Senate Resolution No. 7--Senators Raggio, Titus, Adler, Augustine, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Lee, Lowden, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Regan, Rhoads, Shaffer, Townsend and Washington FILE NUMBER........ SENATE RESOLUTION--Inducting John E. Robbins 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 WHEREAS, Certain past state Senators have distinguished themselves with their exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and WHEREAS, John E. Robbins was a distinguished Senator from Elko County for 20 years, serving as Senate Majority Leader during his freshman session in 1935, and as Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate every session thereafter until his death in 1954; and WHEREAS, In the regular session of 1947, Senator Robbins was one of three sponsors of landmark legislation to assist workers in the state, the "Nevada Industrial Insurance Act" and the "Nevada Occupational Diseases Act"; and WHEREAS, Senator Robbins, who was an attorney in his private career, served on the Senate Judiciary Committee throughout his years in the Senate and chaired the committee twice, one of those times as the only chairman who was a Democrat in a Senate controlled by Republican members; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, That Senator John E. Robbins, a highly respected leader and statesman who graced the legislative hallways with dignity and pride, is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada. -30-