Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 5, 2010
9:00 am
Room F

Adjourned		 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATION FOR LT. GOVERNOR

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SB126ADLEYETHICS - Provides that the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibiting or restricting contracts involving the secretary, deputy secretary, undersecretary, and assistant secretary, or equivalent position of each state department shall also apply to the spouses and immediate family members of such officials. (gov sig)
 SB332HEBERTVOTERS/VOTING - Constitutional amendment to authorize the electorate to adopt or reject laws by referendum. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB333HEBERTCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Limits the amount of money spent on election campaigns. (1/31/12)
 SB369CLAITORELECTED OFFICIALS - Constitutional amendment to provide that any person who is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected office shall not be eligible to be a candidate for election to that office. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
 SB370CLAITORLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - Prohibits a person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor when the unexpired term exceeds one year from being a candidate in the election to fill the remainder of the term. (gov sig)
 SB389HEBERTCOURTS - Constitutional amendment to provide for referendum election for certain new judicial districts. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
 SB431HEBERTCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for the distribution of excess campaign contributions among other candidates in the election. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
 SB464HEBERTELECTED OFFICIALS - Constitutional Amendment to change term limits for certain elected officials and the percentage of the vote required to be eligible for successive terms of office. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/31/12)
 SB477N.GAUTREAUXETHICS - Requires certain public servants to disclose certain financial information. (8/15/10)
 SB558WALSWORTHSTATE AGENCIES - Creates the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission. (gov sig)
 SB583PETERSONPUBLIC MEETINGS - Revises the Open Meetings Law. (gov sig)
 SB615MARTINYELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to election offenses. (1/1/11)
 SB652HEBERTVOTERS/VOTING - Requires that propositions placed on a ballot be worded in plain simple grammar in the form of a question. (1/1/11)
 SB690ADLEYCONGRESS - Allows an independent voter to vote in either the Democratic or Republican congressional primary. (gov sig)
 SB709WALSWORTHLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Provides relative to publication of the acts of the legislature. (1/1/11) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB722APPELCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Requires that campaign finance disclosure reports be searchable by name of the contributor. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB296HUTTERETHICS/CODE - Allows a public servant to accept gifts valued at fifteen dollars or less, up to an aggregate value of forty-five dollars from any one person in a calendar year

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE