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

 

March 27, 2003

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Inducts Lawrence E. Jacobsen into Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R‑1305)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

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

 

1-1  Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada

1-2  has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected

1-3  by leadership from those past Senators who have served with

1-4  distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State

1-5  of Nevada; and

1-6  Whereas, Lawrence E. Jacobsen holds the record for

1-7  legislative service in the history of Nevada with 16 years in the

1-8  Assembly and 24 years in the Senate during which time he also

1-9  represented Nevada on several committees of the National

1-10  Conference of State Legislatures and the Council of State

1-11  Governments; and

1-12      Whereas, During his four decades as a Legislator, Lawrence

1-13  Jacobsen served on many and varied committees including the

1-14  Legislative Commission for 26 years and the Interim Finance

1-15  Committee for 12 years and presided with dignity over the Senate as

1-16  President pro Tempore for seven regular legislative sessions and

1-17  three special sessions; and

1-18      Whereas, While advocating legislation covering a multitude of

1-19  important topics, including state forestry projects, fire control,

1-20  agriculture and ranching, corrections facilities and programs, and

1-21  prison industries, Senator Jacobsen’s unceasing interest in the

1-22  maintenance and improvement of the Capitol Complex and its

2-1  grounds was instrumental in the construction of the present

2-2  Legislative Building as well as its expansion and renovation before

2-3  the 1997 session; and

2-4  Whereas, Senator Jacobsen has been a strong voice in support

2-5  of legislation benefiting veterans and has served his community

2-6  through various civic organizations; now, therefore, be it

2-7  Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That

2-8  Lawrence E. Jacobsen, with gratitude for his long and dedicated

2-9  service to the legislative process and to the people of Nevada, is

2-10  hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of

2-11  the State of Nevada.

 

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