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IN SR0001
Resolution
AI Summary
- Senator Joe Zakas represented Senate District 11 (parts of St. Joseph and Elkhart counties) since his election in 1982
- Held leadership positions including Assistant Majority Whip, Majority Whip, and Majority Floor Leader Emeritus within the Senate Majority Caucus
- Chaired committees on Civil Law, Appointments and Claims, Ethics, Judiciary, Code Revision Commission, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, and Governmental Affairs and Transportation
- Instrumental in establishing Indiana's Amber Alert Program and contributed to legislation on GPS monitoring of violent sex offenders, DNA sampling for felony arrests, and the Crime Victims Bill of Rights
- Supported legislation for balanced budgets, income tax cuts, elimination of death and business inventory taxes, and property tax caps
- Active in community service through University of Notre Dame events, legal education seminars, REAL Services board, and Boy Scouts leadership
- The Indiana State Senate honors Senator Zakas upon his retirement and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to him and his family
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Joe Zakas upon his retirement from the Indiana State Senate.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Delph, Doriot, Eckerty, Ford, Freeman, Glick, Grooms, Head, Holdman, Houchin, Koch, Kruse, Lanane, Leising, Long, Melton, Merritt, Messmer, Mrvan, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Raatz, Randolph, Ruckelshaus, Sandlin, Smith J, Spartz, Stoops, Tallian, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
5/14/2018
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