HR 273 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Michael Antoine Newsome.

This bill is a commemorative resolution honoring the life of Michael Antoine Newsome. It does not create new laws or policies but serves to officially recognize and celebrate his contributions. The measure was passed by the House of Representatives and laid on the Speaker's table for further consideration. Such resolutions are symbolic gestures rather than legislative actions with enforceable provisions.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily involving extensive formatting adjustments, the addition of official status markers, and the insertion of a page break within a paragraph. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or legal requirements were altered.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was significantly reformatted to match official enrolled standards, including adding session headers and status labels.

A line break was inserted in the middle of a sentence describing the subject's professional roles, likely due to page layout requirements.

The list of legislative patrons was removed from the text.

Official enrolled identifiers and formatting markers were added to finalize the document.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House (HR273ER)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day until March 11, 2026

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26108364D

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors