2015 Regular Session APPROVED
SENATE STUDY REQUEST NO. 1
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
A STUDY REQUEST
To the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to study the feasibility of
establishing a process for members with physical disabilities to remotely cast their
vote in a committee hearing or during floor debate.
WHEREAS, every individual with a disability deserves equal access to all facilities
to insure they are able to engage as equal members of society; and
WHEREAS, legislators with physical disabilities deserve equal access to all areas
of the Capitol Building; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that legislators are readily able to participate in
committee and floor debate; and
WHEREAS, there are instances in which a member of the legislature with a physical
disability may need the option to cast their vote remotely for a committee or floor debate;
and
WHEREAS, procedures to accommodate members of the legislature with a physical
disability would serve the public, and citizens across Louisiana could benefit by witnessing
their legislator participating directly in addressing the many problems of the state without
any hardship or interruption in their service.
THEREFORE, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana requests that the
Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs study the feasibility of establishing a
process for members with physical disabilities to remotely cast their vote in a committee
hearing or during floor debate.
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