Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 26, 2010 9:00 am Room F
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 25, 2010, 5:54 pm * Revision Notes: Removed SB 583

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
	- Department of Environmental Quality
	- Office of the Governor
	- Department of Health and Hospitals
	- Department of Transportation and Development
	- Department of Veterans Affairs
	- BESE
	- Department of Education
	- Board of Ethics
	- Department of Insurance
	- Department of Justice
	- Department of Social Services
	- Workforce Commission
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR11	E.GUILLORY	SENATE - Provides relative to adopting an earlier prefiling date for legislation related to retirement.
		SB82	E.GUILLORY	REGISTRARS OF VOTERS - Establishes an additional state employee position in the office of the registrar in St. Landry Parish. (8/15/10) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB277	MARTINY	ETHICS - Provides relative to disclosure of gifts made to institutions of higher education by foreign governments, persons, and entities. (8/15/10)
		SB325	HEBERT	LOCAL OFFICIALS - Constitutional amendment to provide that under certain circumstances a person who fills a vacancy in local elective offices shall not be an eligible candidate in next election held for such office. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
		SB327	HEBERT	FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Requires an agency to provide an opportunity for public comment, questions and answers at certain permit hearings. (8/15/10)
		SB333	HEBERT	CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Limits the amount of money spent on election campaigns. (1/31/12)
		SB431	HEBERT	CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for the distribution of excess campaign contributions among other candidates in the election. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
		SB464	HEBERT	ELECTED 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)
		SB507	L.JACKSON	LOBBYING - Provides for the regulation and disclosure of expenditures by persons who lobby local government. (8/15/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		SB515	KOSTELKA	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for certain exceptions to public records law. (gov sig)
		SB554	E.GUILLORY	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides that the Administrative Procedure Act does not apply to certain actions of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (8/15/10)
		SB593	ADLEY	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to records of the governor. (gov sig)
		SB645	HEBERT	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Creates two new judicial districts out of the Sixteenth Judicial District. (See Act)
		SB650	HEBERT	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides that if certain district attorney voluntarily leaves office prior to the end of the term, the first assistant will not be an eligible candidate in the next election for district attorney. (8/15/10)
		SB653	HEBERT	LOCAL OFFICIALS - Provides that under certain circumstances a person who fills a vacancy in a local elected office will not be an eligible candidate in the next election held for such office. (8/15/10)
		HB296	HUTTER	ETHICS/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
		HB758	HUTTER	ETHICS - Requires the Board of Ethics to make available the name of a complainant under certain circumstances (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
		HB761	BODI WHITE	ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOS - Provides for the application of certain financial disclosure provisions to certain parish and municipal employees (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT