WeVote
Log In

Bill

Bill

HR 285

Honoring Elena Aldrink as the 2025 Division I State Champion in girls cross country.

136th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Brian Lorenz

H.R. 285 shows no Louisiana oversight action; the included items are ceremonial resolutions about a Georgia educator and an Illinois memorial, with no policy or budget impact.

Adopted
0
WeVote Research Nonpartisan
Bill Summary · HR 285

Summary — H.R. 285

Note up front: the bill metadata (title and short description) and the document text provided are inconsistent. The header lists H.R. 285 as a resolution creating a special House committee to review Louisiana’s regulatory environment, but the attached version(s) contain two different ceremonial resolutions (one congratulating an educator in Georgia; one memorializing a former Illinois official). The legislative-action history and sponsor list also appear to mix offices and jurisdictions. Below is a factual, objective summary of the materials actually included and the procedural status as shown, plus a note about the inconsistency.

Stated purpose (metadata)

  • Title: LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT — “Provides for a special House committee to review Louisiana's regulatory environment.”
  • Classification: Resolution
  • Introduced: January 9, 2025

(There is no substantive text in the provided document that implements or describes such a committee.)

Texts actually included in the file

  1. Congratulatory Resolution (Georgia)

    • Recognizes and commends Ms. Rhea Brashear, instructor in the adult education program at Southern Regional Technical College.
    • Notes that Ms. Brashear was selected as the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year.
    • Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy available to Ms. Brashear.
    • Nature: ceremonial/expressive; no regulatory or budgetary effect.

  2. Memorial Resolution (Illinois)

    • Mourns the passing of Charles A. “Chuck” Hartke (former Illinois State Representative and Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture).
    • Summarizes biographical details, public service, family survivors, and expresses condolences.
    • Nature: ceremonial/expressive; no policy or administrative consequences.

Key provisions and changes

  • Neither of the included resolutions establishes a special committee, changes regulatory oversight structures, or creates any binding legal or budgetary obligations.
  • Both are non-binding ceremonial resolutions expressing commendation/condolence.

Who is affected

  • Primary subjects: Ms. Rhea Brashear (honoree) and the family/community of Charles A. Hartke (memorialized).
  • No broad stakeholder group, agency, or regulatory regime is affected by the texts provided.

Procedural status (as provided)

  • Introduced: 2025-01-09
  • Placed on calendars, read, and adopted (multiple entries show readings, committee referrals, adoption, enrollment).
  • Adopted/Enrolled: Read by title and adopted (reported enrolled and signed by Speaker); taken by the Clerk and presented to the Secretary of State on 2025-06-11.
  • Sponsors listed (mixed/jurisdictional): David P. Joyce; Laura Gillen; Chris Pappas; Susie Lee; Juan Ciscomani; Charles Martin; Darlene Taylor; Mark Wright. (These appear to mix federal and state legislators.)

Important notes / discrepancies

  • The provided materials are inconsistent: the metadata title (Louisiana oversight committee) does not match the content (ceremonial resolutions about Georgia and Illinois subjects). The procedural history and sponsors also seem conflated across jurisdictions.
  • If your intent is to obtain a summary of a resolution establishing a special House committee on Louisiana regulatory review, please supply the correct/full bill text for H.R. 285 (or confirm the jurisdiction) so I can produce an accurate substantive summary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

Sign in to ask a question.