HJ 54 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald.

HJ 54 is a ceremonial resolution commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald for his service. It does not create new laws or affect policies; it is a symbolic gesture of recognition from the legislature. The bill passed both the House and Senate via voice vote in January 2026. As a procedural resolution, it has no binding effect or direct impact on constituents or legislation.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, primarily involving significant formatting adjustments and the insertion of a new page break. The substantive policy content, including the commendation of Judge Robert G. MacDonald for his community service and legal career, remained unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was altered to include multiple blank lines and a page break between the header and the body text, likely to ensure proper pagination in the final printed version.

The header text was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'ENROLLED' instead of 'INTRODUCED', and the date was changed from January 15, 2026, to January 26, 2026, to reflect the House's agreement date.

New lines were added to record the Senate's concurrence date (January 29, 2026) and to insert a unique identifier code 'HJ54ER' for the enrolled bill.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ54ER)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26100225D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors