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Legislative voting records listed for wide range of i:00si
The Indiana Catholic Confer-
ence (ICC) tracked the voting
records of Indiana's senators
and representatives in 1996.
Following are summaries of a
wide range of issues, and the
votes cast by Indiana senators
and representatives serving the
Diocese of Evansville.
HB 1045: Feticide. Would
have increased current penalties
for feticide m knowingly or in-
tentionally terminating a
human pregnancy with the in-
tention other than to produce a
live birth or remove a dead
fetus. Would not have applied to
legal abortions. HB 1045 was
supported by the ICC; it was
passed by the house, but de-
feated in a Senate committee.
House Votes
Yes: Avery, D-Evansville;
Bales, R-Bloomington; Bucker,
R-Evansville; Denbo, D-French
Lick; Gregg, D-Sandborn; Hays,
D-Evansville; Heeke, D-Dubois;
Hume, D-Winslow; Lambert, R-
Boonville; Lutz, D-Evansville;
McConnell, D-Princeton.
HB 1075 Minimum Mater-
nity Benefits. Requires certain
insurance plans that provide
maternity benefits to cover min-
imum hospital stays for the
mother and newborn of 48 hours
after a normal delivery or 96
hours after a caesarean delivery.
Allows for a physician-approved
shorter stay. HB 1075, sup-
ported by the ICC, was passed
47-3 in the Senate and 85-12 in
the House; signed by the gover-
nor March 6.
Senate Votes
Yes: Hume, D-Princeton;
O'Day, D-Evansville; Server, R-
Evansville; Waterman, R-Shel-
burn; Young, D-Milltown.
House Votes
Yes: Avery, D-Evansville;
Bales," R-Bloomington; Bucker,
R-Evansville; Denbo, D-French
Lick; Gregg, D-Sandborn; Hays,
D-Evansville; Heeke, D-Dubois;
Hume, D-Winslow; Lambert, R-
Boonville; Lutz, D-Evansville;
McConnell, D-Princeton.
HB 1381: Surrogacy. Would
have recognized and placed re-
strictions on surrogate contracts
made in Indiana. Would have
established guidelines for sur- .
rogate parenthood agreements.
HB 1381 was opposed by the
ICC; it was passed in the House,
not heard in the Senate.
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House Votes
Yes: Avery, D-Evansville;
Bales, R-Bloomington; Bucker,
R-Evansville; Denbo, D-French
Lick; Hays, D-Evansville;
Heeke, D-Dubois; Hume, D-
Winslow; Lambert, R-Boonville;
Lutz, D-Evansville; McConnell,
D-Princeton.
No: Gregg, D-Sandborn.
HB 1384: Caseworker
Caseload Standards. Requires
Division of Family and Children
to submit semiannual reports to
the budget committee and legis-
lature providing data and sta-
tistical information regarding
caseworker caseloads in each
county. If caseloads for child
protection and child welfare
caseworkers exceed standards of
25 cases a month for child pro-
tection and 35 a month for child
welfare caseworkers, then a
written plan to bring the coun-
ties into compliance is required.
HB 1384 was supported by the
ICC; it passed in the House and
Senate, and was signed by the
governor March 14.
Senate Votes
Yes: Hume, D-Princeton; O2)ay,
D-Evansville; Server, R-Evansville;
Young, D-Milltown.
No: Waterman, R-Shelburn.
House Votes °
Yes: Avery, D-Evansville;
Bales, R-Bloomington; Bucker,
R-Evansville; Denbo, D-French
Lick; Gregg, D-Sandborn; Hays,
D-Evansville; Heeke, D-Dubois;
Hume, D-Winslow; Lambert, R-
Boonville; Lutz, D-Evansville;
McConnell, D-Princeton.
SB 381: Profiting from an
Adoption. Allows adoptive par-
ents to provide additional fi-
nancial support to the birth-
mother for pregnancy and
adoption-related expenses in-
cluding maternity clothing,
travel, utilities, psychological
counseling (for birth parents),
additional living expenses dis-
closed to the court of up to
$1,000, and lost wages due to a
physician-d0cumented medical
condition related to the preg-
nancy. The limits on additional
expenses and lost wages were
worked out on a conference com-
mittee. The committee report
passed the House and Senate; it
was signed by the governor on
March 21. SB 381 was sup-
ported by the ICC
Senate Votes
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How did they vote? Legislative Records-,1
Legislators with all or pa of districts in the Diocese of Evansville.
HB HB HB HB SB
1045 1075 1381 13 42
Senators
Hume 48 D-Princeton Yes Y __.------
O'Day 49 D-Evansville Yes. Y
Server 50 R-Evansville Yes Y
Waterman 39 R-Shelburn Yes I
Young 47 D-Milltown Yes Y
_Re__ep_(e_se ntatives
Avery 75
Bales 60
Bucker 78
Denbo
Gregg
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45
Hays, J 77
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Heeke !73
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Hume, D
Lambert
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Lutz, L ', 76
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McConnell i64
SB
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Yes
Yes
D-Evansville Yes Yes Yes Y No No-
yes
R-Bloomington Yes Yes Yes Y
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ye
R-Evansville Yes Yes Yes Y Yes
.___+____t yes
D-French Lick Yes i Yes Yes Y No
yes
D-Sandborn Yes Yes No Y N
- yes
D-Evansville Yes Yes Yes Y No
yes
D-Dubois Yes Yes Yes Y No /
yes
D-Winslow Yes Yes Yes _ Y '
No
I R-Boonville Yes Yes Yes Y ' Yes Yes
yes
D-Evansville Yes Yes Yes -y -- No
yes
D-Princeton Yes Yes Yes Y
No /
Voting records compiled by the Indiana Catholic Conference'
Yes: Waterman, R-Shelburn;
Young, D-Milltown.
No: Hume, D-Princeton;
O'Day, D-Evansville; Server, R-
Evansville.
House Votes
Yes: Bales, R-Bloomington;
Bucker, R-Evansville; Denbo, D-
French Lick; Hays, D-Evansville;
Heeke, D-Dubois; Hume, D-
Winslow; Lambert, R-BoorLville;
Lutz, D-Evansville; McConnell,
D-Princeton.
No: Avery, D-Evansville.
SB 442: (Reorganization of
the Department of Health).
Amendment m Indianapolis
Independence Initiative.
Would have established this pro-
gram in Marion County to replace
the AFDC cash assistance pro-
gram. The I-3 program would
have been administered by the
Private Industry Council through
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The ICC opposed SB 442.
House Votes
Yes: Bales, R-Bloomington;
Bucker, R-Evansville; Gregg, D-
Sandborn; Lambert, R-Boonville.
No: Avery, D-Evansville;
Denbo, D-French Lick; Gregg, D-
Sandborn; Hays, D-Evansville;
Heeke, D-Dubois; Hume, D-
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