Bill Text: IA SR116 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution honoring Senator Dick L. Dearden for his years of service in the Senate.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-19 - Resolution adopted. S.J. 726. [SR116 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SR116-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution 116 - Introduced

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                    SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
              BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
  1  1 A Resolution honoring Senator Dick L. Dearden for his
  1  2    years of service in the Senate.
  1  3    WHEREAS, Dick Dearden was born and raised, and
  1  4 resides with his wife Sharon in Des Moines; and
  1  5    WHEREAS, Dick Dearden was first elected to the
  1  6 Senate in 1994 and has served in the Senate for over
  1  7 two decades representing the northeast part of Des
  1  8 Moines and Pleasant Hill; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, over these many years, Senator Dearden
  1 10 served on a variety of legislative committees,
  1 11 including the Natural Resources and Environment
  1 12 (Chair), Business and Labor (Chair), Ethics (Vice
  1 13 chair), Labor and Business Relations (Vice chair),
  1 14 Rules and Administration, Human Resources, Local
  1 15 Government, Appropriations, State Government, and
  1 16 Transportation standing committees, and the Agriculture
  1 17 and Natural Resources (Vice chair), Health and Human
  1 18 Rights, and Transportation, Infrastructure, and
  1 19 Capitals appropriations subcommittees; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, Senator Dearden has long been a champion
  1 21 for the working people and families of Iowa and has
  1 22 been a leader in efforts to rebuild the middle class
  1 23 in this state as the co=sponsor of a bill to raise the
  1 24 minimum wage; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, Senator Dearden is an avid hunter and
  1 26 fisher and is a member of the Izaak Walton League,
  1 27 Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the National
  1 28 Wild Turkey Federation; and
  2  1 WHEREAS, Senator Dearden has been a strong
  2  2 and consistent advocate for the development and
  2  3 preservation of the natural resources of the state of
  2  4 Iowa for over 20 years; and
  2  5    WHEREAS, Senator Dearden has worked with diverse
  2  6 stakeholders to establish a vision of the future
  2  7 for natural resources and outdoor recreation in this
  2  8 state; and
  2  9    WHEREAS, in retirement Senator Dearden will
  2 10 have more time to enjoy hunting on properties with
  2 11 improved public access and fishing in high=quality
  2 12 streams across the state, many of which he has been
  2 13 instrumental in developing and preserving; NOW
  2 14 THEREFORE,
  2 15    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors
  2 16 and thanks Senator Dick L. Dearden for his decades of
  2 17 service in the Senate, and wishes him and his family
  2 18 all the best in the years to come.
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