Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 25, 2022
9:30 a.m.
Room F
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 18, 2022
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR13
CHARLES OWEN
CONGRESS
- Encourages congress and the president to take proactive measures to protect the citizens of this state and this nation from the Chinese Communist Party
HCR48
IVEY
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
- Provides for House and Senate standing committees to meet and function as joint committees to study the provisions of the state constitution and to make recommendations for revisions
HCR90
STEFANSKI
ELECTIONS
- Requests the State Board of Election Supervisors to study and make recommendations regarding specified election issues
HB161
LYONS
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
- Provides for the vouchered office expense allowance for members of the legislature
HB166
GREGORY MILLER
GOVERNOR/POWERS-VETO
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the timing of gubernatorial action on a bill
HB281
MARCELLE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
- Provides relative to the assessment of penalties for failure to timely file required reports (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
HB299
AMEDEE
PUBLIC MEETINGS
- Provides for an exception to the Open Meetings Law to allow the receipt of information regarding natural disasters and declared emergencies
HB357
JENKINS
ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES
- Provides relative to polling places
HB359
BEAULLIEU
ELECTIONS
- Provides relative to federal election guidance and funding (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB394
STAGNI
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- Provides relative to the salaries of registrars of voters and their chief deputies and confidential assistants (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB456
NELSON
LEGISLATORS
- Allows eligible legislators to elect to receive per diem payments pursuant to an IRS-compliant accountable plan rather than as compensation
HB756
SCHEXNAYDER
PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST
- Provides relative to certain public buildings and grounds (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB811
MIGUEZ
ELECTIONS
- Prohibits the use of private funds to pay election-related expenses
HB841
BOYD
PUBLIC RECORDS
- Provides relative to the disclosure of personal information of certain persons
HB912
MAGEE
ELECTION CODE
- Makes technical changes to certain provisions relative to the manner in which ballots are prepared and marked
HB924
EDMONDS
ELECTIONS
- Provides for post-election tabulation audits of paper records including absentee ballots (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB980
FREEMAN
STATE EMPLOYEE/LEAVE
- Provides relative to the state employee leave transfer program (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB1065
NEWELL
ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES
- Provides relative to notice of changes to polling places (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB1074
EDMONDS
ELECTIONS/BALLOTS
- Provides relative to absentee by mail ballots (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB1082
GAINES
ELECTIONS
- Provides for election procedures during a state of emergency (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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