| 14 | | - | January 27, 2025, read second time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 0. |
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| 15 | | - | SENATE ACTION |
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| 16 | | - | January 30, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and |
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| 17 | | - | Transportation. |
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| 18 | | - | April 1, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass. |
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| 19 | | - | HC 8—HC 1013/DI 140 April 2, 2025 |
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| 13 | + | HC 8—HC 1013/DI 140 January 21, 2025 |
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| 20 | 14 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 21 | 15 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 22 | 16 | | RESOLUTION No. 8 |
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| 23 | 17 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 24 | 18 | | 2 Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road |
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| 25 | 19 | | 3 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial |
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| 26 | 20 | | 4 Mile". |
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| 27 | 21 | | 5 Whereas, French Lick Chief of Police Vern Ervin was |
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| 28 | 22 | | 6 tragically killed on September 10, 1972, at the French Lick |
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| 29 | 23 | | 7 Police Station while attempting to quell a domestic dispute; |
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| 30 | 24 | | 8 Whereas, Chief Ervin was a United States Army veteran and |
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| 31 | 25 | | 9 served in World War II; |
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| 32 | 26 | | 10 Whereas, He had served with the French Lick Police |
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| 33 | 27 | | 11 Department for 16 years and had previously served with the |
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| 34 | 28 | | 12 Orange County Sheriff's Office for one year; |
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| 35 | 29 | | 13 Whereas, Upon his death, he was survived by his wife, two |
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| 36 | 30 | | 14 daughters, one son, three grandsons, and five siblings; |
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| 37 | 31 | | 15 Whereas, Orange County wishes to memorialize Chief Ervin |
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| 38 | 32 | | 16 for his bravery and service to both the community of Orange |
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| 39 | 33 | | 17 County as a law enforcement officer and to the United States as |
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| 40 | 34 | | 18 a war veteran; and |
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| 41 | 35 | | 19 Whereas, Chief Vern Ervin's contributions deserve to be |
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| 42 | 36 | | 20 commemorated and remembered for generations to come: |
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| 43 | 37 | | 21 Therefore, |
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| 44 | 38 | | 22 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 45 | 39 | | 23 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 46 | 40 | | 24 the Senate concurring: |
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| 47 | 41 | | HC 8—HC 1013/DI 140 2 |
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| 48 | 42 | | 1 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 49 | 43 | | 2 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of |
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| 50 | 44 | | 3 State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin |
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| 51 | 45 | | 4 Memorial Mile". |
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| 52 | 46 | | 5 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 53 | 47 | | 6 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the |
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| 54 | 48 | | 7 Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation. |
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| 55 | 49 | | HC 8—HC 1013/DI 140 3 |
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| 56 | 50 | | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 57 | 51 | | Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to |
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| 58 | 52 | | which was referred House Concurrent Resolution 8, has had the same |
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| 59 | 53 | | under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the |
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| 60 | 54 | | House with the recommendation that said resolution do pass. |
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| 61 | 55 | | (Reference is to HC 8 as printed January 13, 2025.) |
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| 62 | 56 | | PRESSEL |
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| 63 | 57 | | Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0 |
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