HCR 41 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Dedicating November 7th as "Clergy Appreciation Day”

This symbolic resolution designates November 7th annually as "Pastor Appreciation Day" in West Virginia. It honors clergy members for their community service, spiritual leadership, and roles in life events like weddings, funerals, and disaster response. The resolution does not create new laws, funding, or obligations - it serves solely as ceremonial recognition. It affects no specific individuals or policies, as it is a non-binding declaration of appreciation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025

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MINOR

The bill was amended to change the terminology from 'Pastor Appreciation Day' to 'Clergy Appreciation Day' throughout the entire resolution. This change broadens the recognition to include all clergy members rather than just pastors, making the designation more inclusive of diverse religious leadership roles.

Scope change

The scope was broadened from specifically honoring pastors to honoring all clergy members, reflecting a more inclusive approach to religious leadership recognition.

SCOPE

Changed all instances of 'Pastor' to 'Clergy' in the resolution title, preamble, and operative clauses to broaden the recognition beyond just pastors to include all religious leaders.

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

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Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted by House (Voice vote)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

By substitute, be adopted

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

To House Rules

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 46 co-sponsors