House and Governmental Affairs Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives

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The House and Governmental Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

“ To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: Affairs of the House; Legislative rules and procedures; Expenditures of funds by the Legislature; Services of or for the House and/or its committees and members; Assignment of space in state buildings, including space for legislative needs; Rules or laws enacted to reorganize the Legislature or executive branches of government; Intergovernmental relations between the state and the United States or other states; The capitol building and all other buildings for general services at the state capital, including capitol parking; Maintenance and care of capitol complex buildings; Employees of the House; House Legislative Services Council; Legislative Auditor; Legislative Fiscal Officer; Civil Service; Creation of all legislative committees; Elections, state political parties and their committees; Registrars of voters and their records; Governmental ethics; Apportionment of elected officials and governing bodies; Proposals for interim study by a committee, after initial consideration in committee of subject matter, if different from House and Governmental Affairs.[4][5] ”


Click here to read more regarding this committee's role in the state's redistricting after the 2020 census.

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

House and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (6) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

House and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (3) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

House and Governmental Affairs Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (5) Republican members (13) Third-party members(0)

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

House and Governmental Affairs Members, 2015
Democratic members (5)Republican members (8)
• Michael Danahay, Vice Chair• Timothy Burns, Chair
• Joseph Bouie• Stephen Pugh
• Jeff Arnold• John Schroder
• Randal Gaines• John Berthelot
• Walt Leger, III, ex officio• Gregory Miller
• Mike Johnson
• Taylor Barras
• Chuck Kleckley, ex officio

2012-2013

Republican Party Republicans (8)

Democratic Party Democrats (5)

2010-2011

Republican Party Republicans (11)

Democratic Party Democrats (7)

Grey.png Independents (1)

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
  2. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
  3. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
  4. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "House and Governmental Affairs Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Current members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House:Phillip DeVillier
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