HJ 170 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Horace Christopher Belcher.

HJ 170 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Horace Christopher Belcher, with no policy provisions or direct impact on constituents. It expresses legislative recognition of his life and contributions but does not create new laws, alter regulations, or affect any individuals or groups. The resolution follows standard procedural steps for commemorative measures, having been presented and laid on the Speaker's table. As a non-binding tribute, it has no practical policy consequences.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, primarily involving significant formatting cleanup, the addition of official legislative dates, and the inclusion of a unique enrolled bill identifier. The substantive policy content honoring radio personality Horace Christopher Belcher remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the initial 'Introduced' header, bill number, and the list of sponsoring legislators and committee members.

Added the 'Enrolled' status header, official agreement dates for the House and Senate, and the enrolled bill identifier 'HJ170ER'.

Reformatted the text to fix alignment issues and remove placeholder lines, while preserving the original legislative language.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ170ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day until March 10, 2026

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26108078D

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors