House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
May 6, 2020
1:00 p.m.
Room 1

Adjourned
 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR58MIGUEZGOVERNOR - Suspends certain provisions of Title 29 of the La. Revised Statutes relative to public emergencies
 HCR30DWIGHTVOTERS/VOTING - Suspends certain provisions of law relative to the time by which a voter must be registered as affiliated with a particular political party to be eligible to vote for candidates for membership on that party's committees
 HB798DWIGHTPUBLIC MEETINGS - Authorizes public bodies to allow members to participate and vote electronically during certain states of emergency subject to certain conditions
 HB868IVEYLEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Provides relative to the continuity of the legislature in times of emergency or disaster
 HB497IVEYLEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requires each auditee of state government to provide the legislative auditor with electronic access to data (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB636IVEYLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES - Creates and provides for the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity
 HB685IVEYPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to interagency data sharing
 HB6GREGORY MILLERSTATE AGENCIES - Provides relative to reports by executive branch agencies
 HB110GREGORY MILLERELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides relative to methods of service of process regarding actions objecting to candidacy and contesting an election
 HB486GREGORY MILLERVOTERS/VOTING - Provides standards for the counting and tabulation of irregularly marked paper ballots
 HB248LANCE HARRISSTATE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to overtime compensation of Department of State employees for election-related activities during certain time periods (EN +$271,605 GF EX See Note)
 HB81TURNERETHICS/NEPOTISM - Provides an exception to allow immediate family members of a coach of a collegiate athletic program to be employed on the staff of that program
 HB755JORDANETHICS/CODE - Provides an ethics exception to allow legislators, statewide elected officials, specified public servants, immediate family members, and related legal entities to enter into contracts to be a public defender
 HB481MAGEECRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Requires the uniform reporting by entities that assess, collect, or receive revenue from pre- or post-adjudication costs, fines, and fees (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS
 COMMITTEE ROOM 2 TO BE USED FOR OVERFLOW

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
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 NOTE: Only statements mailed to h&ga@legis.la.gov and received prior to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, will be included in the record for this committee meeting. All persons desiring to participate in the meeting shall utilize appropriate protective health measures and observe the recommended and appropriate social distancing.