Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
April 24, 2013 1:30 pm Room F
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 17, 2013
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SCR10	WARD	LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the Smokin' Oldies Cook-Off in West Baton Rouge Parish as an official Louisiana State barbeque championship.
		SB20	BRET ALLAIN	LOCAL FINANCE - Provides certain requirements for meetings at which consideration of or action upon proposals by political subdivisions to levy, increase, renew, or continue property or sales taxes, or authorize the calling of an election for submittal of such question to voters are scheduled. (8/1/13) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) (RE1 +$322,581 APV)
		SB29	NEVERS	LOCAL FINANCE - Constitutional Amendment to prohibit unfunded mandates on political subdivisions or public school systems, with limited exceptions. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		SB51	LONG	CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to municipal and parish actions, liens, and proceedings for blighted or abandoned property and for violations of public health, housing and certain other ordinances. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
		SB68	PETERSON	EMPLOYMENT - Creates the Equal Pay for Women Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE EX)
		SB129	J.SMITH	ETHICS - Exempts nonprofit entity operating a hospital in a building a facility owned by Hospital Service District Number Two of Beauregard Parish from the Code of Governmental Ethics. (8/1/13) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
		SB148	ERIC LAFLEUR	ETHICS - Provides an exception to the Code of Governmental Ethics for persons whose public service is limited to a contract providing attest services as a CPA. (gov sig)
		SB153	MURRAY	EMPLOYMENT - Creates the Equal Pay for Women Act. (8/1/13)
		SB167	CHABERT	SEAFOOD - Transfers the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (7/1/13) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
		SB184	LONG	WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT - Provides that the Louisiana Seafood and Promotion and Marketing Board shall act independently from the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (7/1/13)
		SB191	MORRELL	ELECTION DAYS - Changes the dates for municipal and parochial elections, inaugurations, and qualifying periods, in certain parishes. (1/1/15)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE