Rep. Vanessa Summers

Co-sponsor SCR 31

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Barbara Boyd.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the lifetime achievements of Indianapolis journalist Barbara Boyd.

Passed Mar 22, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HCR 11

Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the achievements and contributions of attorney, community leader, and civil rights activist Fay H. Williams.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION celebrating the achievements and contributions of attorney, community leader, and civil rights activist Fay H. Williams.

Passed Feb 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 6

Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating February as Black History Month.

Celebrating February as Black History Month.

Passed Feb 2, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1640

In committee · Indiana House · Lead sponsor

Maternal mortality information.

Requires the statewide maternal mortality review committee (committee) to: (1) promote greater diversity and community engagement in maternal mortality review; (2) conduct a comprehensive review of maternal health data collection process and quality measures to consider certain maternal mortality concerns; and (3) conduct a comprehensive study on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Native American pregnant and postpartum individuals. Appropriates $1,000,000 to the committee to carry out the comprehensive studies.

In committee Jan 19, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1641

In committee · Indiana House · Lead sponsor

Maternal health.

Provides that the Indiana department of health (department) shall develop a program to award grants to certain community based programs. Requires the department to collaborate with the statewide maternal mortality committee in developing the program. Provides that the department shall establish workgroups to assist in developing the program. Allows the department to adopt rules to administer the chapter.

In committee Jan 19, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 1643

In committee · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Study of collaborative care.

Requires the department of child services to study: (1) rates of; and (2) potential barriers to; participation in collaborative care by children who age out of foster care, and report the results of the study to the general assembly not later than November 1, 2023.

In committee Jan 19, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1065

In committee · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Cannabis regulation.

Establishes the cannabis compliance advisory committee to review and evaluate certain rules, laws, and programs. Establishes the cannabis compliance commission to regulate all forms of legal cannabis in Indiana, including hemp and low THC hemp extract.

In committee Jan 12, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 1

Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Passed Jan 12, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1283

In committee · Indiana House · Lead sponsor

Funding of lactation rooms in public buildings.

Establishes a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public buildings. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority (IHCDA) to administer the grant program. Authorizes public agencies to apply for grants. Appropriates $5,000,000 to the IHCDA for deposit in the grant fund.

In committee Jan 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1285

In committee · Indiana House · Lead sponsor

Implicit bias in medicine.

Requires the medical education board to establish an education program for first year medical students that addresses implicit bias in the delivery of health care services to different racial and ethnic minority groups in Indiana.

In committee Jan 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track