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IN HR0026

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/20/2014

Primary Sponsor

Charlie Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Karen Freeman-Wilson's service to Indiana and Gary as an attorney, judge, state Attorney General, and mayor
  • Notes Freeman-Wilson became the first woman mayor of Gary on December 31, 2011, and the first African-American female mayor in Indiana
  • Acknowledges her work as Attorney General combating gas price gouging, protecting nursing home patients and youth, and directing tobacco settlement dollars toward smoking cessation and health care
  • Recognizes her role as Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission in advancing disability rights legislation comparable to the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to Freeman-Wilson

Legislative Description

A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the accomplishments of Karen Freeman-Wilson.

Last Action

First reading: adopted voice vote

2/20/2014

Full Bill Text

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