SJ 277 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commending the Vinton Dogwood Festival.

This bill formally recognizes and commends the Vinton Dogwood Festival, a local event celebrating the blooming dogwood trees in Vinton, Virginia. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment of the festival's cultural significance to the community. The legislation was passed by both the Senate and House through voice votes, indicating broad consensus on its symbolic purpose.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 9, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text underwent significant formatting and layout changes from its introduced version to the enrolled version, with no substantive policy modifications. The core content - commending the Vinton Dogwood Festival's 70th anniversary - remains identical, though the enrolled version includes additional administrative markings like 'ENROLLED' and 'SJ277ER' that indicate its final legislative status.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes including removal of patron names, session metadata, and introduction of enrolled status markings and additional spacing throughout the document

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ277ER)

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26109106D

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors