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Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee, Louisiana State Senate

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The Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana State Senate.

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

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Senate Rules

Function

“ Legislative instruments and other matter referred to this committee shall encompass the following subject matter:
  • Affairs of the Senate
  • Appointments which require confirmation by the Senate
  • Apportionment for public officials and governing authorities
  • Assignment of space in state buildings, including space for Senate and legislative needs
  • Capitol building and all other buildings for state government services in the state capital, including capitol parking
  • Classified and unclassified service for public employees
  • Creation of all legislative committees and proposals for interim studies by committees
  • Election, state political parties and their committees and offices, procedure and other matters relating to elections
  • Employees of the Senate
  • Expenditures of funds by the Legislature
  • Governmental ethics
  • Intergovernmental relations between the state and the United States or other states
  • Legislative auditor
  • Legislative Fiscal Officer
  • Lobbying and lobbyists
  • Maintenance and care of capitol complex buildings
  • Rules and procedures of the Senate and the Legislature
  • Rules or laws enacted to reorganize the legislative or executive branches of government
  • Services of or for the Senate and/or its committees and members
  • State Buildings generally, including Naming of State Buildings[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

Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (3) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (3) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (3) Republican members (6) Third-party members(0)

2015 legislative session

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

Senate & Governmental Affairs Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)Republican members (6)
• Jean-Paul J. Morrell• Jody Amedee, Chair
• Edwin R. Murray• Mike Walsworth, Vice Chair
• Gregory Tarver• Jack Donahue
• Robert Kostelka
• Jonathan Perry
• Neil Riser

2012-2013

Republican Party Republicans (6)

Democratic Party Democrats (3)

2010-2011

Republican Party Republicans (6)

Democratic Party Democrats (4)

2008-2009

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana State Senate, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 3.3(15))
  2. ↑ Louisiana State Senate, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 13.82)
  3. ↑ Louisiana State Senate, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 13.1.D)
  4. ↑ Louisiana State Senate, "Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee," accessed February 19, 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 State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Cameron Henry
Senators
District 1
District 2
Ed Price (D)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Adam Bass (R)
District 37
District 38
District 39
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (11)

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