Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle.
This is a ceremonial resolution (SR 316) honoring William Denman Zirkle. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, people, or programs. The resolution simply expresses the Senate's recognition of Zirkle's life and contributions through a formal statement. It was passed by the Senate on March 5, 2025, as a non-binding commemorative measure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill transitioned from its original introduced format to an enrolled version with significant formatting changes including the addition of session headers, enrollment status, and page markers. The substantive content of the resolution honoring William Denman Zirkle remained unchanged, with only minor text wrapping adjustments and the addition of a bill identifier (SR316ER).
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the resolution's purpose and provisions remain identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL
Added session headers, enrollment status, and page markers to formalize the document as an enrolled bill
Inserted bill identifier SR316ER to indicate enrolled status
Adjusted text formatting and line breaks for enrolled document standards
Removed original introduction metadata including bill number and patron names
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate (SR316ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Presented 25107694D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Timmy French
RRepublican
Co
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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