Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 22, 2013
9:30 am
Room F

Adjourned		 
* Agenda Revised May 22, 2013, 8:55 am *
Revision Notes: Added HB 352

 		 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SR89CROWEAPPOINTED OFFICIALS - Establishes the St. Tammany Parish Inspector General Task Force to study the feasibility of creating an office of inspector general for St. Tammany Parish.
 SCR78J.AMEDEECAMPAIGN FINANCE - Requests joint study of the appropriate use of campaign funds and the administration and enforcement of laws within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics.
 HB191BISHOPELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE - Requires the secretary of state to take action necessary to allow certain classes of voters to vote absentee (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB209GAROFALOLEGISLATIVE AGENCIES - Provides authority for legislative fiscal staff to access certain information from state agencies
 HB221CONNICKETHICS/DUAL EMPLOYMENT - Authorizes certain dual employment and dual officeholding for certain health care providers or researchers
 HB250DANAHAYETHICS - Exempts former public servants who served less than a certain amount of time during a year from mandatory ethics training requirements
 HB253LEOPOLDELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES - Provides relative to law enforcement officers at polling places
 HB308B.ADAMSPUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides relative to public meetings of parish and municipal governing authorities
 HB341T.BURNSELECTION CODE - Makes revisions to the La. Election Code (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB352HARRISONELDERLY - Provides relative to elderly affairs; creates the Department of Elderly Affairs, places the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging in the department, and provides for allocation of funds for programs for the elderly (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB430LEGERSECRETARY OF STATE - Increases certain fees chargeable by the secretary of state (EN +$2,835,435 SG RV See Note)
 HB479BARRASETHICS - Provides an exception to annual ethics training requirements for certain hospital employees and requires additional ethics training for heads of certain executive branch departments
 HB665BARRASELECTIONS - Provides relative to absentee by mail and early voting

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE