Agenda - House and Governmental Affairs

House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
May 19, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 2
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
BUSINESS
		HR118	WRIGHT	TAX/INCOME-CREDIT - Creates a legislative subcommittee to study the potential establishment of a state income tax credit for certain water utility customers (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HR196	CHARLES OWEN	INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Establishes a special study committee to assess the impact of fallen trees on residential properties and property values and to make recommendations
		HR237	CHARLES OWEN	CENSUS - Memorializes Congress to enact a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act directing the Department of Defense to provide accurate on-base population counts for the decennial census
		HR285	BRASS	LOCAL OFFICIALS - Requests the legislative auditor to conduct a study of compensation authorized for parish assessors and clerks of court
		HCR85	KNOX	ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Creates a task force on illegal dumping
		HB442	MARCELLE	COURTS - Provides relative to election sections for judgeship of the family court for East Baton Rouge Parish (OR +$284,457 SG EX See Note)
		HB443	MARCELLE	COURTS - Provides relative to the election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal (OR +$284,457 GF EX See Note)
		SCR5	MIZELL	INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE - Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission.
		SCR29	KLEINPETER	WATER QUALITY - Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin.
		SCR33	MYERS	EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Creates the Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force.
		SCR63	BASS	LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFC - Requests the legislative auditor to examine and evaluate the process of creating fiscal notes during the legislative session.
		SB25	KLEINPETER	REGISTRARS OF VOTERS - Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (RR +$496,168 GF EX See Note)
		SB202	KLEINPETER	ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (RR +$192,000 GF EX See Note)
		SB319	PRESSLY	ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (7/1/27)
OTHER BUSINESS
	Consider and discuss a proposed rule promulgation by the Board of Ethics regarding the food and drink limit (LAC 52:1.1703) (TBA - Subject to Rule Suspension)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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