Commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley.
HJ 479 is a symbolic resolution commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley for its work in the region. It does not create new laws, allocate funds, or affect any legal rights or obligations. The resolution formally recognizes the foundation's contributions through a legislative expression of appreciation. It passed both the House and Senate by voice vote in early 2025, with no further action required. This is a purely ceremonial gesture with no policy impact.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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This bill is a House Joint Resolution that commends the Community Foundation of the New River Valley on its 30th anniversary. The primary changes are formatting and layout adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications. The text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to an enrolled version with different spacing, alignment, and page breaks.
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes including removal of patron names, adjustment of spacing and alignment, and addition of enrolled status markers
Text reflowed from single-line format to multi-line format with different indentation and spacing
Added enrolled status designation and final approval dates for House and Senate
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ479ER)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agreed to by House by voice vote
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25100802D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Obenshain
RRepublican
Co
Jed Arnold
RRepublican
Co
Travis Hackworth
RRepublican
Co
Wren Williams
RRepublican
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