House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
March 19, 2014
9:30 am
Room 2
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB68
T.BURNS
ADMIN LAW/DIVISION
- Provides that certain appeals and hearings formerly conducted by the bureau of appeals of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals shall be conducted by the division of administrative law (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB193
RICHARD
POLITICAL PARTIES
- Repeals the prohibition against the recognition of certain political parties (EN +$52,000 GF EX See Note)
HB203
BROSSETT
ELECTIONS
- Provides for the conduct of early voting on the Sunday during the early voting period from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB235
RICHARD
ELECTIONS
- Provides relative to use of public funds to disseminate certain information relative to a proposition appearing on an election ballot
HB283
P.SMITH
VOTING/REGISTRATION
- Provides relative to registration and voting by a person convicted of a felony (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB296
CONNICK
ELECTIONS
- Provides for an automatic recount in elections when the number of absentee by mail and early voting ballots could make a difference in the outcome of the election (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB313
CHAMPAGNE
ELECTED OFFICIALS/TERMS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides term limits for certain statewide elected officials
HB354
CONNICK
ELECTIONS
- Provides for the use of provisional ballots in all elections (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB443
HUVAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
- Requires the secretary of state to compare the names of candidates with certain criminal history records and to inform the district attorney of his findings under certain circumstances
HB497
ARNOLD
ELECTION CODE
- Provides for the selection of commissioners who serve during early voting in the same manner as commissioners who serve on election day
HB498
ARNOLD
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- Provides relative to the tabulation and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
HB501
W.BISHOP
VOTING/REGISTRATION
- Provides for voter registration at age sixteen (EN +$54,388 GF EX See Note)
HB737
JEFFERSON
VOTING/REGISTRATION
- Requires certain reports regarding satisfaction of orders of imprisonment for conviction of a felony (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB857
BROADWATER
ELECTIONS/SPECIAL
- Provides relative to the filling of vacancies in certain local and municipal offices (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
HB970
JEFFERSON
VOTERS/VOTING
- Provides relative to voting by persons who are incarcerated (OR +$6,261 GF EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT