He made a motion to send it to the Rules Committee. The resolution won't come up for a vote until the Rules Committee approves it. Sen. Jim Preuitt, D-Talladega, is chairman of the Rules Committee. Don Ladner, the top aide to House Clerk Greg Pappas, said there are no plans to put House debate on live audio. Ladner said the House would try to continue to upgrade the Legislature's website.
Much more information is available online than last year.
Conservative Caucus members, who are generally allies of Lt. Gov. Steve Windom, support the live audio, as does Windom, who is the president of the Senate. The arguments made by the Democrats are lame.