Indiana 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	HC1023
2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE CONCURRENT
4	4	RESOLUTION No. ____
5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
6	6	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late State
7	7	Senator Jean Breaux.
8	8	Pryor, Bartlett, Burton, Harris, Hatcher,
9	9	Jackson C, Pack, Porter, Shackleford, Smith V,
10	10	Summers, Abbott, Aylesworth, Andrade, Baird,
11	11	Bartels, Bauer M, Boy, Campbell, Carbaugh,
12	12	Cash, Clere, Commons, Dant Chesser, DeLaney,
13	13	DeVon, Dvorak, Engleman, Errington, Garcia
14	14	Wilburn, Genda, GiaQuinta, Gore, Hamilton,
15	15	Heaton, Heine, Johnson B, Karickhoff, King,
16	16	Klinker, Lauer, Lehman, Lucas, Manning,
17	17	McGuire, McNamara, Miller D, Miller K, Moed,
18	18	Moseley, Olthoff, Pfaff, Pierce K, Pierce M,
19	19	Pressel, Smaltz, Soliday, Teshka, Yocum,
20	20	Zimmerman
21	21	_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
22	22	20252992
23	23	2025 HC 1023/DI 140 Introduced
24	24	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
25	25	HOUSE CONCURRENT
26	26	RESOLUTION No. ____
27	27	1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late State
28	28	2 Senator Jean Breaux.
29	29	3 Whereas, State Senator Jean Breaux was born on September
30	30	4 11, 1958, in Eckman, West Virginia, to parents Billie and
31	31	5 Dominique Breaux;
32	32	6 Whereas, Senator Breaux and her parents relocated to
33	33	7 Indianapolis, Indiana, in the early 1960s, and she received her
34	34	8 early education in Indianapolis Public Schools, Orchard
35	35	9 Country Day School, and Ladywood High School;
36	36	10 Whereas, Senator Breaux continued her studies at Boston
37	37	11 University, Washington University, and Indiana Wesleyan
38	38	12 University. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University
39	39	13 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and also
40	40	14 earned professional certificates from the Economic
41	41	15 Development Institute and the International Economic
42	42	16 Development Council;
43	43	17 Whereas, In 2006, Senator Breaux was elected to replace her
44	44	18 mother, Billie, in the Indiana State Senate. She served the
45	45	19 people of Senate District 34 for 18 years until her death, as the
46	46	20 Breaux family legacy of public service spanned more than three
47	47	21 decades;
48	48	22 Whereas, While in the Indiana Senate, Senator Breaux served
49	49	23 as Assistant Democratic Leader for the Senate Democratic
50	50	24 Caucus from 2012 to 2020, and she was a fierce advocate for
51	51	25 children and working men and women. She was a constant
52	52	26 voice calling for an end to the disparities in health care and
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54	54	1 championed causes for women's rights, lowering maternal and
55	55	2 infant mortality rates, ending gun violence, advancing fair
56	56	3 housing, and lowering utility cost;
57	57	4 Whereas, Senator Breaux was a member of the Indiana
58	58	5 Recycling Market Development Board and the Medicaid
59	59	6 Advisory Commission. She was appointed to serve on the
60	60	7 Health and Human Services Committee of the National
61	61	8 Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan organization that
62	62	9 serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, and its
63	63	10 commonwealths and territories;
64	64	11 Whereas, Senator Breaux was a faithful member of the
65	65	12 POWER Caucus, the National Black Caucus of State
66	66	13 Legislators, and the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus,
67	67	14 organizations she fully supported during her entire tenure as a
68	68	15 legislator;
69	69	16 Whereas, Senator Breaux also was a member of the
70	70	17 Indianapolis Urban League, the NAACP, and a past board
71	71	18 member for the National Kidney Foundation, a cause she
72	72	19 championed since being diagnosed with kidney-related health
73	73	20 issues as a young woman;
74	74	21 Whereas, In 2009, Senator Breaux was selected to attend the
75	75	22 Program for Emerging Political Leaders hosted by the State
76	76	23 Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Darden School of
77	77	24 Business at the University of Virginia. In 2011, Senator Breaux
78	78	25 was appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Indiana
79	79	26 Women's Commission, and in 2013, she was an advisor on the
80	80	27 Indiana State Fair Advisory Committee. She was also
81	81	28 appointed to serve on the Commission on Improving the Status
82	82	29 of Children in Indiana;
83	83	30 Whereas, During her tenure, Senator Breaux received several
84	84	31 honors and awards for her work on behalf of the people of
85	85	32 District 34, including the Association of Retired Members of the
86	86	33 General Assembly 2023-2024 Civility Award, The National
87	87	34 Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) 2023, Elected
88	88	35 Woman of Excellence Award, and Gamma Phi Delta Sorority's
89	89	36 National Honorary Member of Distinction;
90	90	37 Whereas, Senator Breaux successfully passed legislation
91	91	38 allowing Medicaid coverage for doula services, expanding
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93	93	1 mental health treatment for inmates, identifying children in
94	94	2 need of services to meet their needs, erecting a monument for
95	95	3 suffragists at the Indiana Statehouse, and creating the Maternal
96	96	4 Mortality Review Committee;
97	97	5 Whereas, Senator Breaux passed away on March 20, 2024, at
98	98	6 the age of 65; and
99	99	7 Whereas, Senator Breaux is remembered by her colleagues as
100	100	8 a strong advocate for women's rights and health, children's
101	101	9 needs, and the whole of Indiana Senate District 34: Therefore,
102	102	10 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
103	103	11 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
104	104	12 the Senate concurring:
105	105	13 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors
106	106	14 State Senator Jean Breaux and her lifelong advocacy for
107	107	15 Hoosiers.
108	108	16 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
109	109	17 Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to State
110	110	18 Representative Cherrish Pryor for distribution.
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