February 27, 2023
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. 5
DIGEST OF RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department
of Transportation to rename a section of State Road 13 in Madison
County, beginning at 1795 South Anderson Street and ending one mile
south on State Road 13, the "Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial
Mile".
Gaskill, Baldwin, Walker K, Alexander,
Alting, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray,
Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch,
Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Deery,
Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Ford Jon,
Freeman, Garten, Glick, Holdman, Hunley,
Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Melton, Messmer,
Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect,
Pol Jr., Qaddoura, Raatz,
Randolph Lonnie M, Rogers, Sandlin,
Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Yoder,
Young M, Zay
(HOUSE SPONSORS — ROWRAY, LINDAUER)
January 23, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
February 7, 2023, reported favorably — Do Pass.
February 20, 2023, read second time, adopted by standing vote.
HOUSE ACTION
February 27, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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First Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2023)
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. 5
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana
2 Department of Transportation to rename a section of State Road
3 13 in Madison County, beginning at 1795 South Anderson
4 Street and ending one mile south on State Road 13, the "Officer
5 Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile".
6 Whereas, Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz was born on May
7 18, 1998, to Matthew and Laurie (Bousman) Shahnavaz in
8 Indianapolis, Indiana;
9 Whereas, Noah attended Fishers High School, where he
10 was a freshman wrestler and a four-year member of the drum
11 line while also dedicating time towards early law enforcement
12 training through the J. Everett Light Law Enforcement
13 program;
14 Whereas, Following his high school graduation in 2016,
15 Noah enlisted in the United States Army, where he served as a
16 Sergeant in the 93D Military Police Battalion, deployed to the
17 Middle East from June 2017 to February 2018, and
18 participated in two border missions;
19 Whereas, Upon discharge from the Army in 2021, Noah
20 became an officer for the Elwood Police Department,
21 graduating from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in
22 April 2022;
23 Whereas, On July 31, 2022, Officer Shahnavaz initiated a
24 routine traffic stop on State Road 13 in Elwood, Indiana, which
25 culminated with the driver fatally shooting Officer Shahnavaz
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1 near the intersection of State Road 13/37 and West 1000 North
2 before driving away; and
3 Whereas, Officer Shahnavaz's lifelong dedication to public
4 service for his state and country should be celebrated and
5 remembered by family, friends, and those traveling through
6 Madison County for years to come: Therefore,
7 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
8 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
9 concurring:
10 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the
11 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of
12 State Road 13 in Madison County, beginning at 1795 South
13 Anderson Street and ending one mile south on State Road 13,
14 the "Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile".
15 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
16 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of Officer
17 Noah Jacob Shahnavaz and the Commissioner of the Indiana
18 Department of Transportation.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security
and Transportation, to which was referred Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 5, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that
said resolution DO PASS.
(Reference is to SC 5 as introduced.)
CRIDER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0
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