Senate Resolution No. 6–Senators Raggio, Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Senate RESOLUTION—Inducting Lawrence E. Jacobsen into the Senate Hall of Fame.

 

    Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada

has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected

by leadership from those past Senators who have served with

distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State

of Nevada; and

    Whereas, Lawrence E. Jacobsen holds the record for

legislative service in the history of Nevada with 16 years in the

Assembly and 24 years in the Senate during which time he also

represented Nevada on several committees of the National

Conference of State Legislatures and the Council of State

Governments; and

    Whereas, During his four decades as a Legislator, Lawrence

Jacobsen served on many and varied committees including the

Legislative Commission for 26 years and the Interim Finance

Committee for 12 years and presided with dignity over the Senate as

President pro Tempore for seven regular legislative sessions and

three special sessions; and

    Whereas, While advocating legislation covering a multitude of

important topics, including state forestry projects, fire control,

agriculture and ranching, corrections facilities and programs, and

prison industries, Senator Jacobsen’s unceasing interest in the

maintenance and improvement of the Capitol Complex and its

grounds was instrumental in the construction of the present

Legislative Building as well as its expansion and renovation before

the 1997 session; and

    Whereas, Senator Jacobsen has been a strong voice in support

of legislation benefiting veterans and has served his community

through various civic organizations; now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That

Lawrence E. Jacobsen, with gratitude for his long and dedicated

service to the legislative process and to the people of Nevada, is

hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of

the State of Nevada.

 

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