West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SCR 24 — Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge

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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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The latest version of SCR 24 adds more detail about Hazel Dickens's life and her contributions to music, enhancing the narrative around her legacy. It now includes specific mentions of her career and the themes of her songs, which highlight the struggles and resilience of working-class people. These changes matter because they provide a deeper appreciation of Dickens's impact and reinforce the significance of naming the Montcalm Bridge in her honor.

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NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version « Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 History OTHER VERSIONS  —  Committee Substitute (1)  |   |  Email Key:
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Red = new code to be enacted SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24 (By Senators Swope, Woelfel, Stollings, and Boso) [Introduced February 4, 2019]   Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 28-11-8.67 (28A028), locally known as Montcalm Bridge, carrying County Route 11 over the Bluestone River in Mercer County, the “Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge”.
Red = new code to be enacted Committee Substitute for SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24 (By Senators Swope, Woelfel, Stollings, and Boso) [Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure;
Whereas, Hazel Dickens was born in Montcalm on June 1, 1925, as the eighth child of Sarah (Simkins) Dickens and Pastor H.
Reported February 27, 2019]   Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 28-11-8.67 (28A028), locally known as Montcalm Bridge, carrying County Route 11 over the Bluestone River in Mercer County, the “Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Hazel Dickens was born in Montcalm, Mercer County, on June 1, 1925, as the eighth child of Sarah (Simkins) Dickens and Pastor H.
and Whereas, When she was 16, Hazel, along with her parents and some of her siblings, moved to Baltimore, Maryland, to be close to one of her brothers, who was there being treated for tuberculosis.
and Whereas, When she was 16 years old, Hazel, along with her parents and some of her siblings, moved to Baltimore, Maryland, to be close to one of her brothers, who was there being treated for tuberculosis.
She worked at several jobs, including waitress, store clerk, factory worker, and other odd jobs.
She worked several jobs, including as a waitress, store clerk, and factory worker.
and Whereas, Eventually, she moved to Washington, D.C.
and Whereas, Eventually, she moved to Washington, D.C., and formed a musical partnership with Alice Gerrard.
and formed a musical partnership with Alice Gerrard.
She also carried the story of the plight of coal miners through four songs in the soundtrack of the 1976 Academy Award-winning documentary, Harlan County USA, and sang Beautiful Hills of Galilee in a powerful graveyard scene in the 1987 movie, Matewan;
She also carried the story of the plight of coal miners through four songs in the soundtrack of the 1976 Academy Award-winning documentary “Harlan County, USA” and sang “Beautiful Hills of Galilee” in a powerful graveyard scene in the 1987 movie “Matewan”;
and Whereas, Hazel Dickens traveled to venues around the world where she performed to great acclaim and, following her passing on April 22, at the age of 85, her family brought her back home to Mercer County and her final resting place at Roselawn Cemetery;
and Whereas, Hazel Dickens traveled to venues around the world where she performed to great acclaim and, following her passing on April 22, 2011, at the age of 85, her family brought her back home to Mercer County and her final resting place at Roselawn Cemetery;
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  1. House Message received

  2. Completed legislative action

  3. Communicated to Senate

  4. Adopted by House (Voice vote)

  5. Immediate consideration

  6. Reference dispensed

  7. Reported by the Clerk

  8. Be adopted

  9. To House Rules

  10. Be adopted, but first to Rules

  11. To House Technology and Infrastructure

  12. To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

  13. Introduced in House

  14. Ordered to House

  15. Adopted by Senate (Voice vote)

  16. On Unfinished Business

  17. Committee substitute reported

  18. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  19. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  20. On Unfinished Business

  21. Introduced in Senate

  22. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Boso · Cosponsor
  • Stollings · Cosponsor
  • Swope · Primary
  • Mike Woelfel · Cosponsor

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Sponsors (1)

  • Swope

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (148)

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Who sponsors SCR 24?
SCR 24 is sponsored by Boso, Stollings, Swope, and Mike Woelfel (Democrat).
What is the current status of SCR 24?
This bill died with 2019 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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