West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SCR 45 — Dennis E. Davis Veterans Nursing Home

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of the bill now officially names the new veterans' nursing home in Beckley as the "Dennis E. Davis Veterans Nursing Home," instead of the previously suggested "Dennis E. Davis Veterans Care Home." Additionally, the amendment has clarified some of the description regarding Dennis Davis’s experience, including his time with the Reserve Officer Training Corps and his military service. These changes emphasize the honor being bestowed upon Davis and make the resolution stronger by accurately highlighting his qualifications. This matters because it reflects the respect and recognition our veterans deserve, as well as properly memorializing Dennis Davis's contributions to the state.

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NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version « Senate Concurrent Resolution 45 History OTHER VERSIONS  —  Committee Substitute (1)  |   |  Email Key:
NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS SCR45 SUB1 « Senate Concurrent Resolution 45 History OTHER VERSIONS  —  Introduced Version  |   |  Email Key:
Red = new code to be enacted SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (By Senators Roberts, Jeffries, Baldwin, Lindsay, Unger, and Weld) [Introduced March 22, 2021]   Requesting the Department of Veterans’ Assistance to name the new veterans’ nursing home, to be built in Beckley, the “Dennis E.
Red = new code to be enacted Committee Substitute for SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 45 (By Senators Roberts, Jeffries, Baldwin, Lindsay, Unger, Weld, and Caputo) [Originating in the Committee on Military;
Davis Veterans Nursing Home.” Whereas, Dennis Davis began his association with the United States military in 1959 when he entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at West Virginia State University;
reported April 2, 2021]   Requesting the Department of Veterans’ Assistance to name the new veterans’ nursing home, to be built in Beckley, the “Dennis E.
Davis Veterans Nursing Home”.
Whereas, Dennis Davis began his association with the United States military in 1959 when he entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at West Virginia State University;
Army at Fort Knox in Kentucky and Fort Sill in Oklahoma In 1965, he graduated from the Army’s Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and received an honorable discharge in 1970;
Army at Fort Knox in Kentucky and Fort Sill in Oklahoma.
In 1965, he graduated from the Army’s Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and received an honorable discharge in 1970;
and Whereas, Governor Jim Justice appointed Dennis Davis, in January 2017, as Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Veterans’ Assistance.
and Whereas, In January, 2017, Governor Jim Justice appointed Dennis Davis as Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.
That the Department of Veterans’ Assistance name the new veterans’ nursing home, to be built in Beckley, the “Dennis E.
That the Department of Veterans Assistance name the new veterans’ nursing home, to be built in Beckley, the “Dennis E.
Davis Veterans Care Home”;
Davis Veterans Nursing Home”;
and, be it Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
and, be it Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance and the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
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Action History

  1. To House Rules

  2. To Rules

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Ordered to House

  5. Adopted by Senate (Roll No. 302)

  6. On Unfinished Business

  7. Committee substitute reported

  8. To Military

  9. To Military

  10. On Unfinished Business

  11. Introduced in Senate

  12. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Rollan A. Roberts · Primary
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Baldwin · Cosponsor
  • Lindsay · Cosponsor
  • Unger · Cosponsor
  • Ryan Weld · Cosponsor
  • Caputo · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Jeffries
  • Baldwin
  • Lindsay
  • Unger
  • Ryan Weld Republican
  • Caputo

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SCR 45?
SCR 45 is sponsored by Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Jeffries, Baldwin, Lindsay, Unger, Ryan Weld (Republican), and Caputo.
What is the current status of SCR 45?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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