HJ 55 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Anthony L. Bennett, Sr.

This resolution (HJ 55) formally honors Anthony L. Bennett, Sr., through a legislative tribute. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, programs, or individuals. The bill is a ceremonial measure passed by both the House and Senate to recognize the life of Anthony L. Bennett, Sr. It has no direct impact on public policy or government operations.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and layout changes as it moved from introduction to enrollment, including the addition of session headers and page breaks. The substantive policy content, which honors the life of Anthony L. Bennett, Sr., remained unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was altered to include '2026 SESSION' and 'ENROLLED' headers, along with numerous blank lines for pagination, while the original text was reformatted to fit these new margins.

The original introductory lines listing the bill number and sponsors (Cole, N.T. and Cole, J.G.) were removed from the text body.

A bill identifier 'HJ55ER' was inserted into the middle of the text, likely to denote the enrolled version.

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 (HJ55ER)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day until January 29, 2026

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26105596D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor