Legislation By Legislator

ARCHIVE (2005)

Author: Senator David Ford

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• SB 0001 -- Tax incentives.
• SB 0002 -- Parenting time.
• SB 0008 -- Arbitration in family law.
• SB 0009 -- Legend drug labels.
• SB 0010 -- Phase out of inheritance tax.
• SB 0011 -- Elimination of inheritance tax.
• SB 0046 -- Sexual battery.
• SB 0049 -- Various computer issues.
• SB 0050 -- Tax credit for broadband equipment investments.
• SB 0051 -- Sale of tax credits.
• SB 0052 -- Property tax assessment of computer software.
• SB 0053 -- Technology training for state employees.
• SB 0090 -- Sales tax exemption for certain Internet property.
• SB 0091 -- Hoosier business investment credit.
• SB 0092 -- Internet gambling.
• SB 0125 -- Commercial liability insurance.
• SB 0184 -- State information technology.
• SB 0185 -- Sales tax exemption for research equipment.
• SB 0253 -- Insurance mandate review task force and coverage documents.
• SB 0254 -- Property tax abatement.
• SB 0255 -- Single factor apportionment.
• SB 0288 -- Inheritance tax exemption for Class A transferees.
• SB 0330 -- Electronic health care transactions.
• SB 0380 -- E-scholars program.
• SB 0381 -- Technology and telecommunications.
• SB 0414 -- EDGE credit applications.
• SB 0493 -- Geographic information systems.
• SB 0551 -- Tax credit for job training expenses.
• SB 0552 -- Length of school year.
• SB 0571 -- Economic development.
• SB 0605 -- Employee training tax credits and programs.
• SB 0606 -- Chief information officer.
• SB 0638 -- Local government.
• SCR 0037 -- Urging educational leaders to emphasize technology literacy.
• SCR 0039 -- Celebrating the innovative use of technology in educational programs.
• SJR 0006 -- Exercise of the state's executive power.
• SR 0002 -- Urging statewide summit on the status of aviation in Indiana.
• SR 0009 -- Urging statewide summit on the status of aviation in Indiana.

Co-Authored

• SB 0047 -- Counterfeiting and forgery.
• SB 0304 -- National Guard active duty benefits.
• SB 0332 -- Pledge of Allegiance, flags, and moment of silence.
• SCR 0001 -- Memorializing & honoring State Senator Charles "Bud" Meeks.
• SCR 0005 -- Memorializing the life of Harold "Potch" Wheeler, State Senator 1983-2002.
• SCR 0011 -- Urging INDOT to name I-469 encircling Fort Wayne the Ronald Reagan Expressway.
• SCR 0023 -- Honoring Wayne Dillman of the Indiana Farmers Union upon his retirement.
• SCR 0025 -- Memorializing John Fredrick Salomon, Monticello sportscaster and public servant.
• SCR 0060 -- Memorializing and honoring the life of Pope John Paul II.
• SCR 0063 -- Honoring Reggie Miller for his outstanding career with the Indiana Pacers.
• SCR 0069 -- Honoring Dr. "Pat" Pritchett, retiring superintendent of Indianapolis schools.
• SJR 0007 -- Definition of marriage.
• SR 0003 -- Honoring Gov. Joseph E. Kernan for his service to the State of Indiana.
• SR 0004 -- Honoring Lt. Gov. Katherine L. Davis for her service to the State of Indiana.
• SR 0005 -- Honoring Kevin Charles Murray for his service to the Indiana General Assembly.
• SR 0006 -- Offering condolences and prayer for victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake.
• SR 0029 -- Commemorating anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps in Europe.
• SR 0057 -- Memorializing Richard W. "Rick" Gudal, longtime Senate staff member.

Sponsored

• HB 1003 -- Economic development.
• HB 1097 -- National Guard tuition supplement grant and reemployment rights.
• HB 1135 -- Electronic publication of the IAC and Indiana Register.
• HB 1137 -- Office of technology.
• HB 1182 -- Extension of TIF and abatements.
• HB 1224 -- Aerospace initiative.
• HB 1268 -- Open burning.
• HB 1580 -- Employment absence for volunteer firefighters.
• HB 1673 -- Trademarks and service marks.
• HB 1822 -- Small business regulation.
• HCR 0032 -- Honoring Jo Ann Gora on her inauguration as president of Ball State University.
• HCR 0080 -- Memorializing Master Sergeant Michael Hiester, killed in Afghanistan.
• HCR 0085 -- Honoring Senior Connects and supporting the idea of Net Literacy week.
• HCR 0086 -- Supporting the U.S. remaining a leader in space exploration & development.

Co-Sponsored

• HB 1022 -- Military base protection act.
• HB 1241 -- DNA samples from felons.
• HCR 0001 -- Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
• HCR 0008 -- Honoring Peyton Manning, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts.
• HCR 0017 -- Recognizing Rotary International on its 100th anniversary.
• HCR 0019 -- Memorializing U.S. Army Specialist Raymond White, killed in Iraq.
• HCR 0046 -- Honoring Cordelia Lewis Burks, labor leader, upon her retirement.
• HCR 0087 -- Honoring Pope Benedict XVI upon his recent election to the papacy.