Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
April 20, 2022 9:30 a.m. Room F
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 13, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SB199	SMITH	VOTERS/VOTING - Constitutional amendment to ensure the right to free and equal elections. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
		SB340	BARROW	HOUSING - Abolishes the Louisiana Housing Corporation. (gov sig) (OR DECREASE SG EX See Note)
		SB341	BARROW	STATE DEPARTMENTS - Creates the Department of Housing, consolidates the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
		SB343	GARY CARTER	VOTERS/VOTING - Requires each parish to have at least two early voting locations and requires early voting locations for certain municipalities. (gov sig) (OR +$17,828,630 GF EX See Note)
		SB353	FIELDS	COURTS - Provides relative to the judgeships of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3 - CA5s9) (gov sig)
		SB395	FIELDS	COURTS - Provides relative to the judgeships of the family court for East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
		SB478	BERNARD	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to the public records law. (8/1/22)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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