Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 7, 2014 9:30 a.m. Room F
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 7, 2014, 9:26 am * Revision Notes: Added SB 303

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 30, 2014
CONFIRMATIONS
	Department of Insurance
	Department of Natural Resources
	Department of Revenue
	Department of Treasury
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SB303	J.AMEDEE	ETHICS - Provides relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig)
		HCR68	DIXON	INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Recognizes the contributions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the importance of promoting and fostering relationships with the people of Azerbaijan
		HB105	JAMES	ETHICS - Increases the amount of supplemental compensation or benefits allowed to be provided to an attorney who is a public employee who is participating in a bona fide Loan Repayment Assistance Program
		HB441	HARRISON	INDIAN AFFAIRS - Abolishes the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs and creates and provides for the Commission on Indian Affairs as its successor (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB459	ARNOLD	ETHICS - Allows an immediate family member of a legislator to lobby the legislature under certain circumstances
		HB486	TALBOT	CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Requires political committees to provide certain notifications to candidates and principal and subsidiary campaign committees of candidates
		HB614	ABRAMSON	PUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides relative to certain deadlines relative to meetings of public bodies
		HB616	ABRAMSON	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public records requests
		HB1121	DANAHAY	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides an exemption from the Public Records Law for certain commercially sensitive information of a public power authority
		HB1151	PONTI	REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES - Provides relative to the election of judges for the City Court of Baton Rouge
		HB1261	ABRAMSON	FISCAL CONTROLS - Requires certain quasi public and nongovernmental entities to submit information to the legislative auditor and be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to receiving state monies or assistance (RE +$135,000 GF EX See Note)
		HB1269	CAMERON HENRY	ETHICS/CODE - Provides relative to the protection of public employees from reprisal and threats of reprisal for reporting acts of alleged impropriety (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT