House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
March 27, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Room 2
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB89
BAGLEY
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- Provides relative to the number of employees in the registrar of voters office in certain parishes (RR +$522,132 GF EX See Note)
HB154
MANDIE LANDRY
ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES
- Provides for prohibited political materials and applicable criminal penalties (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB217
BAYHAM
ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES
- Increases the qualifying fees for certain state candidates (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB220
BAYHAM
ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES
- Provides for publication of polling locations (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB319
NEWELL
ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES
- Provides relative to notice of the reason for changes to polling places (RE +$32,000 GF EX See Note)
HB324
BOYD
VOTERS/VOTING
- Provides for early voting on Sundays (OR +$699,828 GF EX See Note)
HB347
GREEN
ELECTION DAYS
- Extends the duration of the early voting period (OR +$2,472,443 GF EX See Note)
HB419
RISER
ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS
- Provides relative to compensation for parish board commissioners, election commissioners, and commissioners-in-charge (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB582
WALTERS
VOTERS/VOTING
- Provides for eligibility to vote for certain offices beginning at age seventeen (OR +$883,631 GF EX See Note)
HB664
WYBLE
ELECTIONS
- Increases the qualifications for United States senator and representative in congress
HB710
WRIGHT
ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOS
- Provides relative to the financial disclosure required of members of the Board of Ethics and the ethics administrator
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pursuant to House Rule 14.33, 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.
NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs via e-mail at h&ga@legis.la.gov.