Celebrating the life of Stewart Hamilton Gamage.
HJ 649 is a symbolic legislative resolution honoring Stewart Hamilton Gamage. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, programs, or individuals. The bill passed both the House and Senate in early 2025 as a commemorative gesture. It has no binding effect and serves only to recognize the individual's life.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 21, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, spacing corrections, and minor text reorganization while preserving all substantive content about honoring Stewart Hamilton Gamage's life and legacy.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to conform to enrolled legislative standards, including removal of draft markers and correction of line breaks.
The title section was reorganized with 'ENROLLED' added and 'INTRODUCED' removed, reflecting the bill's final passage status.
Patron names and procedural notes were removed as they are no longer relevant to the final enrolled version.
Enrollment dates were added showing House agreement on February 17, 2025 and Senate agreement on February 19, 2025.
Text was reflowed with additional line breaks and spacing to meet enrolled document formatting requirements without altering any substantive policy content.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ649ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25104208D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Danny Diggs
RRepublican
Co
Rae Cousins
DDemocratic
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