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Promotion of local projects on a state-wide basis
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Out of the posted top legislative  issues which 5 are the most important to you?
Balanced Budget
No Tax Increases
Indiana Unemployment Insurance Fund
Education Reforms
Sunday Alcohol Sales
Gambling Laws, Changes to Protect Gaming
No Smoking in Public Places in Indiana
Indiana Right to Work State
Right to Life Pro –life Issues
Right to Bear Arms
Nullification National Healthcare in Indiana
Hands Free Cell Phone Usage for Everyone
Authorize New Energy Power Plants Nuclear
Local  Government Reform
Exercise the 10th Amendment Constitution
Immigration
Redistricting

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     SB 0094 -- Purchase of rifles and shotguns.- Firearms dealers can sell to people in any other state.

   * SB 0290 -- Prohibition of abortion. - Prohibits abortion in Indiana unless a physician determines, based on sound medical practice, that the abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman.


   * SB 0291 -- Indiana firearms freedom act. - Provides that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that: (1) is manufactured commercially or privately in Indiana from basic materials; (2) can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state; and (3) remains within the borders of Indiana; is not subject to federal law or federal regulation including registration under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

   * SB 0292 -- Preemption of local firearm regulation. - Prohibits, with certain exceptions, a political subdivision from regulating any matter pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.

   * SB 0411 -- Disclosure of firearm or ammunition information. - Provides that a civil action may be brought against a public or private employer that has: (1) required an applicant for employment or an employee to disclose information under certain circumstances about whether the applicant or employee owns, possesses, uses or transports a firearm or ammunition; or (2) conditioned employment, or any rights, benefits, privileges, or opportunities offered by the employment, upon an agreement that the applicant for employment or the employee forego the otherwise lawful ownership, possession, storage, transportation, or use of a firearm or ammunition.

   * SB 0434 -- Retail handgun dealer's licenses. - Provides that after June 30, 2011: (1) a retail handgun dealer's license is valid for six years from the date the license is issued instead of two years; and (2) the fee to obtain the license is $60 instead of $20.

   * SB 0505 -- Applicability of federal law in Indiana. - Provides that any federal act, order, law, rule, regulation, or statute found by the general assembly to be inconsistent with the power granted to the federal government in the Constitution of the United States is void in Indiana. Provides that a resident of Indiana has a cause of action to enjoin the enforcement or implementation or the attempted enforcement or implementation of a federal act, order, law, rule, regulation, or statute declared void by the general assembly. Provides that a plaintiff who prevails in such an action is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs. Finds that the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are inconsistent with the power granted to the federal government in the Constitution of the United States.







   * SB 0506 -- Handgun possession. - Allows a person to carry a handgun on or about the person's body without being licensed to carry a handgun

     SCR 0007 -- Sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

   * SJR 0011 -- Right to opt out of health care system. - Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to specify certain rights with respect to health care.

   * SJR 0012 -- State approval of federal debt increases. - State approval of federal debt increases. Makes application to Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to propose an amendment to the Constitution that would provide that an increase in the federal debt requires the approval of a majority of the legislatures of the several states.

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     SJR 0013 -- Definition of marriage. - Provides that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. Provides that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.
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     SB 0319 -- Firearms on school property. - Makes unlawful possession of a firearm: (1) in or on school property; (2) in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function; or (3) on a school bus; a Class A misdemeanor instead of a Class D felony. Provides that the law concerning unlawful possession of a firearm in or on school property or in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function does not apply to a person who may legally possess a firearm, possesses a valid license to carry a handgun, is not a student enrolled in the school, and stores a firearm: (1) in a motor vehicle that is parked in or on school property or parked in or on property that is being used by the school for a school function; and (2) that is locked in the trunk of the motor vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the locked motor vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the locked motor vehicle.




Pick the Top 5 of these legislative issues in order of importance to you.
Sales of rifles and shotguns
Prohibition of abortion
Indiana firearms freedom act
Preemption of local firearm legislation
Disclosure of firearm or ammunition information
Retail handgun dealer’s licenses
Applicability of federal law in Indiana
Handgun possession
Sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment
Right to opt out of health care system
State approval of federal debt increases
Definition of marriage
Firearms on school property

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Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs: Contact Information

Chair: Senator Wyss,   s15@iga.in.gov
Vice Chair:
Members:  Merritt R.M., s31@iga.in.gov
Banks, s17@iga.in.gov
Becker, s50@iga.in.gov
Grooms, s46@iga.in.gov
Paul, s27@iga.in.gov
Smith, s45@iga.in.gov
Arnold R.M.M., s08@iga.in.gov
Lanane, s25@iga.in.gov
Rogers, s03@iga.in.gov

Indiana Presidential 2012 poll : As the candidates stand (chose one)
Romney
Gingrich
Bachman
Santorium
Cain
Paul
Pawlenty
Obama


If Rick Perry was in the race would you choose him over your former choice:
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No

Who would you most like to see as Vice President?
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