HR 462 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Commending Mark Merrill.

HR 462 is a ceremonial resolution commending Mark Merrill for his contributions, likely in a community, professional, or civic capacity. It does not create new laws or affect policies, as it is a formal expression of recognition. The bill passed the House by voice vote on January 20, 2025, and is now forwarded to the Senate for consideration. This type of resolution typically honors an individual without imposing any legal requirements or financial obligations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced House resolution to an enrolled version with significant formatting changes and one substantive text modification. The primary substantive change is the replacement of 'West Virginia' with 'Virginia' in the first WHEREAS clause, correcting the state reference to match the actual legislative body (Virginia House of Delegates). The enrolled version also includes additional formatting elements like page headers and a final approval date.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged as it is a commendation resolution with no policy impact; only the state name was corrected and formatting was standardized for the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Changed 'West Virginia' to 'Virginia' in the first WHEREAS clause to correct the state reference for the Virginia House of Delegates

Added formatting elements including page headers, spacing, and an 'Agreed to by the House of Delegates' date line

Added 'HR462ER' identifier in the enrolled version

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House (HR462ER)

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors