House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
May 6, 2014
9:30 a.m.
Room 2
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR113
ARNOLD
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
- Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee to study the advisability of requiring the Orleans Parish registrar of voters to serve for a term of office concurrent with the term of office of the members of the city council
HB452
TALBOT
ETHICS
- Prohibits public servants from engaging in certain activities with public funds and assets
HB923
IVEY
MUNICIPALITIES
- Requires governing authorities of parishes and municipalities to make meeting agendas, minutes, and votes available on the Internet (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB43
BROOME
LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
- Revises youth membership and staffing for the Legislative Youth Advisory Council. (8/1/14)
SB60
GALLOT
VOTERS/VOTING
- Removes prohibition of recognition of an Independent party. (1/1/15) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
SB161
MURRAY
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Provides relative to restitution of audit costs. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
SB180
GALLOT
LEGISLATION
- Provides for the Louisiana State Law Institute recommending repeal, removal or revision of law that has been declared unconstitutional by final and definitive court judgment. (gov sig)
SB208
WARD
ELECTION CODE
- Prohibits a public officer who has been removed from office pursuant to a recall election from qualifying for the same office at a special election to fill the position. (8/1/14)
SB220
MURRAY
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Provides relative to notification of the legislative auditor and district attorney of the misappropriation of certain public funds and restitution of audit costs. (8/1/14)
SB224
MURRAY
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Provides relative to the posting of auditor notices on the website of the auditee. (8/1/14)
SB235
BRET ALLAIN
TAX/LOCAL
- Requires written or emailed notice of a meeting concerning tax measures to be provided to certain officials and excludes certain meetings of political subdivisions concerning tax measures from certain notice requirements. (8/1/14)
SB319
DONAHUE
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Provides that certain audits completed by the office of the legislative auditor shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on an annual basis. (7/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB386
ERIC LAFLEUR
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Provides relative to audits by the legislative auditor. (8/1/14)
SB460
ADLEY
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Requires schools receiving certain state scholarship funds to maintain funds in a separate account or use certain accounting procedures established for the legislative auditor. (8/1/14)
SB593
CROWE
MUNICIPALITIES
- Authorizes certain municipalities to adopt ordinance which limits the number of terms of office of its elected officials. (gov sig)
SB642
CROWE
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Increases annual audit requirements for certain entities in certain parishes. (8/1/14)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT