Breakdown of time spent during this semester’s SG Senate meetings
 
Key:
Procedural time
Time spent on student matters
Time spent on senate matters
 
 
 
Jan. 19
Starts at 6:30 sharp!
New secretary elected until 6:39
Laurie Braden talks about rec until 6:55
Legislation to committee until 6:59
Committee reports until 7:11
New parliamentarian until 7:14
Danielle rushing until 7:17
Exec reports until 7:21
Election reports until 7:25
Rushing until 7:29
Reports until 7:37
Meeting ends: 7:48
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 78 minutes
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING SPEAKERS AND ROLL CALL: 53 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 12 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 41 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL CALL, PUBLIC INPUT, INDUCTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, ETC.): 25 MINUTES
Jan. 26:
Starts at 6:30
Public Input until 6:53
Committee reports until 7:02
Rules, Cafferal, other reports until 7:08
Exec reports until 7:26
J talking until 7:27
Rushing talking until 7:29
Going Global /Up till Dawn/CCELL until 7:47
Approving people, figuring out meeting times, etc. etc. until 8:33
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 123 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING PUBLIC INPUT, ROLL CALL, ETC.: 100 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 45 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 55 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (PUBLIC INPUT, ROLL): 23 MINUTES
 
Feb. 2
Meeting starts at 6:36
Resignation/inductions until 6:41
Roll call until 6:42
Public Input until 6:45
New matters to committee not related 6:47
Committee reports until 7:04
Executive officer reports until 7:09
Judicial Branch matters until 7:12
Brooksie scholarship fund 7:15
Rules of court/ J’s Exec Order until 8:06
Committee Apportionments until  8:42
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 126 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING RESIGNATION, INDUCTION, ROLL, PMC: 117 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS:: 3 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 114 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (RESIGNATIONS, INDUCTIONS, ROLL CALL, PUBLIC INPUT): 9 MINUTES
 
Feb. 9
Meeting starts at 6:39
New senator inductions until 6:43
Public input until 6:54
Committee Reports until 7:03
Exec Officer Reports until 7:08
Bills and other matters (purple game, org fair, student fairs) until 7:22
Secretary/Undersecretary stuff until 7:33
PMC until 7:42
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 63 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING INDUCTIONS, PUBLIC INPUT: 48 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 14 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 34 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (INDUCTIONS, PUBLIC INPUT): 15 MINUTES
 
Feb. 16
Meeting starts at 6:35
Initiation of people until 6:50
Public input until 6:56
Non-related speeches and other matters until 7:00
Committee referrals  and other matters until 7:15
Committee reports until  7:31
Exec reports related until 7:55
Other exec reports until 8
Judicial reports until 8:08
Appointments until 8:40
PSIF/ORF until 8:49
SG appointment matters until 9:26
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 171 minutes
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING INITIATION AND PUBLIC INPUT: 150 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 9 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 141 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL, INITIATION, PUBLIC INPUT): 21 MINUTES
 
Feb. 23
Meeting starts at 6:37
Roll call and other matters until 6:40
Public input, not related until 6:48
Committee Reports and other matters until 7:07
Nondiscriminatory clause for gender expression/ code of conduct committee until 8:20
Bill to allocate money to the pre-vet club until 8:55
Bill to change by-laws until 9:01
PMC  until 9:38
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 181 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING ROLL, INPUT: 170 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 108 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 62 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL, INPUT, ETC.): 11 MINUTES
 
March 2
Meeting starts at 6:39
Roll call/pictures until 7:08
Resolution to formally apologize to Samantha May until 7:19
Matters going to committee until/ committee reports until 7:28
Black caucus until 10
Exec reports until 10:02
Exec Academics/ non-related matters until 10:40
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 241 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING ROLL, ETC: 212 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 163 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 49 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL CALL, PICTURES, ETC.): 29 MINUTES
 
March 9
Meeting starts at 6:33
Roll call, committee reports until 6:45
Priority points legislation passes until 6:57
Thanksgiving break legislation until 7:05
Exec Officer reports until 7:16
PMC, etc. etc. until 7:26
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 53 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING ROLL: 41 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 20 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 21 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL, REPORTS): 12 MINUTES
 
March 16
Meeting starts at 6:38
New senators sworn in, roll call, etc. until 6:44
Public input about cauci, voting, until 6:56
Referring matters to committee until 7
Committee reports until 7:17
Judicial officer reports until 7:33
Resolutions to approve people until 7:35
Bill to allocate money to Vet Med association until 8:15
Flagship coalition plan resolution until 9:42
Injunction until 10:38
Other non-related matters until  10:43
PMC until 10:52
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 254 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING SWEAR IN, ROLL, INPUT: 236 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 127 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 109 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME (SWEAR IN, ROLL, INPUT): 18 MINUTES
 
March 23
Meeting starts at 6:41
Swore in new members until 6:44
Called role until 6:46
Public input until 6:52
Adoption of minutes/referral of bills to committees until 6:54
Debate and adoption of a bill to enforce sustainability standards on LSU’s campus until 7:01
Committee reports until 7:08
Executive officer reports until 7:18
Judicial office reports until 7:20
Unfinished business (included a bill to amend procedure for issuing injunctions by Sellers and Caffarel)
until 7:36
Bill to amend SG bylaws to add SG caucus until 8:59
Bill to support Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act until 9:01
Bill to bring up again bill regarding injunctions until 9:05
Bill to appoint new senator to committee until 9:10
Legislative officer reports until 9:12
PMC until 9:15
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 151 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING PROCEDURE: 138 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 0 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 143 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME: 8 MINUTES
 
March 30
Meeting starts at 6:35
Roll until 6:38
Public input until 6:40
Minutes until 6:41
Moving matters to committees until 6:43
Committee reports until 6:57
SGFB 12- finance until 7:09
Exec reports until 7:11
Resolution congrats for Groovin 7:15
More exec reports 7:22
Judicial report 7:28
Motion to resend SGB 8 until 8:12
SGR 13- commemorating free speech circle designer until 8:14
SGR 15- testing center evaluation until 8:19
Legislative officer reports until 8:29
SGR 18 PSIF ORF merger until 8:44
SGR 17 until 8:56
Legislative officer reports until 9:00
PMC until 9:14
Sen. Resignation until 9:16
Adjourn and roll until 9:19
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 161 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING PROCEDURE:  154 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 32 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 122 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME: 7 MINUTES
 
April 6
Meeting starts at 6:33
Roll call and other matters until 6:36
Public input until 7:22
Exec Reports until 7:36
Referring matters to committee until 7:42
Committee reports until 8
Impeachment trial until 8:25
Funding related until 8:34
Funding not related until 8:39
More black caucus bylaws stuff 9:28
Flagship coalition until 9:46
Transit until 9:50
Tureaud commenmoration until 9:53
PARC until 9:59
Rules of order until 10:01
More rules of order until 10:08
Initiatives account spending stipulations until 10:15
Other random matters/PMC until 10:46
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 253 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING PROCEDURE: 204 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 37 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 167 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME THE PUBLIC INPUT, ROLL: 49 MINUTES
 
April 13
Meeting starts at 6:32
Dean of Students KC White spoke until 6:41
Committee reports until 6:52
Executive, judicial reports until 7:02
SGB. No. 11 until 7:53
Smoking ban until 8:32
PMC until 9:05
Meeting Totals:
TOTAL MEETING TIME: 153 MINUTES
TOTAL MEETING TIME EXCLUDING PROCEDURE: 144 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 39 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 105 MINUTES
PROCEDURAL TIME : 9 MINUTES
 
 
GRAND TOTALS:
TOTAL MEETING TIME, EXCLUDING NOTHING: 2008 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON SENATE MATTERS: 1163 MINUTES, 57.918 percent
TOTAL TIME SPENT ON STUDENT MATTERS: 609 MINUTES, 30.329 percent
TOTAL PROCEDURAL TIME (ROLL CALL, INDUCTIONS/RESIGNATIONS, PUBLIC INPUT): 236 MINUTES, 11.753 percent