House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
May 12, 2015
9:30 a.m.
Room 2
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB31
RICHARD
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Removes ability for the legislature to opt out of a veto session (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB32
RICHARD
GOVERNOR/POWERS-VETO
- (Constitutional Amendment) Removes governor's authority to veto line items in an appropriation bill (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB62
FOIL
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- (Constitutional Amendment) Exempts public postsecondary education fees from requirements for imposing a new or increasing an existing fee (RE INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB137
HAVARD
PRIVATIZATION
- Creates the Privatization Review Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB237
P.SMITH
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the registrar of voters in each parish to be appointed for a term and authorizes the manner of appointment of the registrar to be provided by law (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB246
HENSGENS
ETHICS
- Provides relative to certain prohibited conflicts for members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the superintendent of education
HB368
BADON
FAMILY VIOLENCE
- Establishes family justice centers to assist victims of certain offenses (EN LF EX See Note)
HB398
PRICE
INTERIM EMERGENCY BOARD
- Changes requirements for approval of capital outlay priority changes and project descriptions
HB452
P.SMITH
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- Provides relative to registrars of voters and certain employees of the registrar (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB559
MORRIS
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Requires certain contracting entities to submit information to the legislative auditor prior to contracting with a state agency or receiving state monies (OR +$121,500 GF EX See Note)
HB600
GEYMANN
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- Provides relative to the Administrative Procedure Act
HB610
LANCE HARRIS
STATE AGENCIES
- Places the Department of Economic Development within the office of the lieutenant governor (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
HB650
STOKES
INTERIM EMERGENCY BOARD
- Changes notification procedures and changes balloting procedures for approval of capital outlay priority changes and project descriptions
HB651
GAINES
VOTERS/VOTING
- Provides for automatic voter registration through driver's license facilities (OR +$81,240 GF EX See Note)
HCR77
JACKSON
CONGRESS
- Memorializes congress to amend and reenact Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
HCR90
FOIL
CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION
- Creates a commission to study the feasibility of a constitutional convention and make recommendations relative thereto
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT