Commending Deborah D. Oswalt.
HJ 703 is a ceremonial resolution commending Deborah D. Oswalt for her contributions. It does not create new laws, alter policies, or affect any individuals or groups legally. The bill passed both the House and Senate by voice vote and was formally adopted by the legislature. As a symbolic gesture, it expresses official recognition without implementing any concrete policy change.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2025
Last action Mar 24, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, spacing changes, and minor text reformatting rather than substantive policy modifications. The core content regarding the commendation of Deborah D. Oswalt for her retirement remains unchanged, with only presentation and layout differences between the two versions.
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Formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document, including changes from single-line to multi-line text formatting and addition of decorative spacing elements.
Header section reorganized with 'ENROLLED' designation added and session information repositioned.
Patron and sponsor information removed from the enrolled version, which is standard practice for final enrolled legislation.
Approval dates added showing House agreement on February 18, 2025 and Senate agreement on February 20, 2025.
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 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ703ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agreed to by House by voice vote
lower
Feb 16, 2025
Introduced
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25101700D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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