Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 4, 2022 9:30 a.m. Room F
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 27, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR59	JACKSON-ANDREWS	VOTERS/VOTING - Creates a study group to study the voting rights of persons incarcerated prior to trial.
		SB395	FIELDS	COURTS - Provides relative to the judgeships of the family court for East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
		HB35	FARNUM	VOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB45	STEFANSKI	SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of State and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law
		HB46	STEFANSKI	SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law
		HB144	DESHOTEL	ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Requires candidates for public office to provide a valid email address when qualifying for office (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB186	STEFANSKI	ETHICS - Provides for the standard of knowledge of a false statement in the provisions relative to unethical election practices
		HB188	VILLIO	ELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to prohibitions and requirements for digital material of a political nature
		HB208	MIKE JOHNSON	CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS - Changes the definition of political committee
		HB296	STEFANSKI	ETHICS/BOARD - Provides relative to the nominating committee and nominees for the Board of Ethics
		HB325	STEFANSKI	PUBLIC MEETINGS - Removes provision terminating authority of the State Bond Commission to hold periodic meetings via electronic means
		HB411	THOMAS	ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Provides a minimum time period that an immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent must be employed by the school board prior to being promoted to an administrative position
		HB475	THOMAS	ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Provides relative to the deadline for filing disclosures of the employment of an immediate family member of a school board member or school superintendent
		HB646	STEFANSKI	ELECTION CODE - Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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