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HR 285

LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT: Provides for a special House committee to review Louisiana's regulatory environment

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Wright

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.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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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.

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