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IN SR0022
Resolution
AI Summary
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Honors Senator Vi Simpson for her retirement after 28 years representing District 40 in the Indiana Senate, first elected in 1984.
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Recognizes Simpson as the first woman to lead any caucus in Indiana General Assembly history when she was elected Democrat Caucus Leader in 2008.
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Credits Simpson as an expert on state budget matters and first woman to both serve on and lead the State Budget Committee.
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Acknowledges her legislative achievements including creating the Indiana Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a national model that was the first to include mental health parity, and her advocacy for education funding, women's rights, and health care.
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to Senator Simpson and her family.
Legislative Description
Honoring Vi Simpson upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Crider, Delph, Eckerty, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Landske, Leising, Long, Merritt, Pat Miller, Pete Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Randolph, Rogers, Schneider, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Stoops, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Waterman, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as coauthors
2/5/2013