SJ 257 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Dorothy Belle Scates Langmack.

This bill (SJ 257) is a ceremonial resolution honoring Dorothy Belle Scates Langmack. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, programs, or individuals through legislative action. The resolution simply expresses the legislature's recognition of her life and contributions. It passed unanimously in both the Senate and House in January 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Jan 21, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced format to an enrolled format with significant spacing changes and a new identifier 'SJ257ER' added. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Dorothy Belle Scates Langmack remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the WHEREAS and RESOLVED clauses.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes converted the document from introduced to enrolled status with added spacing and a new bill identifier

The title section was restructured with additional spacing and the status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled'

The resolution text was reformatted with different indentation and line breaks but the substantive content remains identical

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jan 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ257ER)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor