House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
October 7, 2020
10:00 a.m.
Room 3

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB51MIGUEZELECTIONS - Provides for prohibition of using private funds for any part of our election system (Item #5)
 HB57EDMONDSLEGISLATIVE POWERS - Provides relative to the emergency powers of the governor (Items #1, 2, 28, and 41)
 HB59BEAULLIEUELECTIONS - Authorizes the payment of additional compensation to certain election officials for elections held within a certain period following a gubernatorially declared emergency (Item #5) (EN +$6,334,500 GF EX See Note)
 HCR14DUPLESSISVOTING/REGISTRATION - Requests the secretary of state to adopt a policy to ensure that routine maintenance of the Department of State's online voter registration system does not occur during certain time periods
 HCR18DUPLESSISELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Requests the clerks of court develop and utilize innovative strategies to recruit commissioners for polling places
 HR2DUPLESSISELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Requests the clerks of court to develop and utilize innovative strategies to recruit commissioners for polling places

OTHER BUSINESS
 COMMITTEE ROOM 4 TO BE USED FOR OVERFLOW
 Adoption of minutes for committee meetings held on February 20, 2017, April 19, 2017, April 26, 2017, May 2, 2017, May 10, 2017, May 17, 2017, May 23, 2017, May 31, 2017, December 12, 2019, March 2, 2020, March 11, 2020, April 15, 2020, April 22, 2020, May 6, 2020, May 13, 2020, May 19, 2020, May 27, 2020, June 10, 2020, and June 16, 2020.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Persons who do not feel comfortable giving testimony in person at this time may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
 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.
 B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
 NOTE: Statements emailed to h&ga@legis.la.gov and received prior to 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.
 All persons desiring to participate in the meeting shall utilize appropriate protective health measures and observe the recommended and appropriate social distancing.