Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 21, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Room F
Scheduled
* Agenda Revised May 20, 2025, 2:41 pm *
Revision Notes:
Removed HB 603 Added HB 648 Removed Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Removed Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Added Board of Regents Removed HB 674
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PURPOSE
SCR35
EDMONDS
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to the integrity of elections.
HB38
BACALA
PUBLIC RECORDS
- Provides relative to records of prosecutive, investigative, and law enforcement agencies and communications districts
HB99
BILLINGS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- Provides relative to adjudications and judicial review of adjudications
HB130
BILLINGS
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
- Provides for powers and duties of the office of the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
HB216
JACKSON
ETHICS/BOARD
- Provides for the broadcast and recordation of meetings of the Board of Ethics (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB577
DESHOTEL
VOTING/MACHINES
- Provides for the procurement of voting systems (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB590
SPELL
ELECTIONS
- Provides relative to foreign funding for elections and election campaigns (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB625
BUTLER
ELECTIONS/SPECIAL
- Provides for a special statewide election on April 18, 2026, for submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the state's electors (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB648
BEAULLIEU
ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES
- Increases candidate qualifying fees and dedicates the monies to the Campaign Sign Recycling Fund (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
Board of Regents
Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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