Celebrating the life of William Bruce Rutherford, USN, Ret.
This bill honors the life of William Bruce Rutherford, a retired member of the U.S. Navy, by formally recognizing his service. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a commemorative resolution to acknowledge his contributions. The legislation is procedural in nature and does not affect federal funding, regulations, or any specific groups of people.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2026
Last action Apr 20, 2026
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The bill was converted from an introduced House Resolution to an enrolled version, which is the final, official form ready for signing. The substantive text honoring the life of William Bruce Rutherford remains unchanged, but the formatting was significantly altered to include official headers, spacing, and a unique enrolled identifier (HR207ER).
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect its final enrolled status, adding official headers and spacing while removing introductory session markers.
A unique identifier string 'HR207ER' was inserted to distinguish this final version from the original draft.
Introductory lines indicating the bill was 'Introduced' and the specific introduction date were removed as they are no longer relevant to the final enrolled text.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House (HR207ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26108857D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Garrett
RRepublican
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