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Chair opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum of five members, gave procedural instructions for witness cards and testimony (green=pro, red=opp, blue=certified designees), and warned personal information on witness cards is public. Chair said the committee would 'jump around' on the agenda and announced withdrawal and reoffer of amendments to SB 495 to be considered later.
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on April 22, 2026 considered a package of election-related bills, held confirmation hearings, and advanced several measures to the Senate floor while tabling others after debate and public testimony. Major items included a data‑matching bill that would codify use of the federal SAVE system to vet voter rolls (HB 691), a prohibition on photographing precinct registers (HB 547), an option to let parishes post legal notices online (SB 146), fee increases for the Secretary of State's commercial services (HB 908), and an omnibus elections bill (HB 842).
