“I see people that look like me unarmed and getting killed in these streets, and our budget doesn’t address it,” said Democratic Rep. Antonio Parkinson, an African American lawmaker from Memphis.

However, Republican House Majority Leader William Lamberth helped block the resolution from advancing after he told the chamber he could not support the legislation due to the circumstance surrounding Posey’s death.

On the floor Wednesday, Senate Speaker Randy McNally said it was a tragedy that a young life was lost, and he held a moment of silence for Posey in the Senate.

Outside the Capitol on Wednesday, Posey’s mother stood before a small crowd of supporters and community activists while holding up a poster board with a photo of her daughter.

Later Wednesday, House lawmakers remained tight-lipped on what exactly had been discussed between Sexton, GOP and Democratic leaders.