Agenda - House and Governmental Affairs

House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
April 8, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 2
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
	HB88	BAYHAM	LEGISLATION/INSTRUMENTS - (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the notice for a local or special bill to contain the name of the person responsible for causing the notice to be published and the name of a member intending to introduce the bill in certain circumstances (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
	HB181	BACALA	MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
	HB210	MELERINE	ETHICS/CODE - Provides for retroactivity of certain provisions of Act No. 492 of the 2024 Regular Session
	HB250	TURNER	ETHICS - Provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions
	HB486	SPELL	PSYCHOLOGISTS - Provides relative to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)
	HB529	BAYHAM	ELECTIONS - Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the definition of party primary office
	HB544	CHARLES OWEN	ELECTIONS/INITIATIVE-REF - Authorizes a citizens advisory referendum election (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
	HB639	BAYHAM	ELECTIONS/CAMPAIGNS - Requires disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in telephone campaign communications
	HB996	DEWITT	CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS - Provides for the use of campaign funds for clothing required for holding office
	HB1036	BEAULLIEU	CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS - Provides relative to the primary purpose of a committee
	HB1071	MCFARLAND	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for an exception to the Public Records Law for records of aerospace facilities or activities
	HB1113	HILFERTY	LEGISLATION/BILLS - Requires the legislature to make available on its website copies of legislative instruments and unofficial engrossed versions of instruments for proposed amendments
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

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