Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
April 15, 2014
1:00 p.m.
Room F
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 8, 2014
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR3
FRED MILLS
ELECTION CODE
- Requests the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study the possibility of requiring background checks of candidates for public office to ensure the qualification of candidates for political office.
SB1
CLAITOR
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Enacts the "Legislative Scholarship Fairness Act" (gov sig)
SB108
APPEL
POSTSECONDARY ED
- Provides relative to the commissioner of higher education. (gov sig)
SB161
MURRAY
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Provides relative to restitution of audit costs. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
SB271
MURRAY
JUDGES
- Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (See Act)
SB300
MARTINY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- Provides relative to the inspector general. (8/1/14)
SB332
MORRISH
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Provides bidding documents prior to opening bids are not subject to public records requirements. (gov sig)
SB353
PEACOCK
PUBLIC RECORDS
- Provides that certain records relative to jury selection and jurors are not public records. (8/1/14)
SB415
CLAITOR
JUDGES
- Provides a framework for decreasing the number of judges. (8/1/14)
SB446
BUFFINGTON
PUBLIC RECORDS
- Provides relative to public records. (gov sig)
SB630
MARTINY
PUBLIC PRINTING
- Provides for the qualification of a newspaper to publish official proceedings, legal notices, or advertisements in Orleans Parish or Jefferson Parish. (gov sig)
SB642
CROWE
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Increases annual audit requirements for certain entities in certain parishes. (8/1/14)
SB649
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for the Louisiana State Health Care Profession Institute. (8/1/14) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE