Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: Introduced

SJ 421 — Celebrating the lives of those lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy.

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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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 33 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SJ 421 involved adding a list of names of individuals who were commemorated, ensuring that their memories are remembered within the document. It also streamlined the legislative text by removing a section that included a lengthy list of patrons and delegates associated with the bill. This change is significant as it focuses the bill on honoring those who have been lost, making it more poignant while also making the text clearer and more concise for readers.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 17103444D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
421 Offered February 17, 2017 Celebrating the lives of Ross A.
421 Celebrating the lives of Ross A.
---------- Patrons-- Ebbin, Edwards, Barker, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Favola, Hanger, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Sturtevant, Suetterlein, Surovell, Vogel, Wagner and Wexton;
  Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2017 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2017   WHEREAS, a decade ago, on April 16, 2007, 32 men and women tragically died and 24 were injured at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus as a result of the worst mass casualty attack to that point by a single shooter in American history;
Delegates:
Adams, Aird, Albo, Austin, Bagby, Bell, John J., Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Boysko, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Carr, Cline, Cole, Collins, Cox, Davis, Dudenhefer, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Hayes, Helsel, Heretick, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Holcomb, Hope, Howell, Hugo, Ingram, James, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krizek, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Levine, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, McQuinn, Miller, Minchew, Miyares, Morefield, Morris, Mullin, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Poindexter, Price, Rasoul, Robinson, Rush, Sickles, Simon, Stolle, Sullivan, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey and Yost ---------- WHEREAS, a decade ago, on April 16, 2007, 32 men and women tragically died and 24 were injured at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus as a result of the worst mass casualty attack to that point by a single shooter in American history;
and WHEREAS, the citizens of the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world will surely remember each of the 32 exemplary men and women we have lost through the countless memorials and tributes created in their names, the lasting monuments erected in their honor, and especially through the good works and enduring accomplishments that will be achieved in their stead;
and WHEREAS, the citizens of the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world will surely remember each of the 32 exemplary men and women we have loss through the countless memorials and tributes created in their names, the lasting monuments erected in their honor, and especially through the good works and enduring accomplishments that will be achieved in their stead;
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Action History

  1. Agreed to by House

  2. Laid on Speaker's table

  3. Received

  4. Agreed to by Senate

  5. Engrossed by Senate

  6. Laid on Clerk's Desk

  7. Presented 17103444D

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1 sponsors · 133 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (133)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJ 421?
SJ 421 is sponsored by LaRock, Dave A., Daun S. Hester, Vivian E. Watts, Frank W. Wagner, Joseph R. Yost, R. Lee Ware, David R. Suetterlein, Tony O. Wilt, Jeremy S. McPike, Betsy B. Carr, G. Manoli Loupassi, C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., Alfonso H. Lopez, Marshall, Daniel W., III, Adams, Les R., Petersen, J. Chapman, Cole, Mark L., Gilbert, C. Todd, Bulova, David L., Robinson, Roxann L., Cosgrove, John A., Jr., Jennifer L. McClellan, Thomas C. Wright, Jr., R. Steven Landes, Richard H. Stuart, Lamont Bagby, Brenda L. Pogge, Matthew James, Ryan T. McDougle, Lionell Spruill, Sr., N.D. "Rocky" Holcomb III, James W. Morefield, Terry G. Kilgore, L. Scott Lingamfelter, David E. Yancey, Robert S. Bloxom, Jr., A. Benton "Ben" Chafin, Bryce E. Reeves, Richard P. Bell, Jennifer B. Boysko, Todd E. Pillion, Fariss, C. Matthew, Orrock, Robert D., Sr., Davis, Glenn R., Filler-Corn, Eileen, Murphy, Kathleen, Rush, Nick, Levine, Mark H., Chase, Amanda F., Barker, George L., R. Creigh Deeds, Timothy D. Hugo, Benjamin L. Cline, Barbara A. Favola, Peter F. Farrell, Adam P. Ebbin, Heretick, Steve E., Knight, Barry D., Saslaw, Richard L., Kory, Kaye, Dunnavant, Siobhan S., Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr., Michael J. Jones, David J. Toscano, Scott A. Surovell, M. Keith Hodges, Mamie E. Locke, David W. Marsden, Keam, Mark L., Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty", Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr., Norment, Thomas K., Jr., Jeion A. Ward, Luke E. Torian, Christopher P. Stolle, Charniele L. Herring, Marcus B. Simon, Christopher E. Collins, Riley E. Ingram, L. Louise Lucas, Michael J. Webert, T. Scott Garrett, Mark D. Obenshain, J. Randall Minchew, Gregory D. Habeeb, David B. Albo, John M. O'Bannon, III, Ronald A. Villanueva, Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr., Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Rick L. Morris, Israel D. O'Quinn, Sam Rasoul, Poindexter, Charles D., Plum, Kenneth R., Sickles, Mark D., Edmunds, James E., II, Vogel, Jill Holtzman, Tyler, Roslyn C., Cox, M. Kirkland, Hanger, Emmett W., Jr., Ruff, Frank M., Jr., Miyares, Jason S., William M. Stanley, Jr., Mark J. Peake, Richard H. Black, Rosalyn R. Dance, Charles W. Carrico, Sr., Thomas A. "Tag" Greason, James M. LeMunyon, James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III, Jackson H. Miller, Terry L. Austin, Patrick A. Hope, Delores L. McQuinn, Joseph C. Lindsey, James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Paul E. Krizek, L. Mark Dudenhefer, Gordon C. Helsel, Jr., Jennifer T. Wexton, Bill DeSteph, Lashrecse D. Aird, Mullin, Michael P., Byron, Kathy J., Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr., Bell, John J., Campbell, Jeffrey L., Bell, Robert B., Howell, Janet D., Edwards, John S., and Newman, Stephen D..
What is the current status of SJ 421?
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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