Virginia 2026, 1st Special Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates

HR 2002 — Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.

Last action — Bill text as passed House (HR2002ER)

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced April 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House of Delegates

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  • 91 sponsors

    1 primary, 90 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

60 added · 69 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Resolution 2002 now officially commends the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team for winning the NCAA Division III National Championship. The resolution highlights their historic achievement, noting it as the first national title for a men's team at the university. This change is important as it recognizes and celebrates the team's accomplishment and boosts school pride, which can have positive implications for community support and the university's reputation.

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+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED + + + 26200078D I HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + + + ENROLLED + + + HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
2002 Offered April 23, 2026 N Prefiled April 22, 2026 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
2002 E + + N +ommending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
T ————— R Patrons—Cole, J.G., Carroll, Cole, N.T., Franklin, M.A., Scott, P.A., Anderson, Anthony, Askew, Austin, O Ballard, Bloxom, Bulova, Callsen, Carnegie, Carr, Cherry, Clark, Cohen, Convirs-Fowler, Cornett, D Cousins, Davis, Delaney, Dougherty, Downey, Feggans, Fowler, Gardner, Garrett, Glass, Griffin, Guzman, Hamilton, Hayes, Helmer, Henson, Hernandez, Herring, Hodges, Hope, Kent, Keys-Gamarra, U Kilgore, Knight, Krizek, Laufer, Leftwich, LeVere Bolling, Lopez, Maldonado, Martinez, McAuliff, McClure, McGuire, McLaughlin, McNamara, McPike, McQuinn, Mehta, Morefield, Mundon King, C Nivar, Oates, O'Quinn, Pence, Phillips, Pope Adams, Price, Rasoul, Reaser, Reid, Rice, Runion, E Schmidt, Seibold, Sewell, Shin, Simon, Simonds, Singh, Sullivan, Thomas, Thornton, Torian, Tran, Wachsmann, Walker, Ward, Watts, Willett and Zehr D ————— WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team captured the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III National Championship on April 5, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana;
+ R + + O Agreed to by the House of Delegates, April 23, 2026 L WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team captured the National Collegiate L Athletic Association Division III National Championship on April 5, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles defeated the Emory University Eagles by a score of 75–73 on a last-second shot that was featured as the number one play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10;
and E WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles defeated the Emory University Eagles by a score D of 75–73 on a last-second shot that was featured as the number one play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10;
and H WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles concluded the 2025–26 season with an overall R 16 record of 30–3, including a perfect 16–0 home record at Ron Rosner Arena in the Anderson Center, setting 0 program records for wins and winning percentage;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles concluded the 2025–26 season with an overall record of 30–3, including a perfect 16–0 home record at Ron Rosner Arena in the Anderson Center, setting program records for wins and winning percentage;
and 2 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles opened the season ranked fifteenth nationally in the D3Hoops.com preseason poll, the highest preseason ranking in program history, and rose to as high as second during the regular season;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles opened the season ranked fifteenth nationally in H the D3Hoops.com preseason poll, the highest preseason ranking in program history, and rose to as high as R second during the regular season;
then the team entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament as the fourth seed and finished the season ranked first nationally;
then the team entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2 tournament as the fourth seed and finished the season ranked first nationally;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles captured their second consecutive Coast-to-Coast (C2C) Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Christopher Newport University in the conference title game, and advanced to the national championship by defeating top-ranked and defending national champion Trinity College in the national semifinals in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
and 0 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles captured their second consecutive Coast-to-Coast E (C2C) Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Christopher Newport University in the conference title R game, and advanced to the national championship by defeating top-ranked and defending national champion Trinity College in the national semifinals in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington hosted NCAA Division III tournament games in the 27 Anderson Center before standing-room-only crowds, bringing national attention to the Fredericksburg 28 campus and elevating the C2C Athletic Conference on a national stage;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington hosted NCAA Division III tournament games in the Anderson Center before standing-room-only crowds, bringing national attention to the Fredericksburg campus and elevating the C2C Athletic Conference on a national stage;
and 29 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles' sophomore guard Kye Robinson surpassed 1,000 30 career points in just 54 games, becoming the 24th player in program history to reach that milestone, and was 31 honored as C2C Athletic Conference Player of the Year and as the Most Valuable Player of the C2C Tournament and the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament;
and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles' sophomore guard Kye Robinson surpassed 1,000 career points in just 54 games, becoming the 24th player in program history to reach that milestone, and was honored as C2C Athletic Conference Player of the Year and as the Most Valuable Player of the C2C Tournament and the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament;
now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team HR2002 2 of 2 hereby be commended for their historic achievement in winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III National Championship;
now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team hereby be commended for their historic achievement in winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III National Championship;
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Action History

  1. Bill text as passed House (HR2002ER)

  2. Agreed to by House by voice vote

  3. Engrossed by House

  4. Taken up for immediate consideration

  5. Prefiled and laid on Speaker's table; Offered 04-23-2026 26200078D

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2002 do?
Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
Who sponsors HR 2002?
HR 2002 is sponsored by Eric R. Zehr, Rodney T. Willett, Vivian E. Watts, Jeion A. Ward, Wendell S. Walker, H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr., Kathy K.L. Tran, Luke E. Torian, Virgil Thornton, Joshua E. Thomas, Robert S. Bloxom, Jr., Jason S. Ballard, Terry L. Austin, Alex Q. Askew, Bonita G. Anthony, Phillip A. Scott, Nicole Cole, Joshua G. Cole, Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr., JJ Singh, Shelly A. Simonds, Marcus B. Simon, Irene Shin, Briana D. Sewell, Holly M. Seibold, Charlie Schmidt, Chris S. Runion, Andrew Rice, David A. Reid, Atoosa R. Reaser, Sam Rasoul, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Eric Phillips, Justin Pence, Israel D. O'Quinn, Delores Oates, Stacey Annie Carroll, Margaret A. Franklin, Jessica L. Anderson, Gretchen M. Bulova, May Nivar, James W. Morefield, Delores L. McQuinn, Kirk McPike, Joseph P. McNamara, Garrett McGuire, Adele Y. McClure, Marty Martinez, Alfonso H. Lopez, James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Amy J. Laufer, Paul E. Krizek, Terry G. Kilgore, Karen Keys-Gamarra, Patrick A. Hope, M. Keith Hodges, Charniele L. Herring, Phil M. Hernandez, Rozia A. Henson, Jr., Dan I. Helmer, C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., Karen Hamilton, Timothy P. Griffin, Jackie H. Glass, Thomas A. Garrett, Jr., Debra D. Gardner, Michael B. Feggans, Lindsey Dougherty, Karrie K. Delaney, Will Davis, Rae Cousins, Mitchell Cornett, Laura Jane Cohen, Nadarius E. Clark, Mike A. Cherry, Betsy B. Carr, Katrina Callsen, Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Mark C. Downey, Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr., Elizabeth R. Guzman, Hillary Pugh Kent, Destiny LeVere Bolling, Michelle Lopes Maldonado, John Chilton McAuliff, Ellen H. McLaughlin, Leslie Chambers Mehta, Candi Mundon King, Barry D. Knight, and Kimberly Pope Adams.
What is the current status of HR 2002?
This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced April 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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