Indiana 2022 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SCR0011 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1		-	January 27, 2022
	1	+	January 19, 2022
2	2		SENATE CONCURRENT
3	3		RESOLUTION No. 11
4	4		DIGEST OF RESOLUTION
5	5		A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing James C.
6	6		Cummings, Jr., and urging the Indiana Department of Transportation
7	7		to name I-465 from mile marker 44.5 to mile marker 45.5 the "James
8	8		C. Cummings, Jr., Memorial Mile".
9		-	Crider, Sandlin, Alting, Baldwin,
10		-	Bassler, Becker, Boehnlein, Bohacek, Boots,
11		-	Bray, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck,
12		-	Busch, Charbonneau, Crane, Donato, Doriot,
13		-	Ford J.D., Ford Jon, Freeman, Garten,
14		-	Gaskill, Glick, Holdman, Houchin, Koch,
15		-	Kruse, Lanane, Leising, Melton, Messmer,
16		-	Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect,
17		-	Pol Jr., Qaddoura, Raatz,
18		-	Randolph Lonnie M, Rogers, Taylor G,
19		-	Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder,
20		-	Young M, Zay
21		-	(HOUSE SPONSOR — SPEEDY)
	9	+	Crider
22	10		January 13, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
23	11		Transportation.
24	12		January 18, 2022, reported favorably — Do Pass.
25		-	January 20, 2022, read second time, adopted by voice vote.
26		-	HOUSE ACTION
27		-	January 27, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
28		-	SC 11—RC 1518/DI ZS January 27, 2022
	13	+	SC 11—RC 1518/DI ZS January 19, 2022
29	14		Second Regular Session 122nd General Assembly (2022)
30	15		SENATE CONCURRENT
31	16		RESOLUTION No. 11
32	17		1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing James
33	18		2 C. Cummings, Jr., and urging the Indiana Department of
34	19		3 Transportation to name I-465 from mile marker 44.5 to mile
35	20		4 marker 45.5 the "James C. Cummings, Jr., Memorial Mile".
36	21		5 Whereas, James C. Cummings, Jr. -- celebrated civic
37	22		6 leader, political strategist, and business executive -- was one of
38	23		7 Indiana's most influential leaders of the 20th century;
39	24		8 Whereas, Mr. Cummings was born on September 22, 1929,
40	25		9 on the west side of Indianapolis in the historic Fayette District;
41	26		10 Whereas, A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Mr.
42	27		11 Cummings took photos and wrote stories for the Indianapolis
43	28		12 Recorder as a teenager and earned a bachelor of arts degree in
44	29		13 business from Indiana Central University, which was renamed
45	30		14 the University of Indianapolis;
46	31		15 Whereas, Following graduation from college, Mr.
47	32		16 Cummings served as a sergeant in the Korean War, after which
48	33		17 he returned to Indianapolis to work as a journalist for the
49	34		18 Indianapolis Recorder and later established Cummings Real
50	35		19 Estate, which specialized in buying and selling residential and
51	36		20 commercial properties throughout Indianapolis;
52	37		21 Whereas, Mr. Cummings was also a prominent leader in
53	38		22 the Republican Party on both the state and national stage,
54	39		23 where he helped found the National Black Republican Council
55	40		24 and assisted in opening chapters nationwide, served as a
56	41		25 director within the Republican National Committee, and was
57	42		SC 11—RC 1518/DI ZS 2
58	43		1 appointed deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of
59	44		2 Housing and Urban Development in 1985 under President
60	45		3 Reagan;
61	46		4 Whereas, Of all his accomplishments, perhaps his most
62	47		5 enduring and recognized achievement is founding Indiana
63	48		6 Black Expo;
64	49		7 Whereas, Established in 1970 with the first exhibition held
65	50		8 in 1971, the Expo has grown to become the largest African
66	51		9 American event in the nation;
67	52		10 Whereas, The event, which draws nearly 300,000 visitors
68	53		11 and celebrities to downtown Indianapolis each year, spans ten
69	54		12 days and includes concerts, a job fair, a business convention,
70	55		13 and other gatherings; and
71	56		14 Whereas, Recognizing the work of Mr. Cummings by
72	57		15 renaming a roadway near Black Expo Inc. and his beloved east
73	58		16 side neighborhood is the appropriate way to honor his role in
74	59		17 shaping Indiana’s cultural life, economic development, and
75	60		18 political landscape: Therefore,
76	61		19 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
77	62		20 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
78	63		21 concurring:
79	64		22 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly
80	65		23 memorializes James C. Cummings, Jr., and urges the Indiana
81	66		24 Department of Transportation to name I-465 from mile marker
82	67		25 44.5 to mile marker 45.5 the "James C. Cummings, Jr.,
83	68		26 Memorial Mile".
84	69		27 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
85	70		28 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the children of James C.
86	71		29 Cummings, Jr., and the Commissioner of the Indiana
87	72		30 Department of Transportation.
88	73		SC 11—RC 1518/DI ZS 3
89	74		COMMITTEE REPORT
90	75		Madam President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security
91	76		and Transportation, to which was referred Senate Concurrent
92	77		Resolution No. 11, has had the same under consideration and begs
93	78		leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation
94	79		that said resolution DO PASS.
95	80		(Reference is to SC 11 as introduced.)
96	81
97	82		CRIDER, Chairperson
98	83		Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
99	84		SC 11—RC 1518/DI ZS