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Senators adopt memorial resolution for Azra Hussein following reading on chamber floor
Summary
Senate Resolution 22, a memorial for Azra Hussein, was read on the floor and adopted by unanimous consent. Senator Sarah Ford introduced the resolution and read passages describing Hussein’s education, work in public health and surviving family members.
The Indiana Senate adopted a memorial resolution for Azra Hussein (Senate Resolution 22) after the clerk read the measure and a senator asked members to rise for a moment of silence.
Senator Sarah Ford introduced the resolution during a point of personal privilege and read its text on the chamber floor. The resolution described Azra Hussein as a Carmel native who attended local schools and later completed a master’s in health administration. The resolution also described her civic engagement and service in public-health settings and named surviving family members; the sponsor asked to add the full Senate’s consent to the memorial.
The chamber adopted the memorial by voice consent and the secretary was directed to notify the House of the passage. The memorial was offered as a ceremonial expression of sympathy to the family; no formal vote count was recorded in the public transcript.
"I just wanted to take a moment and honor her and her family by reading the resolution," Senator Ford said on the floor as she introduced the measure.
