Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1283
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 1-1-13.5.
Synopsis: U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day. Establishes July 30 each
year as "U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day".
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Pack
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
2025 IN 1283—LS 7303/DI 106 Introduced
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1283
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
general provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 1-1-13.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]:
4 Chapter 13.5. U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day
5 Sec. 1. The governor shall issue a proclamation each year
6 designating July 30 as "U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day" and exhort
7 the Indiana Historical Bureau, the educational, historic, and
8 patriotic organizations of Indiana, and the citizens of Indiana to
9 commemorate, with suitable exercises, the tragic loss of the U.S.S.
10 Indianapolis, along with eight hundred seventy-nine (879) sailors,
11 on July 30, 1945.
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