HCR 175 Vermont House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

House concurrent resolution in memory of jazz aficionado Reuben Jackson

This House concurrent resolution honors the memory of Reuben Jackson, a jazz archivist, radio host, and poet who passed away in February 2024. The bill expresses the Vermont General Assembly's condolences to his family and directs the Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to his partner, Vermont Public, WPFW Radio, and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia. Jackson was recognized for his significant contributions to jazz preservation, including his work curating the Duke Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian Institution and hosting Vermont Public's Friday Night Jazz program. The resolution serves as a formal acknowledgment of his life's achievements and legacy in music and literature.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2024

Committee Review

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Governor

Introduced Mar 14, 2024 Last action Mar 27, 2024

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MINOR

The resolution text is unchanged between versions. The only differences are formatting: page headers, page numbers, and a legislative tracking number were removed and replaced with a standard official document header (State of Vermont, House of Representatives, Montpelier, Vermont, Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 175). This is a layout change for the official published version.

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Page headers (R-234, Page X of Y, 2024) and the tracking number VT LEG #375741 v.1 were removed and replaced with a standard official header block identifying the document as a Concurrent House Resolution from the Vermont House of Representatives in Montpelier.