINT RULES - Provides relative to the allocation of legislative space in the state capitol
		HB48	BACALA	LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to requirements for enactment of appropriations
		HB49	BACALA	LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the limited extension of regular sessions for specific purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB105	PHILLIP TARVER	ETHICS/CODE - Allows a public servant and related persons to obtain advertisements from a governmental entity subject to the same terms and conditions available to similarly situated members of the public
		HB113	MCMAKIN	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides that public institutions of postsecondary education furnish public records without charge to student media organizations affiliated with the institution (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
		HB566	MCMAKIN	STATE EMPLOYEES - Provides for educational criteria for state employees
		HB570	BILLINGS	VOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for the change of party affiliation prior to the close of registration
		HB599	VENTRELLA	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides relative to adjudications and judicial review of adjudications (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB740	MARCELLE	CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides relative to the assessment of penalties for failure to timely file required reports
		HB756	MCMAKIN	PUBLIC BUILDINGS/ST CAPL - Provides relative to state capitol complex and the allocation of space in the state capitol
		HB925	MACK	JUDGMENTS - Provides relative to reporting requirements for political subdivisions associated with outstanding judgments (EN +$84,000 GF EX See Note)
		HB926	LYONS	REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES - Provides for the election of judges of the first district of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
		HB962	BILLINGS	ELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE - Provides relative to the preparation, verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
		HB977	CARLSON	PUBLIC PRINTING - Provides for official journals for the state and political subdivisions and for publishing legal notices (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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