Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: Introduced

SJ 264 — Commending Nancy Garrett Witt, M.D.

Last action — Agreed to by House by voice vote

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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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Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SJ 264 highlight the formal recognition of Dr. Nancy Garrett Witt for her significant contributions as the first woman director of a state-operated mental health facility in Virginia. The revisions clarify the timeline of legislative approval and emphasize the resolution's purpose as an expression of admiration for her dedication to mental health services. This recognition is important as it celebrates her pioneering role and acknowledges the importance of leadership diversity in healthcare.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 17100323D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
264 Offered January 11, 2017 Prefiled January 5, 2017 Commending Nancy Garrett Witt, M.D.
264 Commending Nancy Garrett Witt, M.D.
---------- Patron-- Hanger ---------- WHEREAS, Nancy Garrett Witt, M.D., of Stuarts Draft, dedicated her life to the psychiatric treatment of adults and children as the director of a state run mental health facility in Staunton;
  Agreed to by the Senate, January 12, 2017 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2017   WHEREAS, Nancy Garrett Witt, M.D., of Stuarts Draft, dedicated her life to the psychiatric treatment of adults and children as the director of a state run mental health facility in Staunton;
Witt became a staff psychiatric physician at DeJarnette State Sanatorium in Staunton and, years later, was promoted to the facility’s director, making her the first woman director of a state operated mental health facility in Virginia;
Witt became a staff psychiatric physician at DeJarnette State Sanatorium in Staunton and, 10 years later, was promoted to the facility’s director, making her the first woman director of a state operated mental health facility in Virginia;
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Action History

  1. Agreed to by House by voice vote

  2. Laid on Speaker's table

  3. Received

  4. Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

  5. Engrossed by Senate

  6. Prefiled and laid on Clerk's desk; offered 01/11/17 17100323D

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Who sponsors SJ 264?
SJ 264 is sponsored by Hanger, Emmett W., Jr..
What is the current status of SJ 264?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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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